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Close Vs Wide AM Lincoln Cents

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 Posted 10/19/2010  11:17 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add okiepb to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
DVCollector,

THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

Your secondary marker image helped me confirm that I've got a Wide 1998 P cent. I kept looking at it and comparing it to a normal Close one, and couldn't determine because there is a dirt speck that is in the gap between the A and M. Now that I have that marker, I know what I've got.

One more question - isn't the 1998 a rarer variety than the 1999 or 2000? Or is that wishful thinking?
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 Posted 10/20/2010  06:54 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add still lookin to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
The 1999 is by far the harder to find. I have found about equal amounts of both 1998 and 2000 and both of these I have found about 6 times more than I have found the 1999.
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My ratio is exactly the same as still lookin....6 ea of the 1998 & 2000, one 1999. I've also found some worn dies that show a gap, but the secondary markers confirmed there were not WAM's.
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 Posted 10/24/2010  3:45 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add plantlouse to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Regarding the 92-D with a 93 reverse, I have finally created a photobucket account. The direct links are http://i1177.photobucket.com/albums...P7160006.jpg and http://i1177.photobucket.com/albums...P7160007.jpg. The photos are not very good at all. (I didn't care about the detail on the obverse.) I hope they're good enough. How do I get the pictures on the postings?
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plantlouse,that looks like the real deal...if that A and M are practically touching, send it to PCGS,NGC,or ANACS for grading.Nice find !
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plantlouse, can you get a closer picture of the designers initials? That would be a key indicator.

If the initials match those of a regular '93-'08, you have a Close AM.
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