1992 Close AM Found In Roll.

Compare the position of the initials with other '92 cents and with '93 cents. If it looks like a '93, then it's a Close AM. But from the pictures I don't think it is.

After I read this post, I went back to roll searching pennies and came across 4 1992 pennies from Philadelphia that to my untrained eye appear to be Close AM candidates.

However, before I try to find my camera to take some pictures and then try to learn how to post pictures let me ask a question regarding the Close AM variant.

1: Did this variant appear in 1992 pennies from Philadelphia?

2: Does the AM have to touch in order to be qualify? Of the found that I've seen only two appear to be close (within 1 or 2 mm max) the other 2 the distance is much more noticable?

Any comments? (I know you'd like pictures but I don't have access to a camera this evening and the coins are not the cleanest examples that I have seen but the letters are clear and distinct.)

Edit: ghostrider replied while I was replying. Oh well.


Go and read this: http://lincolncentresource.com/wideams.html

The difference is in the initials. The wear of the die can change the positioning of the lettering so the best way to make sure is to look at the initials.

To answer your questions.
1. Yes, but is is listed as extremely rare. But four in a roll could happen. I mean after all, they estimate about a million could have been minted.
2. No, but you need to check the initials.

I only say this because I have read several other posts where someone thought they had a 1992 CAM but it turned out to not be one. It takes a little while but once you have seen enough of them the design is really different if you know where to look.

Okay forget about the AM for now. Check the initials. Are they close to the monument or are they further away from the monument. Go here http://lincolncentresource.com/wideams.html and scroll down the page a little for the pictures.

This is what you need to check right now.

Thanks so much Joe...you made my day!

The biggest difference between the close and Wide AM cents - which everyone here seems to skip - is the fact that the word STATES is spaced differently between the two, especially in "TAT".

The wide-AM (normal through 1992) has these three letters evenly spaced.

the close-AM (normal from 1993-2008) has the A much closer to the second T.

The difference is obvious to the naked eye.

The coin that started this thread is a normal wide-AM.

thanks for all the information everyone. this helps A lot! Also I find its good to have a thread about this Close AM... it should help a couple people distinguish what's what. :)

PS: found a 1941 quarter + A 40 roll of NEW colour quarters in 35 rolls. :)