1992 Close AM Found!!!

I don't think that is a close am.

 

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Sorry, but it isn't a close AM. Remember how a few posts ago, Merc Crazy talked about Wide, Mid, and Close AM's? Your's looks like a Mid AM. See the space?:

 

Ahhh, I found out why it looks like a cam. There is a blob of something in between the A and M, making it look like a cam.:/ I got my hopes up too much, I guess i just didn't notice? Oh well sorry for the false alarm everybody.

 

I've done this many a time. It seems that 1992's consistantly have annoying stuff in between the letters making them look closer.

 

Sorry, BUT TRY NEXT TIME. IS NOT A CLOSE AM.

 

Justinhoward...Like Lincolncent said, I too have been deceived by that first naked eye look at these. This really underscores the need for a good loupe if you are going to search for varieties. They can be picked up relatively cheap.

 

Nope because my pictures are not much better. You can search for threads about photography by lehigh96 or diffused lighting to learn more than I know.

 

That's too bad JustinHoward, it would've been neat to see a fellow CTer discover the 4th 1992 Close AM; next time pray harder in church

-LTB

 

One of the three known was discovered by a CT'er.

Get yourself a loupe, 10x-15x should be good enough to examine possible CAM's and WAM's further.

 

I increased the magnification on the center pic a bunch, and It does not look like a CAM to me. A better pic would be nice, but the CAM should look just like the reverse of a 1993. This is a transition coin and the CAMs were minted with the 93 reverse dies, Same as the 1988 RDV 006 (reverse 89). So the easiest way to tell is just compare it to the year coin the die was intended for. IMHO

gary

 

Keep looking. I found this last year in a roll, and to date ANACS only shows 2 AU55 and 1 AU40. PCGS and NGC haven't even't recognized the variety. I have been told be experts that these are "EXTREMLY RARE"/

My 1988 D reverse 89.

gary

 

Looks like a normal 1992 LMC. The A and M spacing is too far apart from each other to be a close AM. Keep on tryin'.