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1988-D Lincoln Cent "Wide AM"?

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Its a RDV-005, the normal one. Note the 'G' is the 005:
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The term Wide AM is a wrong term for this. Both the RDV-005 and RDV-006 are both Wide AM's. So the difference is on the 'FG' and also the AME but yours is the normal reverse.
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The roundness of the AME on your coin has been flattened. On the RDV-006, these devices are wider. Also not the 'FG' on your coin is showing a lot of die wear. On the RDV-006 the 'FG' are always fresher as the dies were used before the 1989 Change over. (creating a two reverse die year variety that year) Wide has nothing to do with this years reverse variety. (They are all Wide AM)

CoopHome: Why are the 1988 RDV-006 called a " Wide AM" as Both reverses are Wide AM's?
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Normal for the date, as noted.



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All Lincoln Memorials up to 1991 were a WAM.
Just a normal cent.

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What Coop said. Total misnomer that these are called " Wide AM" by the CPG. This is just the normal RDV-005, not the rare 006, which is identified by the wider, flatter font in AMERICA and the flared G in the initials FG.
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1993 was the start of CAM Lincoln Memorial Cents.
In 1993 the mint changed to the Close AM reverse for both its business and proof strikes. Then in 1994 the mint changed once more and began to produce all business strikes with Close AMs, while using the Wide AMs on all proofs, until the coins last year of production in 2008.
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Coop and Sam have it right. I wish they would clear up the confusion. Has nothing to do with WAM, it's the initials.
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