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Valued Member
Canada
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Hi! Today I found this 1992 Close AM penny. no mint mark, is this scarce? if so what is the value? *** Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. ***  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Are you sure? The picture is blurry, an you post a close-up? It's an extremely rare variety, only five known if I'm not mistaken.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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from wht I can tell, it is not a Close AM |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Definitely need clearer photos. These can be deceiving at times.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Doesn't look close with picture you put up. A close up picture will be required to help you.
Also the initials on a CAM are further from the monument yours looks awful close.
Edited by rocktowngal
06/10/2012 7:07 pm
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Valued Member
 Canada
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I tried my best with the photos :S...    these are 3 diffrent pictures. |
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United States
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Pic are a little blurry. Is the AM touching each other or is there a space in between them.
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Valued Member
Canada
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there is a slight space, however its much smaller space then other 92's.. should they be touching?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Edited by rocktowngal
06/10/2012 8:03 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Compare the position of the initials with other '92 cents and with '93 cents. If it looks like a '93, then it's a Close AM. But from the pictures I don't think it is. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Don't quit your day job yet...
the FG initials from the monument makes it look like a common 1992 penny
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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After I read this post, I went back to roll searching pennies and came across 4 1992 pennies from Philadelphia that to my untrained eye appear to be Close AM candidates. However, before I try to find my camera to take some pictures and then try to learn how to post pictures let me ask a question regarding the Close AM variant. 1: Did this variant appear in 1992 pennies from Philadelphia? 2: Does the AM have to touch in order to be qualify? Of the found that I've seen only two appear to be close (within 1 or 2 mm max) the other 2 the distance is much more noticable? Any comments? (I know you'd like pictures but I don't have access to a camera this evening and the coins are not the cleanest examples that I have seen but the letters are clear and distinct.) |
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United States
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False alarm. The more that I read the reference supplied by rocktowngal the more I'm convinced that what I'm seeing is a Wide AM and not a Close AM. For a moment I thought that I had something. What convinced me that that I had an ordinary coin was the spacing for the FG initials and their close prosimity to the bushes. I guess that I'll just keep looking. This was really a good exercise for me and thanks to all who supplies information. |
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Edit: ghostrider replied while I was replying. Oh well.  Go and read this: http://lincolncentresource.com/wideams.htmlThe difference is in the initials. The wear of the die can change the positioning of the lettering so the best way to make sure is to look at the initials. To answer your questions. 1. Yes, but is is listed as extremely rare. But four in a roll could happen. I mean after all, they estimate about a million could have been minted. 2. No, but you need to check the initials. I only say this because I have read several other posts where someone thought they had a 1992 CAM but it turned out to not be one. It takes a little while but once you have seen enough of them the design is really different if you know where to look. Edited by allranger
06/11/2012 12:31 am
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Valued Member
Canada
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the penny I have has no mint mark. also compare to 7 other 1992's the am is wider then this penny. |
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United States
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Okay forget about the AM for now. Check the initials. Are they close to the monument or are they further away from the monument. Go here http://lincolncentresource.com/wideams.html and scroll down the page a little for the pictures. This is what you need to check right now. |
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Posted 06/10/2012 6:53 pm
