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Message:: [QUOTE="NPCoin, post: 565458, member: 5629"]Very nice 1998 WAM you have there! These varieties are quite easy to identify.  There is quite a bit of information out there regarding the Wide AM variety, from checking the spacing between the A and M, to the spacing of the FG from the memorial.  I have tried to get some of the copper "experts" to change their diagnosis tutorials to make it more than easy for people, but checking "spacing" seems to be the in thing. The initials (specifically the "G") is different between the two die varieties.  On the Wide AM, the "G" is contains a serif pointing inward toward the half-circle of the G and one downward like a leg, like on the one you posted.  Now, take another 1998 and look at the "G".  Notice how there is no serif pointing inward toward the semi-circle "C" part of the G.  As well, there is no downward "leg" like on the WAM. This is a very quick and very easy diagnosis (sometimes you will need a loupe) that anyone can do. As to value, it really determines how you sell it.  In the condition it is in raw, I see no reason why you shouldn't be able to get $10 for it.  More closeup pics would help in determining the actual condition of the coin. Nice find![/QUOTE]