Has Anyone Else Seen the 40 Year Anniversary BIE Cent?

A 1995 zincoln with a BIE die chip 40 years removed from the very common 1955 BIE. I've been told that die chips like this on modern zinc cents aren't that common? Is this true?

 

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I think the biggest problem is that it's often hard to tell a die chip apart from a zinc corruption or a plating bubble on these Zincolns. This BIE doesn't look rounded like you would see from a bubble, though. And there are no other nearby bubbles or abnormalities.

From my inexperienced eye, I'd say it's a valid looking chip. Nice find.

My $.02

 

The majority of BIEs I remember were 1957s.

 

For the most part yes, this should be true.
There are a couple of factors that make zincs cent less prone to die chips.
First is the very low profile of the dies, these coins a basically flat and have no depth to them. The second would be a lower pressure needed to strike a soft zinc coin.

 

Rarer.
BIE can occur on any year. Older copper cents are more common though.
Here are 3 different 1994 BIE examples from my collection..