Can someone please help me out here? Is this a wide AM?

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  1. Michael Hickman

    Michael Hickman New Member

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  3. ken454

    ken454 Well-Known Member

    looks to have a close "fg", going by third pic, so yes to wide AM.....
     
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  4. hotwheelsearl

    hotwheelsearl Well-Known Member

    Sure looks like it
     
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  5. Idries Pappas

    Idries Pappas Well-Known Member

    It sure looks like it to me.

    I have made two cropped and enhanced images from one of your photos.

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    The FG is close to Lincoln memorial, and the A and M are wide.


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  6. Cheech9712

    Cheech9712 Every thing is a guess

  7. Conder101

    Conder101 Numismatist

    You are now the proud owner of a 1998 WAM cent.
     
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  8. Michael Hickman

    Michael Hickman New Member

    Ok thank you all I appreciate your time
     
  9. Seattlite86

    Seattlite86 Outspoken Member

    Congrats on finding a WAM!
     
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  10. Dave363

    Dave363 Well-Known Member

    Welcome to Cointalk
    It appears to be a WAM I still haven't ever found one in the wild. (Congrats)
    Dave
     
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  12. Michael Hickman

    Michael Hickman New Member

    Thanks
     
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  14. Dillan

    Dillan The sky is the limit !

    Great Find!! Welcome to Coin Talk. Keep them coming ! Dillan
     
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  15. Cochisz

    Cochisz Chief coin collector

    Great find, wonder how many are still out there?
     
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  16. JeffC

    JeffC Go explore something and think a happy thought!

    Wow, this is why I wish I had more time to read more threads from CoinTalk in my daily email. I've never even heard of or knew about Wide AMs. So, out of curiosity, I went to check my Littleton Memorial Cent album (collected from loose change at Walmart), and my 1998 might be a WAM? But the FG doesn't seem really close to the Memorial as mentioned by Idries Pappas. See photos.

    Two questions:
    1. Does it have to meet both conditions to be a WAM?
    2. Is the WAM feature unique to 1998, or does it apply to other years as well?

    Thanks.
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  17. *coins

    *coins Well-Known Member

    That looks like a WAM to me based on the photos Idries provided.
     
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  18. Dave363

    Dave363 Well-Known Member

    Yours looks like a WAM here's a pic to help you in the future also 98 99 2000.
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    Dave
     
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  19. Cheech9712

    Cheech9712 Every thing is a guess

    Yeah that a WAM. also can find 98 99 2000 Wam's. Now if you find a 92 or 92d CAM (closed A M) thats the gold mine
     
  20. JeffC

    JeffC Go explore something and think a happy thought!

    I'll add that '92 CAM to my things to look out for! Thanks.
     
  21. JeffC

    JeffC Go explore something and think a happy thought!

    Thank you for the references Dave.
     
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