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reupman Pillar of the Community United States 597 Posts	Posted 09/30/2011 9:02 pm * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * looks odd not as wide as my 1998 and 2000 but there is definitely a spread. thoughts? Report this Post to the Staff

penny man Pillar of the Community United States 659 Posts	Posted 09/30/2011 9:41 pm not a WAM Report this Post to the Staff
reupman Pillar of the Community United States 597 Posts	Posted 09/30/2011 9:47 pm i figured but why such a wide spread I cant find anything on it and I have not found another like it Report this Post to the Staff
Manuel Valued Member United States 163 Posts	Posted 09/30/2011 9:55 pm I think it's referred to as die wear and separation. I don't quite remember where I read it at, but it happens and causes the coin to appear to be a WAM but it isn't. Report this Post to the Staff
numismo Rest in Peace United States 3039 Posts	Posted 09/30/2011 10:52 pm Designer's initials are a diagnostic. They are close on a WAM. Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19957 Posts	Posted 10/01/2011 03:03 am Not a WAM. Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff
Ricardocody Pillar of the Community United States 1204 Posts	Posted 10/01/2011 03:15 am Keep looking ! Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 10/01/2011 05:31 am As die wear or are polished the grinding down of the surface results in the letters being further apart. One thing you can do is don't look at the separation of the A but look at the letters AME as a whole. On the Close AM the M will appear to be definitely closer to the A than the E. On the Wide AM the letters AME will appear to be evenly spaced. Report this Post to the Staff
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