The 1973-S Lincoln cent may not be considered a special date, but that may change. Certainly, the 1973-S is never going to be in the same class as the 1909-S VDB or 1914-D. In fact, it will never be a 1909-S, 1931-S or even a 1911-S.
The 1973-S may well turn into something fairly special by Lincoln