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Pillar of the Community
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Valued Member
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Nice find Thad!
I'm still looking for my 99.
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Pillar of the Community
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I meant to chime in the other day to congratulate you but got distracted.
Congratulations. Great find.
Rock
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Thanks Coop.
BadThad, great find!
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Bedrock of the Community
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Quote:Huntsman said: "there are some " Close AM" Varieties(1992) out there." I think the term "some" indicates there are many. But just a few have been found and they are rare. I still always look though. Edited by coop
08/15/2009 4:05 pm
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So pre 1992 coins (including proofs) are supposed to be Wide AM? So does that mean that the 1985 S penny is supposed to be Wide AM? Because mine is closed |
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Quote:Bison101...So pre 1992 coins (including proofs) are supposed to be Wide AM? So does that mean that the 1985 S penny is supposed to be Wide AM? Because mine is closed! Bison, I do not know of any Lincoln Proof Cents up through 1992 that have a " Close AM" Reverse, including the 1985-S! They are all supposed to be " Wide AM" Reverses. If anyone has information otherwise, please post it here. If you truly have a 1985-S Proof Lincoln Cent with a Close AM" Reverse (Struck with a Business Strike Reverse Die), then you may have a really rare and new find. If the coin truly has a " Close AM" Reverse, then the "FG" Designer's initials should be further away from the Memorial Building than normal (non-Variety) Proof Cents! Check out the examples on Ken Potter's Website to see if it is truly a " Close AM" Reverse. http://koinpro.tripod.com/Articles/...arieties.htmPlease post some pictures of the coins and maybe we can help! Make sure to include close-ups of the "AM" in AMERICA and the Designer's initials. Frank Edited by huntsman53
08/16/2009 02:21 am
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Bedrock of the Community
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Many think the Close AM deals with the M being closer to the A. Some dies wear and the M may appear closer or further than normal. So the best way to tell which it is to look at AME area of AMERICA and see if the AM has a space between the E. It looks like this AM E. It is a Close AM. But if the M is centered exactly between the A & E then it is a Wide AM. Look again at the image I posted and see if you can spot it now?  |
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Can I ask a ? Is there more letters below AMERICA? Looks like E and some more letters.
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Im new at this, but how do I tell dnsnthegrdn that . . .Im sure you got it by now, but on this choice find, the "AM are quite notably 'not touching' each other,not to mention the '10' condition covering obv/rev !
Ive been throwing both 'wide & close' keys in my "look at later box for quite a while . But, rock on, so stoked one of us snagged it up beforeall those worthless ashtrays and piggy-banks ! !
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Nice grab, this still gives me hope that there is another one left.
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CONGRATS - Great Coin. Do you think you will get it graded, looks like its in great condition.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Yeah...like they said, congrats!  |
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Thanks everyone!
I dropped the coin off to my dealer today. He's going to send it to NGC for me. He thought is would come back 67-68! I gave it a conservative 64. As soon as I get it back, I'll post a pic of the slab.
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