2000 1C Wide AM, BN (Regular Strike)
Series: Lincoln Cents 1959 to Date
PCGS MS64BN
PCGS AU58BN
PCGS AU58BN
- PCGS #:
- 83158
- Designer:
- Victor David Brenner/Frank Gasparro
- Edge:
- Plain
- Diameter:
- 19.00 millimeters
- Weight:
- 2.50 grams
- Mintage:
- 5,503,200,000
- Mint:
- Philadelphia
- Metal:
- Copper-plated Zinc
- Auction Record:
- $475 • PO1BN • 05-26-2019 • eBay
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Jaime Hernandez:
The reverse of this business strike coin was struck with a reverse proof die accidentally.
There are three recognized dates for the Lincoln cent business strike cents which display a proof reverse design. These are the 1998, 1999 and 2000 Wide AM business strike cents.
The 2000 Wide AM is the most common of the three. This coin sells for about $5 in the lowest condition and up to thousands of dollars in very high mint state condition. There are possibly hundreds of thousands of these examples in circulation just waiting to be found, since the coins have proved to have been struck by multiple dies. In return, each die then strikes tens of thousands of Lincoln cents.
High grade examples of this coin are easily obtainable. In fact, there are coins that are practically flawless for this variety which almost achieve the perfect MS70 grade. However, since there are probably hundreds of thousands of examples for this variety in circulation, many examples should be in the lower mint state grades with most of them being in circulated grades of AU and sometimes even lower. PCGS has graded well over 2,000 coins of this variety with most of them being in the MS67 grade. The highest grade PCGS has assigned to this coin is MS69, in this grade this coin should bring well over $2,000.
The easiest way to determine if a 1993 to 2008 business strike Lincoln cent is struck with a proof reverse die is by looking at the letters AM of AMERICA.
• From 1993 to 2008 business strike Lincoln cents should display the letters AM of AMERICA close to each other and almost touching or the Close AM style reverse. Anything different, is considered a variety or a Mint error.
• From 1994 to 2008, regular proof Lincoln cents display the letters AM of AMERICA separated from each other or the Wide AM style reverse. Anything different, is considered a variety or a Mint error.
There are three recognized dates for the Lincoln cent business strike cents which display a proof reverse design. These are the 1998, 1999 and 2000 Wide AM business strike cents.
The 2000 Wide AM is the most common of the three. This coin sells for about $5 in the lowest condition and up to thousands of dollars in very high mint state condition. There are possibly hundreds of thousands of these examples in circulation just waiting to be found, since the coins have proved to have been struck by multiple dies. In return, each die then strikes tens of thousands of Lincoln cents.
High grade examples of this coin are easily obtainable. In fact, there are coins that are practically flawless for this variety which almost achieve the perfect MS70 grade. However, since there are probably hundreds of thousands of examples for this variety in circulation, many examples should be in the lower mint state grades with most of them being in circulated grades of AU and sometimes even lower. PCGS has graded well over 2,000 coins of this variety with most of them being in the MS67 grade. The highest grade PCGS has assigned to this coin is MS69, in this grade this coin should bring well over $2,000.
The easiest way to determine if a 1993 to 2008 business strike Lincoln cent is struck with a proof reverse die is by looking at the letters AM of AMERICA.
• From 1993 to 2008 business strike Lincoln cents should display the letters AM of AMERICA close to each other and almost touching or the Close AM style reverse. Anything different, is considered a variety or a Mint error.
• From 1994 to 2008, regular proof Lincoln cents display the letters AM of AMERICA separated from each other or the Wide AM style reverse. Anything different, is considered a variety or a Mint error.