Quote: Is this 1988 Wide AM Raised Edge No Mint Mark Penny rare?
Click the link that was auto added in your original post and you will find all the info you need on close and wide AM cents. Great to have you on board.
@silviosi Thanks for the backstory on this RPM. I appreciate what you share on this forum.
@Cujohn 6 or 7 in one BU roll? That's the mother lode. I am happy with just one. I do like this particular RPM because it is so noticeable without much magnification.
Quote: If not mistaken, I believe the 70's mint set included a Denver KHD that was only minted for the sets [not for regular use] and some had the small date S cent [or the RPM].
@CentSation, you are correct. It's the half that I went for. The dealer had this labeled as "large date" (which it is), so the price was not inflated. Had he looked closer...
I picked up a rather clean looking 1970 unc set at a local coin show, primarily to upgrade the half in my daughter's Kennedy album. When I looked at the other coins, I found I stumbled upon a bonus. Really nice RPM-001 on the large date cent. I've heard others have pulled this out of mint sets, but it's the first I've come across.
Sorry about the glare and the color in the photos. I haven't extracted this from the old pliofilm pack just yet.
Quote: The MS64 examples are a bit more than I wanted to pay
I know what you're saying there, jbuck. This is one I still need for my slabbed Ike collection. The ones I find either cost way too much or are not visually appealing coins. Good luck on landing your Ty 3.