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Rubduck Valued Member United States 338 Posts	Posted 12/15/2025 3:50 pm My jacked up penny I read on line that Wide AM and the int FG look like the pic on line ? Report this Post to the Staff

Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73756 Posts	Posted 12/15/2025 4:00 pm It looks like the normal RDV-005 reverse. https://www.lincolncentresource.com...988RDV6.html Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Rubduck Valued Member United States 338 Posts	Posted 12/15/2025 4:10 pm Then this is wrong? Report this Post to the Staff
bobby131313 Forum Dad United States 24150 Posts	Posted 12/15/2025 4:15 pm 100% wrong. Forget about all those apps. They're terrible. 1988s are all WAMs and normal. It shouldn't even be bringing it up. https://www.coincommunity.com/us_sm...oln_cent.asp Shop CCF Members on eBay. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73756 Posts	Posted 12/15/2025 4:18 pm The Wide AM part is wrong. All of them are Wide AM's. You need to look at the FG initials, not the spacing between the "A" and "M" in "America". I'd stop using that coin app. It's garbage, no offense. I'd use error-ref.com or even doubleddie.com for accurate information. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
J-Tal Valued Member United States 114 Posts	Posted 12/15/2025 4:49 pm For a while PCGS would certify the flared G as a Wide AM This reverse was the same one used in 92 Wide AM cents (RDV-006) so they just kept the Wide AM name even though the non Wide AM cents were also Wide AM. They have switch to Flared G for new submissions However there are still Wide AM slabs out there. https://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/1980766 Report this Post to the Staff
-makecents- Pillar of the Community United States 8732 Posts	Posted 12/15/2025 6:17 pm I have explained this more than once, but it does not seem to take, with anyone.... The " Wide AM" that was referenced by the TPGs was speaking of the thickness of the font, not the distance between the A and the M. It was a mistake for them to use this though because it was and still is very confusing to people, a mistake for the TPG's to have ever referenced it in such a way. Here is a pic from VV to show how the RDV-006 font is thicker "wider", the reference to the " Wide AM". -makecents- Report this Post to the Staff
Brandmeister Pillar of the Community United States 6464 Posts	Posted 12/15/2025 6:29 pm Yeah, that Wide AM terminology was terrible, and it's nice to see that they switched to Flared G. If they had called it Squared AM or Thick AM, that might have been okay. Reverse of 1989 would have been better. Obviously Flared G is best, because it describes the most apparent feature. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73756 Posts	Posted 12/15/2025 7:21 pm Thank you for the explanation, makecents. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 94928 Posts	Posted 12/15/2025 8:12 pm Excellent explanation makecents! Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
-makecents- Pillar of the Community United States 8732 Posts	Posted 12/15/2025 9:25 pm -makecents- Report this Post to the Staff
Rubduck Valued Member United States 338 Posts	Posted 12/15/2025 9:31 pm Thank you Report this Post to the Staff
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