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Entry Details
PCGS Number: 412708 Coin Date: 1992 Denomination (Short): 1c Denomination (Long): One Cent Variety: Close AM Desg: MS Composition: 99.2% zinc; 0.8% copper Mintage: 4,448,673,300 Strike Type: Business Coinage Type: Lincoln Cent Coinage Years: 1983-2008 Mint Location: Philadelphia Diameter: 19 Weight (Grams): 2.5 Weight (Ounces): 0.09 Designer: Victor Brenner (obverse); Frank Gasparro (reverse) Edge: Plain Obverse Description: Bust of Abraham Lincoln framed by IN GOD WE TRUST on the top periphery. The word LIBERTY to the left of the portait and the date postioned on the right side. Reverse Description: Lincoln memorial building centered with words ONE CENT, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA on top and bottom periphery. E PLURIBUS UNUM centered above the top of the memorial. General Notes: The 1992 Close AM Lincoln cent is an extremely rare transitional error that may have been created in the process of testing new reverse dies for the production of 1993 Lincoln cents, which show the bottoms of the letters A and M of the word AMERICA very close together, virtually touching each other. The very close proximity of the A and M is a very easy diagnostic for attributing the 1992 Close AM Lincoln cent and distinguishing it from the regular 1992 Lincoln cents, which show a perceptible gap between the bottoms of the A and M.
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This variety was discovered in 2006, a few years after a similar transitional error was first found for the 1992-D cent. However, the 1992-D Close AM Lincoln cents are relatively more common than the 1992 Close AM cent. While more than a dozen 1992-D Close AM Lincoln cents are known, there are perhaps only a few 1992 Close AM Lincoln cents in existence. PCGS #: 412708 NGC ID: 22JH
