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I have saved coffee cans of LMC from 1959 to 1982 copper and 1983 and newer. And 4 to 5000 wheat cents

There seems to be many errors that are on one year that are rare and not one another. Like Wide AM and Close AM, or small date or large date etc.

Is there a web or print out site to tell me the difference so I can check them out for good ones. When the weather is bad.

Thanks Gary

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 Posted 04/02/2017  1:42 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Druu to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
If you're splitting into years/mint marks, you can use the "die variety search" feature on the left side of the copper coins webpage: http://coppercoins.com/ to find DDO, DDR, RPM listings for each specific year/mm combination.

Depending on how closely you want to look, I like die clashes, and I've been looking for "spike head" die cracks to submit to Cuds on Coins. (The rules for a "spike head" are an obverse die clash that starts at the rim and runs into a non-clothed portion of the President's bust.)

For WAM cents, anything 1993 or after is good. The known ones are 1998, 1999, and 2000. There was one report of a 1996 WAM that wasn't authenticated. WAMs are all Philly minted coins.

In 1992, you'll want to look for CAM reverses on both Philly and Denver minted coins.

There are small and large date varieties in 1960, 1970, and 1982. I'm not as familiar with which are the most valuable there, but my understanding is that the 1982s are not inherently valuable due to small or large date. The thing you'll want to look for in 1982 is a 1982 D small date copper cent. To date, one has been found and authenticated.
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Can't remember where I got this, maybe this will help.

1909-S VDB
1909-S
1909-S Over horizontal S
1911-S
1911-D Over D (RPM)
1914-D
1914-S
1917-P Doubled Die Obverse
1922 No D
1931-S
1936 Double Die Obverse
1944 D/S Variety 1
1944 D/S Variety 2
1946 S/D
1955 Double die
1970-S Doubled die
1936 Double die obverse, the date, LIBERTY and IN GOD WE TRUST has some doubling.
1941 Double die reverse: Doubling of the date and LIBERTY.
1943-D The D is stamped over another D (RPM).
1943-P Should be a steel cent but there are reports of some struck using copper.
1944-D D over S the mint mark D is stamped over the S.
1946-S S Mint mark stamped over a D mint mark.
1955-D Stamped over a horizontal D.
1955-P No VDB.
1955-P Lincoln Wheat cent Double Die cent.
1956-D D Stamped over a D mint mark.
1958-P Double die obverse.
1959-D First year for Memorial reverse, check for wheat reverse.
1960-D D over D RPM
1960-P Look for Small Date variety, the 6 has a shorter stem than normal.
1963-D Check to see if the 3 in the date is struck over another 3.
1968-D D mint mark stamped over another D.
1968-D Double die reverse, strong doubling in the word AMERICA.
1969-S Lincoln Memorial double die, all design features strongly doubled.
1970-S Small date Lincoln Cent with a doubled die reverse, strong doubling of TRUST & LIBERTY.
1970-S Small Date high 7.
1970-S Level 7. The 7 is level with rest of date.
1971-P Double die obverse, strong doubling on LIBERTY & IN GOD WE TRUST.
1972-p Lincoln doubled die obverse
1973-P No V.D.B.
1980-D A shadow of an S mint mark struck above the D.
1982-P Doubling of IN GOD WE TRUST.
1982 DDR
1983-P Doubled die reverse doubled, IN GOD WE TRUST doubled.
1984-P Doubled ear, look at the ear lobe.
1984-D Doubled Date.
1989-P No VDB.
1992 Close AM
1992-D Close AM
1994-P Doubling of the last three columns on reverse.
1995-P Double die, LIBERTY doubled.
1995-D Double die obverse, strong doubling of the date and LIBERTY.
1996 Wide AM
1997-P Double Die, look at the ear lobe like the 1984.
1998-P Wide AM reverse Lincoln Memorial cent.
1999-P Wide AM reverse Lincoln Memorial cent.
1999-P There may be double dies varieties.
2000-P Wide AM in America.
2003-P May be doubling of the steps, experts say "yes", mint says "no".
2006-P Double Die Obverse
2009 Look for doubling of the thumb
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Tunnioc, that's a very good list, covers all the ones generally found. If one wants to burn out the eyes and search EVERY stinkin" penny, then got for it, there's hundreds of minor errors out there, most are novelty only (no $ to sell) but can be fun looking for. I stick to a list like this, about all I can handle.
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 Posted 04/03/2017  03:56 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add PlumCrazy814 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I do respect a good old Google search. I use the terms " Close AM Lincoln" to get more than just that variety. The second hit today using that search today gave many pictures. Beyond that, I use the Yeoman's RedBook as a definitive reference for well known varieties. For exotic varieties, I look at this forum as a reference but it is tedious to use to see pictures unless you personally post a picture of the coin and ask for advice.
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 Posted 04/03/2017  09:30 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add just carl to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Nice list. I copied it. Thanks.
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There are some roll searching tips on this page: http://www.lincolncentsonline.com/R...ingTips.html
and some printable checklists of errors on this page: http://www.lincolncentsonline.com/CRHList.html

Hope this helps!
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Thanks to all for the info.

It seems that a lot of the good WAM are mostly D mints, so it cuts down my search for P mints. Which are scarce out West. I have a few P that I have to sort out of 5-10 thousand Denver LMC cents. I have more S mint than Philly.
Hope for a good one

Gary
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