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Penny I found in my sparkletts bottle

I found this penny which looks pretty good. 1 small black mark on Rev. and some print mark on Rev. Could someone tell me what it might grade at and is there some value.

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    MsMorrisineMsMorrisine Posts: 40,183 ✭✭✭✭✭

    there are at least 3 hits on the head, 2 at 3 o'clock near the rim and one on the coat's label about 2mm from the rim. taey aren't big so it does have good eye appeal, but they are enough to leave it as a mid grade coin. it's value wouldn't be worth grading. if it weren't for two things you could have sold it on ebay for a couple of bucks: first the print and spot, and second is the ridiculous cost to mail anything now.

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    CregCreg Posts: 1,755 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That is a wide AM—good find.

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    IkesTIkesT Posts: 4,639 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It's not a wide AM, just a close AM where the A and M don't quite touch.

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    MsMorrisineMsMorrisine Posts: 40,183 ✭✭✭✭✭

    i think it's that left leg of the M that makes it look like a wide am

    but it's not a wide am.

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    jayPemjayPem Posts: 4,121 ✭✭✭✭✭

    What’s a sparkletts bottle?
    My dad found a toothbrush in a bottle of coke once…

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    CregCreg Posts: 1,755 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I knew that was a risky guess.The reflection down the right side of the A conceals the closeness.
    I regret getting your hopes up, Carpenter.

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    To me there is a definite space between the A and M compaired to other 2000's I've seen.

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    IkesTIkesT Posts: 4,639 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Carpenter440 said:
    To me there is a definite space between the A and M compaired to other 2000's I've seen.

    Research the 2000 wide AM cent variety and then report back to us with your findings, explaining in detail why your coin is not a wide AM.

    When you've answered correctly, you may then begin to search your change for wide AM cents.

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    JBKJBK Posts: 17,907 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Carpenter440 said:
    To me there is a definite space between the A and M compaired to other 2000's I've seen.

    I am not an expert on these but as I understand it the FG initials are a better indicator.

    As the dies are polished the space between the letters widens (the base of the letters is wider than the top/face).

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    jonathanbjonathanb Posts: 4,164 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Carpenter440 said:
    To me there is a definite space between the A and M compaired to other 2000's I've seen.

    To me also. Unfortunately, "a definite space" does not mean that you have the 2000 wide AM variety unless the rest of the features also match.

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    MsMorrisineMsMorrisine Posts: 40,183 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited October 10, 2026 8:51PM

    @Carpenter440 said:
    To me there is a definite space between the A and M compaired to other 2000's I've seen.

    .

    @MsMorrisine said:
    i think it's that left leg of the M that makes it look like a wide am

    but it's not a wide am.

    Current maintainer of Stone's Master List of Favorite Websites // My BST transactions

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