1999 Lincoln cent with a 6 under date

Hi all! very new guy here. I have a 1999 penny with a number 6 under the date I wish to post for some your consideration. I know it's rough but any info would be great.

 

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The One that you have is WIDE AM of 1999 Lincoln cent..

 

That is not a wide AM, but a close AM. OP, it appears to be PMD.

 

Consider the source.

 

CLOSE AM? How come? The A with a space with M , Close when A is Touching the M. Did you ever see the GAP between A & M? Yes the coin is heavy Circulated worse one too.

 

The coin is not a wide AM and is damaged.

 

Yes YOu are Right, the coin is 1999 Liconl cent and heavy circulated.

 

Also heavily corroded and peeling

 

The OP is telling us the Six under? But look I do not see it? have anyone see the number 6 six?

 

A tiny gap is meaningless, and has nothing to do with being a wide AM or not. The term "wide AM" is used more to identify the die variety than the spacing itself. Trying to help the OP was noble, but this type of misinformation can cause more harm than good, especially with what would be a rather valuable variety. Why possibly get someone's hopes up or even make them think they have a coin worth hundreds to thousands of times what it really is because an assumption was stated as a fact. How many times have we seen someone insist their coin is worth insane money when in reality, its value nowhere near what they want to believe?

The supposed "6" is nothing more than corrosion located below the last nine.

 

Maybe OP meant that the coin was found 'six feet under'? :devil:

 

Yes, the "6" is an area of discoloration or beginning of corrosion. When we are looking so hard, it is common to see things like that. Good eyes to even see it. Welcome to the forum!

Jim

 

Thanks for all the responses guys and it's not quite "6 feet under" but the 6 has depth it's a dropped number, I can see it with a magnifying glass also, maybe I can try and get the lighting so you guys can see it better. But I'm not disillusioned thinking I have the find of the century, but have any of you seen one like with a number here?

 

Oh and thanks you guys are awesome! This has been a very warm welcome hopefully I can bring more things of interest.

 

some more views with no light.

 

It is really hard for me to see the number 6, But if I am going to upside down the picture this what i see triple 6661

 

I dunno......I think this is akin to folks seein' Jesus or Elvis in their Big Mac........:devil:

 

I do not think it is a dropped number, as there is no "6" anyplace else on the coin/die to drop, and it doesn't appear as the size and the shape of a upside down "9". Also the last photos do show better and my answer is still dis-coloration/beginning of corrosive process. But an interesting coin.

 

I suspect it to be underlying zinc rot. It's this type of thing that will make you see things that were really not there.

 

Thanks Guys