1992 close AM cent

That is a nice description of the importance of the initials when ID'ing a ' CLOSE ' or ' WIDE' am cent. I wonder how many ' AM or A M ' 's were missed because only the spacing of them was used to ID the cent? 1992's especially. I've had many close calls that caused me to jump out of my chair.

 

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Yep I have had some close calls and I didn'tknow about the initials I will have to check those to varify. I don't know why I am concerned about finding the CLAM when I search about 500 to 1250 cents a week and have yet to find a WAM. It is funny too because living in Texas I get mostly D mint coins right, but for '92's I get more P's and for '98, '99, and '00 it is back to D's as usual. I am not quiting the hunt I figure the laws of averages will land me a WAM, as far as the CALM well I am not holding my breath.

 

1992 cam

Congrats on the find!!! I think we all can say we are looking for this one... I thought I had one this past week..looking closer I find that it is not..awww but I will keep looking for one...or two..lol I live in South Alabama...so maybe that's where the rest of them are..ha..Used to live in CT...right close to Gales Ferry. Beautiful place to live and nice people. Congrats again!:hail:

 

Hey Kent, then a '92-d' is very possible for you to find. I'd stand on my head, spit nickles, and whistle Dixie backwords for one. It's strange, I just started coin collecting(1 1/2 yrs.) and right in the beginning I found my ms65 '99' wam. I still consider myself a novice and a very, very lucky one at that. So keep searching. I think the best finds come after a month or two drought. Also here in the Northeast there seems to be more of a prevalence in the AM varieties. zeke

 

congrats

 

Disregard

 

Just got the coin back from PCGS today with the correct designation. They even threw in a free slab holder to keep it in :smile. Based on my computer accumen(not sure if I actually attached anything):computer: I will add the number off the slab 412710.62/15668957

Kie

 

can you post a pick of the reverse please, and nice find, a true needle in the haystack

 

Thanks. Here is the reverse

 

Thats nice. Hope you keep it in a security box at your bank. Seems to be alot of posts about coin thefts.

 

1992 closeAM

Yea for you! Like someone mentioned,...a needle in a haystack. I have been looking, and looking and looking and looking.......and I will keep looking, and looking...congrats on the great find!
Michelle

 

I am new to this so any help on to identify would be great.
I believe I have a close AM on this 1992 no mint mark. Photo not great (took with iPhone).
Thanks

 

amazing lmao i never knew that minor things like that would make a coin so valuable... i guess i need to get a magnifying glass

 

Doesn't look like a CAM to me, but I can't be sure without better pictures.

I've probably looked at a few thousand 1992's with no CAM to show for it... a true rarity.

 

You may be right - clearly I'm no coin expert

You may be right - clearly I'm no coin expert however I have compared side by side to
Other 92's and clearly space difference.
I cant tell a difference to the 1996.

I probably need an expert to evaluate.
Thank you for your comments.

 

Dirt and other types of spotted/streaky discoloration like that can fool you. I'd know, swore I had a 1992 CAM until I checked it out under a 15x loupe. The "A" on yours doesn't look quite right to me.

I should add the true tell on WAM's and CAM's is the designers initials, and yours seem to be obscured. Your iPhone, without any kind of magnifier, won't take a clear enough picture of them for us to be able to distinguish, anyway.

 

92 am

I do have a 10x loop however the coin has some build up due to age & elements etc. I don't know that much about coin collecting do's and don'ts therefore stuck at this point.

 

andy, do you have any idea what the 1992 D close AM's or worth? yes, yes i have one!! i've never had a coin graded or slabbed before and i don't know what to do/where to go with it.. any suggestions?

 

That looks like a normal 1992 WAM to me.

 

Depends on condition, but nice, mint-state CAM's are worth $1k+