Couple questions fellow coin talkers. Is this 1998 Lincoln cent a wide am? Does it have a DDR? It's most pronounced in the word America especially the e looks really cool. And the columns last one to the left or any of them, doubled? I don't want to push my luck LOL and what's it worth. Oh probably most important is the grade. And is it worth sending in? Gracias!!
@SensibleSal66 The FG doesn't look right to me, may be it's the photo or time of day. Machine doubling maybe but not a DDR.
Looks correct for a WAM to me,the (TAT) is evenly spaced as well as the (AM)and the FG is literally hugging the memorial.As if to get it certified I don't fell enough in depth to answer that,but by your pictures the coin looks flawless!!.
The coin is not flawless…the obverse has multiple areas of wear and handling smudges. The reverse is a Wide AM. But it is not a DDR…that is, as noted earlier, die deterioration coupled with yet more evidence of circulation and handling. Circulation, wear, smudges, deterioration: all are flaws. IMO, it is not worth the cost to slab. The 1998 is regarded as “uncommon” for WAM variety purposes, but not considered scarce or rare…Spark
I see now,guess I need to start wearing my glasses.So it's the 1999 that's 2nd to the 1992 couldn't remember the rarity scale for all 4.
It appears to be a WAM, but listed as "uncommon" not Rare. As for the "doubling," my mind jumped to possibly Pivoted Hub Doubling, or some type of split doubling. Just my thoughts.
Back when I did some CRH cents, I found about 20 each of 1998 & 2000. Only 2 1999 but they’re quite scarce in any condition after 20 years of circulation so 2 is a lot. Never found any 1992 and most people never will either. Here’s my best 1999
I'm on the yes wagon as to a WAM. No to slabbing. In MS 65 these are around $50.00 or better if you negotiate, so the slabbing cost are not feasible.
You error and variety guys never cease to amaze m. I been studying coins fifty years and still don’t have a clue on this part of our hobby……. Why do the letters “E”, “R” and “C” appear so dramatically doubled on this piece to me? Is that the result of die deterioration? Or maybe some odd copper coated zinc phenomenon?
Wide AM. On the closed AM the closeness of the E to the R is another way of telling if it’s a closed wam. See pictures above
