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micro Valued Member United States 88 Posts	Posted 09/13/2012 10:00 pm I have found this "closed" cent, which I am not sure that it is a true closed AM. Can the A and M have various widths that do not touch? I took a picture to compare if there was a difference, the one on top is the one I thought to be AM closed the bottom one is a normal strike. Report this Post to the Staff

amida17 Pillar of the Community United States 4897 Posts	Posted 09/13/2012 10:03 pm looks like it may have taken a hit....can we see the initials (FG)? Report this Post to the Staff
micro Valued Member United States 88 Posts	Posted 09/13/2012 10:21 pm Here is the pic of both FG. Top is the 1992d in question. I know it's a bad pic but it takes so long to get a good pic. Report this Post to the Staff
seal006 Pillar of the Community United States 1915 Posts	Posted 09/13/2012 10:25 pm As a die is used over and over and over again, the mint workers may need to polish the die from time to time to get the most out of it as they can. Polishing the field around those two letters wears it causing the raised letters to appear closer together. You will see variations on these coins all the time, but as was already pointed out, the designer's initials will be the deciding factor. Report this Post to the Staff
amida17 Pillar of the Community United States 4897 Posts	Posted 09/13/2012 10:25 pm Wide AM....normal coin Report this Post to the Staff
seal006 Pillar of the Community United States 1915 Posts	Posted 09/13/2012 10:28 pm Wide AM definately Report this Post to the Staff
micro Valued Member United States 88 Posts	Posted 09/13/2012 10:36 pm Didn't think that the wide would vary due to many factors...Thanks Report this Post to the Staff
amida17 Pillar of the Community United States 4897 Posts	Posted 09/13/2012 10:38 pm Wide AM = close FG. Close AM = Far FG. Best diagnostic imo... Edited by amida17 09/13/2012 10:39 pm Report this Post to the Staff
papatony Pillar of the Community United States 808 Posts	Posted 09/13/2012 10:49 pm Another way I was told to tell close and Wide AM is to look at the "TAT" in STATES. If it looks like "T A T" (even spacing between letters)it is Wide AM. If it looks like ""T AT" (the A is closer to the second T) it is Close AM. It works for me. Sometimes the FG are hard to tell for me. Report this Post to the Staff
micro Valued Member United States 88 Posts	Posted 09/14/2012 09:38 am wow thanks for the extra infomation. Now I better prepared to identify this date and avoid confusion. heard about the FG but not the STATES. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 09/14/2012 2:18 pm Here is an example of what Papa Tony mentioned: Report this Post to the Staff
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