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Okay, so, you know that antique creamer I talk about sometimes, that I was filling with 2009 pennies? I'm pretty close to having my "super-nice" tubes filled, so those pennies now have a new home in a CoinStar machine (or, well, they will tomorrow). Instead I have filled the creamer with 1998, 1999, 2000 pennies, to be searched for WAM varieties. For the record, we're talking probably about 300 pennies, minimum. My odds seem relatively good (and yes, I know, I could search THOUSANDS and not find a WAM, but 300+ > 3 or 30). The biggest question is: HOW DO I SPOT ONE? I've seen some folks say it's any coin where the A and M don't touch, some that there has to be a significant separation in the AM. My loupe is a 5x I repurposed from the philately section of Hobby Lobby--do I need something bigger? Will this suffice? Should WAMs be visible with the naked eye? *** Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. *** |
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I can usually spot them with the naked eye. But some of the dull or grimey coins will probably need magnification and 5x will probably work just fine.
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Rest in Peace
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Check the variety section of this forum for one of the frequent posts about WAMs and you will see lots of pictures of them.
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Look at the spacing of the A & M on a 1991 cent and use it for reference.
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I look at the FG. I'm lazy. Don't have to move my eye/loupe up one notch when I turn over the coin. I mean when I have my helper turn over the coin.  Quote:
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are the WAM"s only in the 1998,1999, and 2000"S ? |
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Quote:are the WAM"s only in the 1998,1999, and 2000" Those are the only business strike dates that have been verified..other than when a WAM was normal (before 1993) |
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So they are all CAM"s after 1993 ?
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Wow I searched so many pennies and never found a single WAM. I can't do it anymore. |
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The WAM's started on the 1959-1992 cents. So if you have one of these you have a WAM to compare to the 1998-2000 cents to see if it is one desired WAM's?    |
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So are there WAMs in 1998, 1999, and 2000 proof cents as well?
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They are normal on those proof sets. There you need to find CAMs.
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So are there WAMs in 1998, 1999, and 2000 proof cents as well? The WAM was intended for proof cents on those years...check the link DrDon posted  |
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Posted 07/30/2012 08:45 am
