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Valued Member
United States
165 Posts |
I can't believe I finally found one.  I'm extremely excited to complete my collection of WIDE AMs. My only question is the grade. Hopefully you'll will help me out. I'm thinking it's AU-50. Am I close?   |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
62064 Posts |
Nice find... Still looking for my example...
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1137 Posts |
congrats, wohoo! This is like the third 99 I have seen in the last week.
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Valued Member
 United States
165 Posts |
Thanks. When can I expect my members only jacket.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3640 Posts |
Seems to look better than AU. Nice color also.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2224 Posts |
Congratulations! Seems these have been turning up frequently of late. Need to have a few drift into Central Kentucky!
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Valued Member
United States
165 Posts |
I've been grabbing boxes from 5 different banks to better my chances and found out that they each carry their own varieties / errors. One I found most of my 2000 wide ams and the other 98 wide ams . One had a lot of trail dies and doubled columns. TD banks have everything, but few and in poor condition. The last one had the 99 Wide AM and more key dates. Maybe I just got lucky, but I really like my odds with this last one. I try to grab a box or two when I'm on the road too. I find that the bigger and busier the bank the better your odds are. Hope this helps coppernickeldaddy and anyone else who reads. Maybe everyone knows this already and I'm the last? Good luck! |
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Moderator
 United States
56855 Posts |
Very nice find, still looking for my 99. I would grade it in the low MS range but that finger print takes away the eye appeal I think. Congrats on a real nice find. John1  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3592 Posts |
Nice find....but that fingerprint bothers me...I'm afraid it could get worse over time...maybe Verdi Care might stop the damage..let's see if Thad chimes in.
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Valued Member
United States
95 Posts |
Nice find. I am also still looking for one. Again, nice find luclueus.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
19949 Posts |
Congrats! Nice find!
Lincoln Cent Lover!VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
19949 Posts |
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...maybe Verdi Care might stop the damage..let's see if Thad chimes in.
VC will not help with fingerprints. I'd rinse it with xylene and acetone then put it into an airtite. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4113 Posts |
Congrats on your first 99 WAM! *I remember finding my first- I must of checked the Obv & Rev at least a dozen times to make sure I wasn't seeing things! (LOL) |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4132 Posts |
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*I remember finding my first- I must of checked the Obv & Rev at least a dozen times to make sure I wasn't seeing things! (LOL) I did the same thing with my 99 WAM! It took me two days to discover that it was a 1990 with a very deceptive spot of tarnish.  |
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Rest in Peace
United States
3039 Posts |
Nice find. Seems like a few of those have been reported lately.
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Valued Member
United States
165 Posts |
I hate the finger print. It really is annoying. But I just can't stop looking at it. Everyday. It sure does make the fire roar inside me. Now the 92. ha ha ha.
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Posted 05/21/2012 11:02 pm
