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Looking for verification - wide AM

Postby plus1hdcp » Fri Oct 04, 2013 7:29 pm

I'm starting to take a bit more time hand sorting and found this one today while sorting. It's a 2000 and I believe this is the wide AM variety and am looking for verification. Thank you,
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Re: Looking for verification - wide AM

Postby bman » Fri Oct 04, 2013 8:35 pm

it looks like it but need a better picture to be sure.
my old Realcent feedback thread: http://realcent.org/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=171
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Re: Looking for verification - wide AM

Postby RichardPenny43 » Fri Oct 04, 2013 10:11 pm

Looks like one to me.
Space between A M and FG is close to the memorial.
http://www.lincolncentresource.com/wideams.html

I'm sure TJCF will chime in, He's the WAM expert.
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Re: Looking for verification - wide AM

Postby plus1hdcp » Fri Oct 04, 2013 11:00 pm

RichardPenny43 wrote:Looks like one to me.
Space between A M and FG is close to the memorial.
http://www.lincolncentresource.com/wideams.html

I'm sure TJCF will chime in, He's the WAM expert.


Thanks for the link, and I too am anxious to hear from TJCF

I haven't always looked too closely at spotting these varieties and plan to slow down and check for others
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Re: Looking for verification - wide AM

Postby copperhead57 » Sat Oct 05, 2013 1:55 am

It definitely is one.

I have found several over the years, and usually get around $5.00 for them on eBay.
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Re: Looking for verification - wide AM

Postby Computer Jones » Sat Oct 05, 2013 12:55 pm

The "FG" looks close to the steps.
I think you got a WAM.
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Re: Looking for verification - wide AM

Postby TheJonasCollegeFund » Sun Oct 06, 2013 9:07 pm

Looks good but as the dies wear out, the letters seem to want to spread apart. So, as long as the gap lengths are the same distance from the "A" to the "M" as from the "M" to the "E". They must match. You can find examples that show a gap between the "A" and "M" but then the gap is twice as wide between the "M" and "E"(next letter in AMERICA). But that would be a normal coin. Don't be fooled. I was many times.
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