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Message:: [QUOTE="JeffC, post: 5299106, member: 90913"]No.  The "A" and "M" do not touch.  I used to scrutinize how closely spaced these two letters were and it took a lot of squinting!  Then I learned a much faster way to tell right away, right here on CoinTalk and it's almost effortless.  You don't even need a magnifying glass.  Just look at it from a few inches away. If this was a close AM, the "M" would be much closer to the "A" than the "E".  In yours, the "M" is right smack in the middle between the "A" and "E".  Here's a pic of what I mean.  In the lower one, see how "off center" the "M" is? It favors the "A".  In the top one, the "M" is nicely placed right between the "A" and the "E". <img src="https://www.usacoinbook.com/us-coins/wide-am-vs-close-am-lincoln-memorial-cent.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]