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New Member
United States
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Hello everyone, This cent looks different than others 1968 coins seen on ebay or so.. AM in AMERICA seem to be almost touching. FG markings seem to be regular as "wide" type "AMERICA" cent should have.. Is it possible that FG markings aren't always a good indicator of wide or Close AM's? Is it possible that this is the firt Close AM 1968 coin? What do you think? Your opinion is appreciated. Thanks 
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Valued Member
United States
77 Posts |
To me it looks like a Wide AM from this distance. A Closer More focused shot on the AM would prob. get you some quick for sure responses |
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New Member
 United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
737 Posts |
Can't really tell, but it looks like the space between the "AM" is the same as the "ME".
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4132 Posts |
I'd need to see a side-by-side with a "normal" 1968.
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New Member
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4778 Posts |
I'm pretty sure I see the Wide AM in that last pic |
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Valued Member
United States
77 Posts |
yeah clearly a Wide AM to me. Close AM are REALLY close, you wont see the gap between the two. I have read somewhere that on late stage strikes the AM can look a little more apart. So checking the FG is a backup guide |
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Pillar of the Community
Egypt
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I think its a Wide AM and  to CC forum  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
744 Posts |
I think what you are seeing is die wear creating what appears to be a closer "AM". Lets say you have a hammer out of your tool box that has a letters, lets say an "A" incused in the hammer..... the first 1,000 times you smack a planchet with it, your strike would nice, sharp..... smack 1,000,000 or so planchets, the sharp edges of your hammer have start to flatten out to a condition you see on your coin..... does this make sense ? |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Close AM's didn't start till 1993. The M is centered and not off to the left. So touching or not is not the issue for a Close AM. It is the location of the M that makes the difference. Centered Wide AM. To the left, Close AM. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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You cannot compare a 1960s coin to a 1990s coin, they have completely different reverse(and obverse) hub designs.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7629 Posts |
The ONLY thing you can use to determine hub design changes for ANY coin is another coin of the same year, same issue. Find any 1968 cent that's significantly different from the one you just posted, and you may have a find.
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Philippines
606 Posts |
Wide AM as there is a gap in between the A and the M. The lower left serif of the M that tends to connect with that of A could be a DD as there is no serif at the lower right leg of the M.
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