1973 Lincoln Memorial Cent / LMC Close AM, Is This Possible?

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juliusolis Valued Member United States 175 Posts	Posted 10/06/2020 12:37 pm Is it normal for a 1973 Lincoln Cent to have a Close AM? The FG is close to the side of monument which is one way of checking that this should be Wide AM. Report this Post to the Staff

Jim0815 Pillar of the Community United States 5239 Posts	Posted 10/06/2020 12:45 pm Normal reverse for that year. It's also the only year the mint used that style of the FG initials at the bottom right of the memorial. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 10/06/2020 12:48 pm I would agree. Report this Post to the Staff
itsonlymoney Valued Member United States 142 Posts	Posted 10/15/2021 06:04 am I have a Wide AM but wide fg Report this Post to the Staff
Petespockets55 Pillar of the Community United States 5779 Posts	Posted 10/15/2021 06:31 am Compare your FG to 1972 and 1974 for a surprise. (And it's not because it's wide.) Words of encouragement are one of the major food groups. We need to consume them regularly to thrive and grow. Report this Post to the Staff
itsonlymoney Valued Member United States 142 Posts	Posted 10/15/2021 6:14 pm I THOUGHT THAT FROM 1959 -1992 ALL PENNIES HAD A Wide AM ACCORDING TO ALOT OF POSTS IN THESE FORUMS. SO EITHER MR. JULIUSOLIS OR ME HAVE AN ERROR COIN. SO WHO IS IT. WE BOTH CANT HAVE A REGULAR COIN FOR THAT YEAR BUT BE MINTED DIFFERENT. BOTH COINS ARE IN GOOD CONDITION NOT BEAT UP ENOUGH SO TO BE CALLED AFTER MINT DAMAGE. SET IT STRAIGHT. THE Close AM EXCEPTIONS FOR THE 1973 PENNY HAS NEVER COME UP IN ANY POSTING. THEY ALL SAY ACROSS THE BOARD FROM 1959-1992 ALL Wide AM. SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 10/15/2021 6:20 pm Normal 1973 Cent has the Wide AM. The concept was not added until 1992 for the 1993 cents. (Some were used on the 1992 creating a year variety for 1992. Edited by coop 10/15/2021 6:56 pm Report this Post to the Staff
lcutler Pillar of the Community United States 1657 Posts	Posted 10/15/2021 7:07 pm Both coins are normal. There are a lot of variables that can affect how different areas of the coin look. Die wear, how deeply the die was pressed originally, die polishing, wear on the coin itself. On the original poster's coin, it looks to me like some Die Deterioration caused the letters to spread out a bit. Report this Post to the Staff
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1973 LMC Close AM, Is This Possible?