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asnovell New Member United States 1 Posts	Posted 12/14/2014 12:52 pm Hey all, I came across this coin in a roll last night. I was wondering if anyone could help me decide if this is a Wide AM 1996 Cent? It's in pretty rough shape, and the pictures aren't the best as I still trying to master taking decent pictures * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 12/14/2014 2:57 pm Close AM. The zinc rot is making the gap between the letters seem wider, but your coin is missing the serif on the G on FG. Report this Post to the Staff
junjun Pillar of the Community Puerto Rico 778 Posts	Posted 12/14/2014 6:49 pm Close AM Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19972 Posts	Posted 12/14/2014 11:01 pm Welcome to CC! Keep trying, that's a CLAM. You can tell by the distance of the FG from the building. Remember this opposite thingy I use: FG close = wide FG far = close Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff
Chriscoinz Valued Member United States 312 Posts	Posted 12/15/2014 3:45 pm Doesn't look like it to me. Don't give up on finding one though! Report this Post to the Staff
Copper Penny Connection Valued Member United States 415 Posts	Posted 12/22/2014 08:54 am FG is too far from the memorial. Rot and die state can make these type of coins difficult to attribute by only looking at "AM"....Fellow CCF member Coop gave me a great tip when it comes to the Wide AM cents.(atleast this applied to the 1998-s Close AM proof)..... Look at the "A" in states. See how yours is off center from the T's? On the Wide AM, Your A should be centered..........I dont want to use his pictures without permission, but you can see what I am talking about by looking at this post..... https://goccf.com/t/186317 keep hunting and good luck. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 12/22/2014 11:00 am The "M" on AMERICA is not centered. It is to the left like Close AM's are. The spacing between the AME is what is important. If the M is of center it is a Close AM. If the M is centered between the AME then it is Wide AM. Report this Post to the Staff
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