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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Burgess, post: 4897370, member: 105098&quot;]considering usa coin book has the below as a listing and it doesn&#039;t exist, I have to believe they shouldn&#039;t be trusted at all for anything. LOL I mean they actually have a picture of something rumored to exist that&#039;s never been authenticated. it&#039;s like they believe in bigfoot or something!</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="6"><b>1996 Lincoln Memorial Cent : Wide AM</b></font></p><p><font size="5"><b>Copper Plated Zinc Penny</b></font></p><p>Mintage: N/A</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Minted at: philadelphia (no mint mark)</p><p><br /></p><p>Designer - Engraver: Frank Gasparro</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Metal Composition: 97.5% Zinc - 2.5% Copper after 1982</p><p><br /></p><p>Diameter: 19 mm</p><p>&nbsp;</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/1996-wide-am-lincoln-memorial-cent.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.usacoinbook.com/us-coins/1996-wide-am-lincoln-memorial-cent.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://www.usacoinbook.com/us-coins/600/1996-wide-am-lincoln-memorial-cent.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p>The US Mint produced two major varieties of the 1996 Lincoln Memorial Cent (Penny). The most common variety for 1996 is the close &quot;AM&quot; variety. Although the one shown above is the rarer wide &quot;AM&quot; variety.</p><p><br /></p><p>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 is 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></p><p>Coin Value Chart: Typical Coin Prices, Values and Worth in USD based on Grade/Condition</p><p><b>Good</b></p><p><b>(G-4)</b> <b>Very Good</b></p><p><b>(VG-8)</b> <b>Fine</b></p><p><b>(F-12)</b> <b>Very Fine</b></p><p><b>(VF-20)</b> <b>Extremely Fine</b></p><p><b>(EF-40)</b> <b>About Uncirculated</b></p><p><b>(AU-50)</b> <b>Uncirculated</b></p><p><b>(MS-60)</b> <b>Uncirculated</b></p><p><b>(MS-65)</b> <b>Proof</b></p><p><b>(PR-65)</b></p><p>they don&#039;t list any values of course.</p><p><br /></p><p>Link to the page, but I copy/pasted because I know a lot of folks don&#039;t like links on here.</p><p><a href="https://www.usacoinbook.com/coins/5681/small-cents/lincoln-memorial-cent/1996-P/wide-am/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.usacoinbook.com/coins/5681/small-cents/lincoln-memorial-cent/1996-P/wide-am/" rel="nofollow">https://www.usacoinbook.com/coins/5681/small-cents/lincoln-memorial-cent/1996-P/wide-am/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>my opinion that site is a joke.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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