Okay here we go I've had this corn for a while I know that is very rare if it was what I'm fixing to say it is I also know that I'm going to be told that it is not an opening a.m. but there's nobody on Earth that can tell me that this a and this m is touching there is a space between them and every 1996 no mint Lincoln Memorial that I have researched on and the A&M is touching on close a.m. I have seen other pennies with a tad of space and they are close am and that's probably what the converted on this is going to be but I need somebody to show me a 96 no mint Lincoln Memorial that is like this between the A&M I have not seen a 96 no mint Lincoln Memorial that is not touching besides this one I just want to thank you I know I keep putting stuff on here but I'm trying to learn and I hope I'm not irritating nobody and I'm definitely not trying to disrespect nobody I'm trying to learn as I go along thank you
So you are saying that you believe you have a 1996-P WAM cent. That would be pretty Cool to find. Your photos are not letting me make a good comparison to another coin, it's one of those need it "in hand" things I think. I can see what I think is the far FG. Ultimatly you are the one that will make the call. So all I can do is point you to this site.http://www.lincolncentresource.com/wideams.html
Yes sir I noticed this too but I also noticed some older Pennies from the 70s maybe some of the sixties where the FG is out for the also I know they don't do it like that now they make them close to the wall for the open a.m. but I do have some open am penny that or about that distance from the one than 96 is can you agree with me that they are not touching and if you need me to send some other kind of pictures I will sir I wish you was in Columbus Georgia I would bring the Lincoln Memorial to you and let you look at it again thank you and happy Memorial weekend
For example sir would you look at this 1973 open a.m. it is right beside the 1996 Lincoln Memorial coin if you would notice they're almost exactly the same distance let me know what you think thank you
Their are two good ways to distinguish the Wide AM reverse from the Close AM reverse: 1) Obviously, if there is a large space between the A and M in AMERICA you are looking at a "Wide AM". If it appears the A and M are practically touching, you are looking at a "Close AM". Be aware that there is still a space on "Close AM'' cents. It is just a smaller space. 2) The Initials FG on the reverse are further from the memorial on the "Close AM" reverse. The initials are a better diagnostic than the AM! Remember that it is opposite: A "Close AM" has wide initials, and a "Wide AM" has close initials.Don't just look at the space between the A and M. As dies deteriorate, they spread. The die may spread far enough to create what appears to be a small space between the A and M. Always look at both the AM and the initials.
Okay this is a 1964 D mint open a.m. it is on top and the bottom one is my 1996 on the reverse side you can see that the 64 open am is quite little bit further out than my 96 is
Yes I understand that like I mentioned when I first posted it I have seen the open am with a slight space between them but then again I have not found a 1996 no mint Lincoln Memorial coin where the A and the m is obviously on top of each other I understand that that is not going to be what I wanted to be and it makes sense about you saying about the deterioration of the coins but if you were look at it the m is going down for a little bit I wish you could see the coin in and hold it I know it's not going to be what I want but I know there's a space between them two between the A&M I appreciate it thank you very much for helping me I'm not going she totally just guard this coin and put it away ladder scoring for about 3 months now bet 1964 D mint penny the FG is right there with this 96 is do you agree with that there's not I understand but again thank you so much for helping me I appreciate it I'm a keep on trying sir until I find one again thank you very much your knowledge is very helpful for me and I do appreciate it
I do the voice talk on here because I'm lazy so I just seen where I said idiot I was calling myself an idiot I will never disrespect you or anyone like that
Nice photos, thanks. The bottom coin has a wide FG which means it is a "Close AM". Keep looking, and have fun with it.
Ty can you tell me why the 64 FG is the way it is is that the way they made them back then all I'm trying to do is learn here I appreciate you thank you if you just answer one more question for you please
you have a normal cent... the only dates that the wide or close am matters are as follows, 1. 1992 Close AM - extremely rare 2. 1992 D Close AM 3. 1998 S Close AM 4. 1999 S Close AM 5. 1999 Wide AM 6. 1998 Wide AM 7. 2000 Wide AM - least rare http://www.lincolncentresource.com/wideams.html
So this 1996 wide am Lincoln Memorial Cent does not matter am I correct when I say that cuz I got said I'm just learning I'm just starting this thing I don't know nothing about coins so I'm trying to learn as you go along if this really does not mean anything then I need to know now and move on thank you sir
Please don't take offence, but I had a hard time reading this, and trying to figure out what you were saying/asking. I think you would be better off typing rather than using voice activation. Punctuation would help.
