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Bullnuke Valued Member United States 184 Posts	Posted 08/14/2009 7:44 pm BadThad Sweet looking WAM. Kie Report this Post to the Staff
huntsman53 Valued Member United States 224 Posts	Posted 08/14/2009 8:20 pm Quote: coop...The pre 1992 Memorial Cents have the Wide AM. 1993 both proof and business strike cents have the Close AM. The 1994 forward should be the Close AM for the business strike coins and proof Cents have the Wide AM. The years of 1998, 1999 and 2000 Philly and proof Cents have exceptions to the rule thus making them worth a lot more than a normal cent. The 1999 Show above being one of the most valuable ones. coop, I just wanted to point out that the 1992 "Business Strike" Cents should have the " Wide AM" Reverse but as we all know, there are some " Close AM" Varieties out there. Also, according to some info that Mike Diamond relayed to me years ago, the 1993 Proof Cents can be found with either the " Wide AM" Reverse or " Close AM" Reverse but apparently neither one are considered Varieties. I don't think that this has changed and I still have a bunch of 1993 Proof Cents with " Close AM" Reverses. I don't think that I have ever found one with the " Wide AM" Reverse but I could have missed them as I quit looking at the 1993 Proof Cents altogether! Frank Edited by huntsman53 08/15/2009 10:47 pm Report this Post to the Staff
XavierOfGreen Pillar of the Community United States 2589 Posts	Posted 08/14/2009 8:21 pm Excellent find -XoG Report this Post to the Staff
tornandfrayed75 Valued Member United States 447 Posts	Posted 08/15/2009 12:25 am Nice find Thad! I'm still looking for my 99. Report this Post to the Staff
DNA Pillar of the Community United States 2734 Posts	Posted 08/15/2009 12:32 am Three cheers for BadThad! Report this Post to the Staff
hasfam Valued Member United States 93 Posts	Posted 08/15/2009 07:31 am I meant to chime in the other day to congratulate you but got distracted. Congratulations. Great find. Rock Report this Post to the Staff
dnsnthegrdn New Member United States 24 Posts	Posted 08/15/2009 08:19 am Thanks Coop. BadThad, great find! Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 08/15/2009 4:04 pm Quote: Huntsman said: "there are some " Close AM" Varieties(1992) out there." I think the term "some" indicates there are many. But just a few have been found and they are rare. I still always look though. Edited by coop 08/15/2009 4:05 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Bison101 New Member United States 24 Posts	Posted 08/16/2009 12:56 am So pre 1992 coins (including proofs) are supposed to be Wide AM? So does that mean that the 1985 S penny is supposed to be Wide AM? Because mine is closed Report this Post to the Staff
huntsman53 Valued Member United States 224 Posts	Posted 08/16/2009 02:18 am Quote: Bison101...So pre 1992 coins (including proofs) are supposed to be Wide AM? So does that mean that the 1985 S penny is supposed to be Wide AM? Because mine is closed! Bison, I do not know of any Lincoln Proof Cents up through 1992 that have a " Close AM" Reverse, including the 1985-S! They are all supposed to be " Wide AM" Reverses. If anyone has information otherwise, please post it here. If you truly have a 1985-S Proof Lincoln Cent with a Close AM" Reverse (Struck with a Business Strike Reverse Die), then you may have a really rare and new find. If the coin truly has a " Close AM" Reverse, then the "FG" Designer's initials should be further away from the Memorial Building than normal (non-Variety) Proof Cents! Check out the examples on Ken Potter's Website to see if it is truly a " Close AM" Reverse. http://koinpro.tripod.com/Articles/...arieties.htm Please post some pictures of the coins and maybe we can help! Make sure to include close-ups of the "AM" in AMERICA and the Designer's initials. Frank Edited by huntsman53 08/16/2009 02:21 am Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 08/16/2009 12:57 pm Many think the Close AM deals with the M being closer to the A. Some dies wear and the M may appear closer or further than normal. So the best way to tell which it is to look at AME area of AMERICA and see if the AM has a space between the E. It looks like this AM E. It is a Close AM. But if the M is centered exactly between the A & E then it is a Wide AM. Look again at the image I posted and see if you can spot it now? Report this Post to the Staff
MikeThePenny Valued Member United States 321 Posts	Posted 08/16/2009 8:21 pm Can I ask a ? Is there more letters below AMERICA? Looks like E and some more letters. Report this Post to the Staff
joe finds Valued Member United States 347 Posts	Posted 08/17/2009 01:00 am Im new at this, but how do I tell dnsnthegrdn that . . .Im sure you got it by now, but on this choice find, the "AM are quite notably 'not touching' each other,not to mention the '10' condition covering obv/rev ! Ive been throwing both 'wide & close' keys in my "look at later box for quite a while . But, rock on, so stoked one of us snagged it up beforeall those worthless ashtrays and piggy-banks ! ! Report this Post to the Staff
madzdad71 Valued Member United States 377 Posts	Posted 08/18/2009 7:18 pm Nice grab, this still gives me hope that there is another one left. Report this Post to the Staff
WheatBackBill Valued Member United States 155 Posts	Posted 08/18/2009 9:00 pm CONGRATS - Great Coin. Do you think you will get it graded, looks like its in great condition. Report this Post to the Staff
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