Help Me Identify This 92 Lincoln Memorial Cent / LMC

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estedman Valued Member United States 180 Posts	Posted 08/27/2013 8:36 pm I found this 92 Penny last night while looking for CAMs. The AM seem very wide apart compared to other 92s. I have attached pics of the very wide and the normal. Very wide back Close up of very wide back Front of very wide back Normal back Close up of normal back Front of normal back Thanks Report this Post to the Staff

coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 08/27/2013 8:40 pm That is just a normal Wide AM. The "M" is centered. The Close AM the "M" is to the left of center. There can not be a different location that these two. The master dies make only these two styles. The tops of the letters looks like a Struck Through Grease error, blocking the tops of the devices from showing on AMERICA. Edited by coop 08/27/2013 8:42 pm Report this Post to the Staff
estedman Valued Member United States 180 Posts	Posted 08/27/2013 8:45 pm I get what you are saying and did not think it was a Close AM but why is the AM so much wider that all the other coins I looked at. Report this Post to the Staff
coinaki Valued Member United States 207 Posts	Posted 08/27/2013 9:01 pm It could've been polished in that area also. When a die is polished, the devices(letters in this case) will end up being further away from each other; because they are imprinted on the die in a beveled manner. The G of FG is also missing its hook, another indication of polishing. Edited by coinaki 08/27/2013 9:02 pm Report this Post to the Staff
estedman Valued Member United States 180 Posts	Posted 08/27/2013 10:47 pm I knew there had to be a logical explanation. Thanks Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 08/28/2013 02:59 am Here is an example of an over polished date that the first digit was thinned. This happened on 1962-1968 cents. If the die had a very strong clash in that area they may have over worked in that area. Report this Post to the Staff
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Help Me Identify This 92 LMC