I believe it's the 2000 Philly (no mint mark) cent that comes in wide (rarer) and close AM (common), not the 2000-D. Experts on the subject will weigh in.
After 1996 I don't believe it would even be possible to have a Close AM from Denver. In THEORY between 1994 to 96 the Philadelphia mint could have shipped them a rev die hubbed from the proof master hub (but none are known), after 1996 withthe Denver mint making their own dies Philadelphia would have had to ship them the proof master hub by mistake. Since there is only one of those I don't think it would get shipper anywhere. And if they did, then ALL the Denver cents would have come from that Master Hub and ALL of them would have been Close AM's. I think we would have noticed that by now.
Close AM with some die polishing that make them a little separated. The determining factor is the space between the M and E. A wide AM these two areas would be evenly spaced.
As per the LCR the order of these goes from rarest, to most common. 1. 1992 Close AM 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
Thank you for the information, makes sense, next step have it graded and see where it goes from there.
There is no variety for the 2000-D it's a penny. There's nothing to grade. Even if it was a 2000 Philly Wide AM, it's not worth grading, as that type is the least rare. If this 2000-D were a "discovery coin", the first ever wide AM (I think they are all close) then that would be something.
I didn't see the posts after conder101, they all came in at once and then mine, but no after reading the rest of the post I won't be having it graded
The late 90's you are looking for wide AM. the 92's you are looking for Close AM, although some may pop up in the future. They are the most rare. 10 or so examples of each.
You have to remember a few things when you are questioning if you want to have something graded. Is it worth it? Couple things with that..... Is it sentimental to you enough to pay the grading fee to have it encapsulated. If you are going down the other road, you have to figure out if it is going to be worthwhile, monetarily, to have it graded. Can you sell it for more than it cost to purchase the coin and have it graded. Lots of things to consider other than this as well. The short list. I found a 2000 Wide AM and let it go for around $15 I think. Hard to find but not uncommon enough to cause a monetary windfall (unless you find an MS70 grade)
