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Spetti2000 Valued Member United States 157 Posts	Posted 04/08/2011 02:21 am Hey Guys.. I found this cent tonight.. is this a 1998 wide A.M. it looks like it. The spacing is much more even than the other versions I've seen where the AM are close together. Is this any premium on those cents.. I believe they are trickier to find. Thanks Report this Post to the Staff

wolf-n-wa Pillar of the Community United States 602 Posts	Posted 04/08/2011 02:25 am Don't look like it to me. WOLF Report this Post to the Staff
Spetti2000 Valued Member United States 157 Posts	Posted 04/08/2011 02:26 am i have a good closeup.. how do I put in another photo? Report this Post to the Staff
Spetti2000 Valued Member United States 157 Posts	Posted 04/08/2011 02:28 am Oh I've attached a larger pic of the lettering.. just figured out how to post it. :) Report this Post to the Staff
Spetti2000 Valued Member United States 157 Posts	Posted 04/08/2011 02:32 am one last pic.. Report this Post to the Staff
murrellington Pillar of the Community United States 3276 Posts	Posted 04/08/2011 02:59 am The first picture did not look like it, but the next few pictures you posted looks like it definately is a Wide AM. nice find. Report this Post to the Staff
Spetti2000 Valued Member United States 157 Posts	Posted 04/08/2011 03:03 am Yay! Thanks! .. Yeah still trying to figure out the best way to take photos/scan coins. :) Report this Post to the Staff
murrellington Pillar of the Community United States 3276 Posts	Posted 04/08/2011 03:37 am Since you have the coin in hand, you should also compare the FG initials next to the lincoln memorial. On the Wide AM, the FG will be closer to the memorial, and in the normal coins, the FG will be a little farther away. check that out. but based off of the AMERICA, looks like you got one. Report this Post to the Staff
lelliott608 New Member United States 18 Posts	Posted 04/08/2011 07:12 am The nice thing about 1998 cents is that they tend to be plentiful if you're roll searching. I actually keep a 1998 with a regular reverse as a 'reference/comparison' coin. Once you place the suspected wide A.M. and the normal reverse side-by-side, the difference (if there is one) becomes even that much more evident. Report this Post to the Staff
oldcoach Valued Member United States 402 Posts	Posted 04/08/2011 09:36 am Looks like you got a good one there, congratulations. Report this Post to the Staff
Scooby Due Pillar of the Community United States 4000 Posts	Posted 04/08/2011 09:42 am I would like to see a better shot of the designer's initials. Report this Post to the Staff
willy13 Pillar of the Community United States 632 Posts	Posted 04/08/2011 10:09 am congrats! 98 seems harder to find to me. Report this Post to the Staff
Maineman750 Pillar of the Community United States 3592 Posts	Posted 04/08/2011 11:28 am I think it's a WAM...spacing seems too far apart on the A&M for a regular...and the FG looks close to memorial Report this Post to the Staff
Ricardocody Pillar of the Community United States 1204 Posts	Posted 04/08/2011 11:43 am Yep ! It is ! Report this Post to the Staff
Spetti2000 Valued Member United States 157 Posts	Posted 04/08/2011 1:22 pm Hey Guys! Thanks so much for your thoughts on the cent! :) I've also attached the initials as one of the posters requested.. the photo is a tiny bit blurry.. still gotta figure out the best way to take pics & scan these. It was funny I've been looking for one of these for a while and picked up $4 in CWR.. and actually found 2 of these in the 8 rolls. This one was a lot cleaner though. Report this Post to the Staff
Scooby Due Pillar of the Community United States 4000 Posts	Posted 04/08/2011 1:24 pm Now I'm convinced! Report this Post to the Staff
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