Is This 1999 Lincoln Cent A Wide AM

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jimmie81 Valued Member United States 139 Posts	Posted 05/09/2014 8:41 pm Hey guys sorry about the pic to start out with I have no clue what's wrong with my camera so my sincere apologies right off hopefully you can tell my I still have trouble identifying the Wide AM this is a 1999 Lincoln Cent is it one of the Wide AM hope you can tell me something from the bad pics Report this Post to the Staff

nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15627 Posts	Posted 05/09/2014 8:55 pm Acknowledge that you photo is indeed quite poor. That said ... it perhaps shows a Wide AM reverse ... truly need full photos to be sure in our views. David Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Report this Post to the Staff
jimmie81 Valued Member United States 139 Posts	Posted 05/09/2014 9:14 pm Thanks David I tried to put a better one on there but it keeps rejecting them I have to be back away from it to even get it to upload to the crop thanks for your info I really appreciate it that's one coin I have a lot of trouble with is the wide AMs how can you be certain if they ate I'm still new to coin collecting so any advise to a newby lol Report this Post to the Staff
nickpicker Valued Member United States 210 Posts	Posted 05/09/2014 10:31 pm Here's one of my 2000 WAM's. You can see the nice gap between the bottoms of the A and M. With the Close AM, they are either touching or very close to it. Also, you can see that the M is centered between the A and E on the Wide AM. Edited by nickpicker 05/09/2014 10:34 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 05/10/2014 06:42 am I would say yes it is. Don't bother trying to look at the gap between the A and M. the gap can vary due to die wear and/or die polishing. Look at the overall AME. On the Wide AM the M will appear to be centered between the A and E. On the Close AM it will appear noticably off centered toward the A. Yours looks centered. Report this Post to the Staff
jay4202472000 Pillar of the Community United States 853 Posts	Posted 05/10/2014 12:15 pm 2 other pickup points for Wide AM: 1). The legs of the A in STATES. They should be equidistant from each leg of the 2 T's. 2). The G of the FG (designer's initials). It should be the flared G type (has a horizontal crossbar), not the straight G. Report this Post to the Staff
jimmie81 Valued Member United States 139 Posts	Posted 05/10/2014 12:15 pm Thanks to you all for the help and with this cent I have found my first error coin its in really good shape Very exciting can't wait to find some more ever roll of cents I get is a treasure hunt thank you all good luck hunting guys Report this Post to the Staff
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