Wednesday, November 8, 2017

Call a WAMbulance

I can say with reasonable certainty that "Wambulance" is fully recognized as a numismatic term.  While it may not be recognized by the ANA, it has surely entered the coin roll hunter's vernacular.

What do you do when you find a WAM?

You call a WAMbulance!

WAMB-001

Folks with a little photo editing skills are making their own models.

Bob Brown's WAMB-002


Chris Rhodes created a WAMbulance with blinking lights and spinning tires.  For the life of me I can't get the file to load.  No matter, I'll call it WAMB-003.



What's a WAM?


For those of you who have no idea what I'm talking about, a WAM is a transitional die variety showing a wide gap between the A and M in America on certain Lincoln Cents.  I've posted an article explaining WAMs and CAMs more thoroughly.

I've added a video on YouTube to help explain these:





Design a WAMbulance

I'll be more than happy to attribute your image and add it here.