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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;paddyman98, post: 2982969, member: 44615&quot;]Hi all,</p><p>Nothing major today. I just acquired this 1 Cent 2000 Wide &quot;AM&quot; or as it is known as... a WAM!</p><p>Honestly I never bothered with WAM&#039;s or CAM&#039;s but thought it wouldn&#039;t hurt to own one.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]734145[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]734146[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is some information on the Cent I have -</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="6"><b>2000 Lincoln Memorial Cent Small Cents : Wide AM</b></font></p><p><font size="5"><b>Copper Plated Zinc Penny</b></font></p><p>Mintage: N/A</p><p>Minted at: <a href="https://www.usacoinbook.com/encyclopedia/coin-mints/philadelphia/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.usacoinbook.com/encyclopedia/coin-mints/philadelphia/" rel="nofollow">Philadelphia</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Designer - Engraver: <a href="https://www.usacoinbook.com/encyclopedia/coin-designers/frank-gasparro/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.usacoinbook.com/encyclopedia/coin-designers/frank-gasparro/" rel="nofollow">Frank Gasparro</a></p><p>Metal Composition: 97.5% Zinc - 2.5% Copper after 1982</p><p><br /></p><p>Diameter: 19 mm</p><p>Mass / Weight: 2.5 grams</p><p><br /></p><p>What this coin looks like (obverse, reverse, mint mark location, special features, etc.):</p><p><a href="https://www.usacoinbook.com/us-coins/2000-wide-am-lincoln-memorial-cent.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.usacoinbook.com/us-coins/2000-wide-am-lincoln-memorial-cent.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://www.usacoinbook.com/us-coins/600/2000-wide-am-lincoln-memorial-cent.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p>The US Mint produced two major varieties of the 2000 Lincoln Memorial Cent (Penny). The most common variety for 2000 is the close &quot;AM&quot; variety. Although the one shown above is the rarer wide &quot;AM&quot; variety for this year.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the word &quot;AMERICA&quot; on the reverse of the coin: The close &quot;AM&quot; meant that the letters &quot;A&quot; and &quot;M&quot; were very close and almost touching while the wide &quot;AM&quot; had the two letters separated much more. In Addition: The initials &quot;FG&quot; was closer to the Lincoln Memorial Building on the wide &quot;AM&quot; variety and it was further away on the close &quot;AM&quot; variety. The difference between the close &quot;AM&quot; and wide &quot;AM&quot; varieties are shown in the example image below. Click the image to enlarge:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.usacoinbook.com/us-coins/wide-am-vs-close-am-lincoln-memorial-cent.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.usacoinbook.com/us-coins/wide-am-vs-close-am-lincoln-memorial-cent.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://www.usacoinbook.com/us-coins/600/wide-am-vs-close-am-lincoln-memorial-cent.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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