Can someone help please? Is this a 2000 wide AM penny? If so what is the estimated value?

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2000 is the least rare
I want to share this webpage with you - http://www.lincolncentresource.com/wideams.html

 

The first and rarest of the varieties is the 1992 and 1992D Close AM.
The next rarest is the 1998S and 1999S Proof Strike Close AM variety.
The third and final variety is the 1998, 1999, and 2000 Wide AM, with the 1999 being the rarest, then 1998, and finally the 2000.

The simplest and most obvious way to tell the two apart is to first look at a known Wide AM (1959-1991), and compare it with a known Close AM (1993-1997; 2001-2008) with a jewelers loop or magnifying glass. A Close AM should appear to either be touching or have just enough space between the letters for a piece of paper to slide between them. The letters of the Wide AM variety will look separated and like a piece of paper will have a lot of wiggle room if slid between. After examining under a magnifying glass enough times, your eye will become accustomed to the difference, and you should be able to tell which is which with the naked eye.

 

but am i correct? im trying to learn the difference so that i can find a 1992 close AM

 

Did you look at the webpage I shared with you?
http://www.lincolncentresource.com/wideams.html

 

yes i have looked at this page several times before also..... I'm just unsure because i am new to collecting

 

It is a WAM. As others have said, it is the least rare and least valuable. I've found close to 70 of them in my searches.