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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lon Chaney, post: 1413560, member: 29844&quot;]Well, I&#039;ll answer both sets of questions.&nbsp; WAMs and CAMs are Wide AM and Close AM.&nbsp; Those are fairly easy to see without magnification, and I don&#039;t need a loupe to tell the difference.&nbsp; The other variety you may be looking for is the 1988 reverse of &#039;89.&nbsp; You&#039;ll likely need a loupe for that one, but I don&#039;t check for those.</p><p><br /></p><p>And regarding the &quot;face up cents.&quot;&nbsp; I like to run through a box quickly.&nbsp; I open two rolls at a time, and dump them on the table under my desk lamp.&nbsp; If a cent is on my table showing a memorial, 2009, or shield reverse, they go straight into the bag.&nbsp; I don&#039;t flip them over (unless it&#039;s a proof, but that&#039;s only happened once).&nbsp; Don&#039;t save those copper ones, don&#039;t check those ones for varieties.&nbsp; If I see ol&#039; Honest Abe showing his face, I&#039;ll check the date, save the coppers, check 98/99/00 for WAMs, check 92&#039;s for CAMs, and of course look for wheaties and such.&nbsp; Also, if I see something that looks BU, I&#039;ll give it a closer look.</p><p><br /></p><p>I may miss some WAMs, possibly, with this method.&nbsp; But I save a <i>lot</i> of time per box by not flipping over the every cent.&nbsp; Worth it, in my book.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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