WAM Question

Hi Rockdude,

I am curious as to where that information came from. To my knowledge, this was simply a mistake involving a mixup of dies.

It didn't involve proof dies wearing and being intentionally used for circulation strikes.

There is a 1999 S proof, Close AM die variety, for example struck with dies intended to be used for circulation.

I think there was a mixup but I don't believe it was intentional.

Thanks,
Bill

I guess there's the possibility of some truth in that statement, but the thing that has always confused me regarding the whole wide-AM and close-AM thing is that they are described as 'proof dies' and that 'proof dies' were released for business strike production - however - where's the evidence?

Proof dies are always much sharper than business strike dies. Proof dies have the polished fields, cameo devices, etc. - things that NONE of the mismatched reverse cents show.

I still stand my ground that the dies used for the incorrect reverse cents might have been business strike dies created with hubs designed for proofs (and vice versa), but the dies themselves were always intended for the production they made.

And as to why the Denver mint is not involved in this for the better part - because the Denver mint has a die shop and makes their own dies...and to my knowledge does not make proof dies for San Francisco. No reason to have proof hubs there.

I wonder on the original three WAM's 98,99,2000
if each reverse has it's own distinct attributes ?
And if anyone actually studies them. I'm sure they were all
business strike dies myself due to the lack of proof detail.
The same would be true for the 92 CAM ?
Then the 98 and 99 S Close AM's were business revs' ?