This Post of mine should be Re-Named " Brain Fart of the Week" I know that the 2000 P Wide "AM" Reverse is a Variety be it not real rare one, but a variety just the same I was wondering if the 2000 D with the Wide "AM" reverse was a variety or the normal reverse for the Denver mint that year. Tried looking around the net first (CooperCoins, Lincoln Cent Resource) and saw no reference to it. Just trying to find out before breaking out the camera to take shots of this rather beat up 2000 D Thanks Terry
Some quick shots, There is some post mint damage just below the "AM" Does not touch the "AM". and the spacing distance between the designers initials and the base of the memorial match the distance diagnostics on the Lincoln Cent resource web site for the Wide "AM' reverse. Terry
Stewart, Unfortunately it's not a WAM. I think the little space you are seeing between the A&M are from the damage the coin has incurred. Also the initials aren't the correct font or spacing. Great photos BTW. Thanks, Jody
Thank You Jody, Thank you for the compliments on the shots. I thought the chances were slim to none. But you know how us collectors are when the adrenalin starts flowing. It is very good for us to have this place to bounce things off of to help keep things balanced and from going off the deep end:goofer: Thanks Again Terry
I definitely know how it is. I have to get second opinions to calm my adrenaline all the time. I personally have a lot of false alarms, but hey, it's better than passing up on something that might be really rare.
It's not the touching of the A&M that makes it a close AM. Die wear can make theses devices touch in later die states. The wide AM is more noted with the letters AMER centered. The close AM looks like it says AM ERICA (Space intended)
Coop Thank you for the picture. Now I know what happened. When on the Lincoln Cent Resource I was looking at the shots they have and for some reason I associated the designers initials widely spaced from the base of the Memorial as the Wide "AM" diagnostic. I had it exactly backwards Thanks Again Terry
It would be almost impossible for there to be a WAM from the Denver mint after about 1997. By then the Denver die shop was in full operation and they were making all of their own dies. This means that the Master hub would be made in Philadelphia and shipped to Denver. They would most likely only receive one master hub each year. Philadelphia would only make three rev master hubs two close AM, one for Denver and one for Philadelphia, and one wide AM to make the proof dies for San Francisco. If the wide AM master hub was shipped to Denver then ALL of the Denver cents would be WAM that year. Since Philadelphia did not ship any dies to Denver after 1997 they would not have shipped them any WAM dies from the proof hub.
Hello cm I've been collecting coins for about eight years now n i have a 200 d penny that has a wide am n would like to share some pictures
