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<p>[QUOTE="Spark1951, post: 3013537, member: 90692"]Willy, remember from your other post about this same coin?...that you needed a clean, clear close-up of the designers initials?...that you needed to get a usb microscope because your phone cam wasn't getting the job done?...that you were advised to use a loupe for better accuracy but that you can't take pictures with one? </p><p><br /></p><p>If it took a hit or has a plating blister issue, as ken454 showed you, then <b><i>it isn't a Reverse of '89.</i></b></p><p>A close-up would tell everyone.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Cherrypickers Guide also uses the "Wide AM" terminology incorrectly and confusingly for this coin. Ken454 was correct, all Lincoln Memorial Cents (LMC) 1959 to 1992 have a wide am reverse, there is no reason for the CPG to use the term "Wide AM" but they do.</p><p><br /></p><p>But in Dec. 1988, or so, the mint ran out of the old design reverse working dies and some anonymous mint employee goober grabbed a new design working die to finish off a run. </p><p><br /></p><p>Thus, the 1988 Reverse of '89 was created. This is not an error. It is called a <b><i>variety.</i></b></p><p><b><i><br /></i></b></p><p>I hope this clears up any remaining confusion you had. Please provide the forum with a in-focus close-up of the designers initials and we can all find out. There are other markers used, but the FG distinctions are easiest for me.</p><p><br /></p><p>Spark[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Spark1951, post: 3013537, member: 90692"]Willy, remember from your other post about this same coin?...that you needed a clean, clear close-up of the designers initials?...that you needed to get a usb microscope because your phone cam wasn't getting the job done?...that you were advised to use a loupe for better accuracy but that you can't take pictures with one? If it took a hit or has a plating blister issue, as ken454 showed you, then [B][I]it isn't a Reverse of '89.[/I][/B] A close-up would tell everyone. The Cherrypickers Guide also uses the "Wide AM" terminology incorrectly and confusingly for this coin. Ken454 was correct, all Lincoln Memorial Cents (LMC) 1959 to 1992 have a wide am reverse, there is no reason for the CPG to use the term "Wide AM" but they do. But in Dec. 1988, or so, the mint ran out of the old design reverse working dies and some anonymous mint employee goober grabbed a new design working die to finish off a run. Thus, the 1988 Reverse of '89 was created. This is not an error. It is called a [B][I]variety. [/I][/B] I hope this clears up any remaining confusion you had. Please provide the forum with a in-focus close-up of the designers initials and we can all find out. There are other markers used, but the FG distinctions are easiest for me. Spark[/QUOTE]
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