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    1995P wide AM

    After scoping nearly 15,000 lincolns from bank rolls, I believe I may have found a 1995P wide AM.The obverse is a good strike but he reverse is somewhat weak. The condition of the coin overall may be rated F-VF mostly for detail. there are some circulation stains. the initials have a strong F and a weak G, but not weak enough to avoid identifying the initials favorably.

    I have not been able to find popiulation or scarcity information. Will someone please enlighten me, I looked in Vista and Linc cent resources

    many thanks for your interest
    Last edited by GKoehl; 07-05-2011, 11:18 PM.
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    There have been no reported WAMs for the year 1995 on the reverse of a Lincoln cent. The separation between the A and the M of AMERICA may be caused by polishing or intentional abrading of that die to a point where the separation appears to be a WAM.

    However, if you are confident that it is a new RDV, you should send it to one of the variety experts for verification.

    BJ Neff
    Member of: ANA, CCC, CONECA, Fly-in-club, FUN, NLG & T.E.V.E.C.

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    • #3
      1955P WAM

      Thanks for your advice and prompt response. The space between A & M is about as wide as the widest serif of either the A or M. Moreover, I cannot fully identify the initials although the G does appear to have a lower line going south but debris is surrounding the G so I cannot see it fully

      Is there anyone locally (Dallas) you recommend? I would appreciate your emailing me with a name and phone number. Thanks again

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      • #4
        The best way to tell if its a wide AM with wear and tear obscuring the area is to make sure the M is centered between the A and E. Close AM's don't always touch and can even have a minor gap between them. The south west corner of the M should be of equal distance from the southeast corner of the A and the north west corner of the E. I had this issue with the 1996 wide AM. I thought I had a hoard of 30 but ended up with just 1 that is legit so far awaiting slabbing. Good luck for sure!

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        • #5
          1995P WAM

          ZAGNUT....much appreciate your effort to identify WAM; however, I have difficulty making any comparison before I checked the penny. Is there a measurement missing from your formula? I cannot see any comparison of the distance between the space of the A and the M (SE and SW) and the distance between A and E. the A and M are both on the south side of the coin tha the A and E are top and bottom of the coin respectively.
          It's late and I'm probablly not understnding how this comparisson is done so I will try again after some ZZZZZZZZ. I intend to send the penny to a CONECA inspector before the end of next week.
          Last edited by GKoehl; 07-16-2011, 01:07 AM.

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          • #6
            Since you are in the Dallas area, James Wiles is the person to contact concerning this coin. I believe he is right outside Dallas.

            BJ Neff
            Member of: ANA, CCC, CONECA, Fly-in-club, FUN, NLG & T.E.V.E.C.

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            • #7
              Don't forget the FG (the designer's initials) are different between RDV-006 and 007, so that should be the next area checked on your '95. Here is my comparison illustration of RDV-005, 006 and 007 that might help:

              Jason Cuvelier

              CONECA
              Lead attributer

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              • #8
                1995P WAM

                Many thanaks for the photos of wam wide and close. I will be submitting my penny wihin the next few days. It appears my reply to zagnut did not get through. I will have to resend....we could not use his recommendation since we could not make the instructions work.

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by GKoehl View Post
                  Many thanaks for the photos of wam wide and close. I will be submitting my penny wihin the next few days. It appears my reply to zagnut did not get through. I will have to resend....we could not use his recommendation since we could not make the instructions work.
                  IMHO I would suggest sending it to an attributer such as Wiles, Wexler, Potter or Crawford as opposed to a TPG - if that is what you had in mind. They'll charge much less, do write ups and make it legit quickly, then you'd be able to send it to PCGS as a discovery coin knowing the fees won't be wasted if you are incorrect.
                  Jason Cuvelier

                  CONECA
                  Lead attributer

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                  • #10
                    The best person that would attribute your coin/s and have it back in the mail to you asap,that I know of is, Bill Crawford!!! I usually send to Billy then branch out to the other guys.


                    Mikee
                    Still the best "Nickel Trail Die Hunter". 2013 ((MIKEE)) T.Davis

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                    • #11
                      195P WAM

                      Thanks for advice....I HAVE A LOT OF RESPECT FOR BILLY G'S WORK; I WILL REQUEST HIS SERVICE

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