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Valued Member
United States
447 Posts |
I stopped at Circle K down on the corner to get a Polar Pop and before I could ask the cashier my usual question, if she had any funny money, she ask me if I wanted 10 rolls of pennies that some guy used to buy cigarettes with. I said sure, and took them home to look through while watching football. Third coin in the first roll I opened:    Hopefully these photos are a little better. Thanks all, for your comments and input.   Questions: 1. Am I seeing things? This is a Wide A M right? 2. Crappy pictures but....any ideas as to grade? 3. Should I send it in to a TPG to be attributed and graded? 4. If so, any suggestions as to how to "clean it up" a bit? Edited by tornandfrayed75
10/27/2009 2:40 pm
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Valued Member
United States
117 Posts |
Pics are very small, but it tentatively does look like a WAM. Joe |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4113 Posts |
Hi: Hard to tell from your pics- any way to get a close up of the AM and the FG Initials? *If it is a 99 WAM, IMHO, "DO NOT MAKE ANY ATTEMPT TO CLEAN IT UP"! Leave it as is! You will greatly diminish the value of the coin by cleaning it up.* |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
19931 Posts |
Hard to tell, the pics are small, but the reverse looks correct. CONGRATS!
If it's dirty, just rinse it with tap water and rub between your fingers. A quick xylene soak won't hurt it either. I've conserved many modern Lincolns using this process with no ill effect.
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Valued Member
United States
310 Posts |
looks WAM to me, grats! and yes, dont clean it! |
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Valued Member
United States
117 Posts |
Definitely a WAM, and in nice shape - leave it alone! Joe |
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Valued Member
United States
323 Posts |
you can tell by the FG placement, Great find!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4541 Posts |
nice find! one day I will find one  |
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Valued Member
 United States
447 Posts |
Thanks for all the comments.  You all just verified it for me. I'm sending it to be certified tomorrow.  I'll let ya know how it turns out.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
19931 Posts |
Definately a WAM! Congrats on a very tough find. |
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Valued Member
United States
447 Posts |
Thanks Thad.
It took a long, long time and many, many boxes to find this one.
I'm still pretty stoked about it.
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