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MorgansRmine Pillar of the Community United States 1219 Posts	Posted 12/16/2007 08:41 am Found what I would call a Wide AM. Decent space between the A & M. Went on ebay to see what other years are out there. There are coins with just the slighest seperation being sold as wide AMs. If this is correct, I've thrown dozens back into the recycle bucket. Is there a minimum space required? One dealer was even questioned and replied that the letters didn't touch making it a Wide AM. Will post pic in varity section later. Report this Post to the Staff

amac44 Member United States 3242 Posts	Posted 12/16/2007 08:49 am please do I have a few that I think are wide but there no defined info on how wide the AM has to be to be called wide Report this Post to the Staff
hemi1500 Valued Member United States 117 Posts	Posted 12/16/2007 11:59 am Yep, same here, I just searched a bunch last night now I think I have to back through them again. How wide is considered "wide" Report this Post to the Staff
chrsb Pillar of the Community United States 936 Posts	Posted 12/16/2007 12:31 pm Read this- http://koinpro.tripod.com/Articles/...arieties.htm It has all the info you need. Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 12/17/2007 2:02 pm quote: One dealer was even questioned and replied that the letters didn't touch making it a wide AM Wow, that is really a clueless dealer that doesn't understand the minting process. Not touching doesn't make it the wide variety- the separation can be increased slightly due to die polishing/abrading to remove clashes and other die flaws but it will still not look like a Wide AM. The easiest way to compare wide vs. normal is to look at a proof cent from that particular year Report this Post to the Staff
Metalman Pillar of the Community United States 7123 Posts	Posted 12/17/2007 2:27 pm Check the space on the letters on any coin prior to 1993 ,,they were all Wide AM cents. Metalman Report this Post to the Staff
MountainXBGL Valued Member United States 140 Posts	Posted 12/17/2007 11:39 pm I actually found one tonight searching rolls. A real telling factor is the initials at the base of the memorial. If you get a 2001 or later coin to use as a comparison, seeing the difference is pretty easy with a glass. Report this Post to the Staff
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