Close "AM" in "AMERICA". Just as you abbreviated "Wide 'AM'" as "WAM", "Close 'AM'" is often abbreviated as "CAM".
Questions: I've been though about 20 rolls: should I have found a wam or another double die? How do you take "good pictures of coins" I have a 16 megapix camera do i really need a magnifying glass?
A, you may find one you may not, the luck of da draw, yes, a magnifing glass will clear it up, and get close In, I have an iPad that has a bad camera but It works
Your first photos are fine - I guess "thecoin" just doesn't have 20/20 vision. Both the 1998 and 2000 "Wide AM" varieties are relatively common but can be elusive when searching through bank rolls, so don't get discouraged. The 1999 WAM is much scarcer, but depending on how lucky you are, finding one in a bank roll is still possible. It's always been pretty easy for me to spot WAMs with the naked eye, but if your vision is lacking, a 10x-16x loupe would be best.
Just to clarify what a WAM looks like. Found this one in a roll. Most are not this shiny but they are out there. Keep up the hunt.
a different coin and what i think is alot better photo. If this isnt one what is the main thing to look for to find a WAM
If you think you have a WAM, a good way to check it is to look at the designers initials. Compare your image is on the left (b/w) and the one submitted later on the right. Notice the gap in the initials on your image and the one submitted later.
I hope this doesn't discourage you, but I have been through boxes and boxes of cents over the last three years and have found only two WAMs (both the more common 1998). So "No," you should not have found one in a mere 20 rolls. It could be hundreds and hundreds of rolls before you get one. (Of course, you could get lucky and find one in your next roll). Andy by the way, a WAM is not a doubled die, it is a mule (the obverse and reverse were not supposed to be paired). Doubled dies (not "double die") are perhaps harder to find. But is it great fun....good luck!!!
