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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;LaCointessa, post: 2910784, member: 87186&quot;]Hi [USER=90114]@Cecelia Valverde[/USER].</p><p><br /></p><p>Before I look at these &quot;AM&quot; years to decide whether what I have is &#039;normal&#039; or &#039;unusual&#039; in terms of AM, I repeat the rule to myself to get it clear in my mind. (I usually set those AM years aside as I am reviewing lots of cents and review them all at once). But even if I were trying to determine one lonely 1991 or 2000 US cent in terms of AM, I would think to myself, for instance, (for year 1991): &quot;A normal 1991 cent should have a wide AM so if this one has a near AM I have something unusual.&quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>It also helps me to have handy a page which contains clear notes about what is NORMAL for a coin. I find it easier to remember what is usual or normal and then compare my coin against <i>that</i>.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t know if that helps you at all. I hope it does.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Oh! And yes, &quot;Reverse&quot; is the &#039;tails&#039; side of the coin. &quot;Obverse&quot; is the &#039;heads&#039; side of the coin. I thought you were trying to figure out how to apply the wide/near AM rule. Sorry. Anyway, perhaps my explanation may help you somehow.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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