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gettingbrowned Valued Member United States 259 Posts	Posted 01/21/2009 04:21 am Well, I'm pretttty sure I did, anyway. Now, I'm no expert on this but I'm pretty sure that is Machine Doubling on the AM, right? And I would know this because the design is the same size with no added thickness, right? (Sorry.. am just learning about these things and would like to reaffirm what I think is right.) Otherwise.. is there anything I can do to clean her up a little? A friend suggested putting it in some soda overnight but I didn't like the sound of that. Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff

KurtS Pillar of the Community United States 5318 Posts	Posted 01/21/2009 04:33 am I like what I see... Maybe the Lincoln experts will confirm Report this Post to the Staff
Erwindoc Valued Member United States 265 Posts	Posted 01/21/2009 07:19 am That is what it is supposed to look like! Great find!! I wouldnt clean it cause it would not add any value to it at all! 1998 is a tougher year for the 3 Wide AM, with the 99 being the hardest to my knowledge and 2000 being the most common. I always flip over those three years when I get change, cause you dont need a loupe to see this error. I would think about getting it in a holder. I see some corrosion on your blow up view, so try ANACS. They may not even make mention of it. Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19930 Posts	Posted 01/21/2009 10:18 am Yep, that's a Wide AM with MD. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CLEAN THIS COIN! My God, if you put it in "soda" it will be completely ruined....just leave it the way it is and put in in a 2x2. NEVER USE SODA ON A COIN! Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Edited by BadThad 01/21/2009 10:19 am Report this Post to the Staff
errorfinder Valued Member United States 380 Posts	Posted 01/21/2009 10:21 am Congrats nice find indeed . Report this Post to the Staff
algol Valued Member United States 124 Posts	Posted 01/21/2009 11:27 am Nice Find! I still havent found a 98 or 99 WAM yet. Anyhow, I'm sure this has been mentioned before here, but I'll say it again. Another way to tell these WAMs from the CAMs is the amount of space between the FG (designer initials) and the base of the memorial on the reverse. A wide gap is a CAM, and a close gap is a WAM. Ive found a couple that I just couldnt quite tell if it was a wide or close, and the gap between the initials and the memorial will help confirm if there is any questions as to CAM or WAM. Report this Post to the Staff
Big-byte Valued Member United States 122 Posts	Posted 01/21/2009 11:42 am Congratulations. It is a great find. Report this Post to the Staff
neversuited1 Pillar of the Community United States 1121 Posts	Posted 01/22/2009 04:51 am Congrats! Report this Post to the Staff
coinblogger Valued Member United States 88 Posts	Posted 01/22/2009 07:58 am What is a Wide AM? I have been looking through some rolls, but I am not sure that I know exactly what I am looking for. Report this Post to the Staff
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