Poll of the Day > Coin errors are weird and fantastic at the same time. Check yer 1992 pennies...

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There is a variety of 90s pennies, with i believe 1992 being the most sought after year, called the Close AM variety.

What happened is the Mint had to change the dye used to make coins a little, so some coins came out a hair different.

Here is the difference between one cent and a few thousand

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http://images.pcgs.com/CoinFacts/412708_37655213_2200.jpg

I have two 1992 pennies here I am almost certain are not the close AM.

but, something to look out for. These are rare, maybe once in a lifetime type coins, but still. You can easily find 1992 pennies in circulation all day long.

Are they worth something to collectors?

How much?
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i don't get it

what am i looking for here
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That_70s_show posted...

Are they worth something to collectors?

How much?

About tree fiddy

This is weird.

Okay so check a penny. any penny. there is a certain type of space between the A and M in america on the reverse. In certain years in the 90s, most notably 1992 the mint minted most pennies with regular spacing. on 1992 and 1992D there are certain coins where the A and M almost touch. You need a magnifying glass to see it because even to the naked eye they look close.

With coins, anything outside the norm is generally collectible. Nobody wants a baseball card with an off center photo(unless its an already rare card, but generally that makes a bad card), but when the mint does something different, by error or design(such as the close AM variety), people want it.

The 1992 close AM from Philadelphia sold for 24 thousand bucks. There are only a handful(i think three) known examples, no clue how many were actually minted.

the 1992 D examples are also valuable too.

What makes this fantastic is, they werent set aside for collectors or anything. they're out there hidden in change somewhere.

pretty sure i have a penny where the A and M are actually touching
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what year are we talking.

you also need a magnifying glass. Ive heard it described as so close they're touching or not wider than one sheet of paper.

93d

i used an impromptu magnifying glass (glasses) and they're practically touching as compared to a different penny
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no that appears to be normal.

1993 cents are supposed to have the close am. so a wide AM in 93 is likely collectible if there are any

well then i have one of those too?

i compared it to a different 93
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https://hobbylark.com/collecting/VALUABLE-COINS-STILL-IN-CIRCULATION-TODAY

So there is a wide am variety of 1993 penny.

Though this might also help you?

https://www.coincommunity.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=183300

so

in 1993, the penny switched to a close AM design—the two letters actually touch!

i want to make it clear that i've been keeping this penny for damn near a fucking year
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so you think you have it?

no
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Now here is an error to look out for that is extremely obvious to see:

if you ever find a bill or coin with one denomination on one side and one on the other save it its extremely rare and worth thousands.

one in a gazillion chance, but hey