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Jaymon74 Pillar of the Community United States 844 Posts	Posted 01/09/2011 11:24 pm Hi all! I'm wondering if anyone could show me what a Wide AM and Close AM small cent looks like? I'm seeing in "The Official Blue Book" (68th Edition 2011 pgs. 62, 63) that years 1996, 1998,1999 and 2000 has a possible " Wide AM" and years 1992,1992D, and 1999S has a possible " Close AM" Thanks for the help in advance! Report this Post to the Staff

Scooby Due Pillar of the Community United States 4000 Posts	Posted 01/09/2011 11:44 pm http://varietyvista.com/Lincoln%20C...0Changes.htm is a great site to look at all reverse designs. The 1996 is still in debate as to whether it exists or not, but you should check all coins for any varieties, not just ones isolated to a "list". You might just have one that hasn't been discovered yet if you have "tunnel vision". The prevailing diagnostic on the close and Wide AM varieties are the designers initals to the right of the Memorial. Edited by Scooby Due 01/09/2011 11:45 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Jaymon74 Pillar of the Community United States 844 Posts	Posted 01/10/2011 12:06 am Another link added to favorites! Thanks Scooby Due! Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 01/10/2011 12:30 am Be aware that to date not one single example of a 1996 Wide AM has been verified. Only one example was known and it mysteriously disappeared before it could be verified bymore than one single source, and another has never surfaced. Missing in your list is a rare proof Close AM - the 1998S. Report this Post to the Staff
Jaymon74 Pillar of the Community United States 844 Posts	Posted 01/10/2011 12:27 pm So are these considered an error coin? If so, why aren't they worth considerably more than what they are listed as? Report this Post to the Staff
ebm Valued Member United States 117 Posts	Posted 01/10/2011 1:11 pm Quote: So are these considered an error coin? No. They are considered varieties. There is a distinction. Errors are usually one time instances of a mishap in production. A variety is a change that impacts many coins. Report this Post to the Staff
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