1955-S Lincoln Wheat BIE Gift

I received a package from @Mountain Man. One of the gifts is the 1955 S Lincoln Wheat BIE. He knows I’m a Lincoln gal lol. I read that some collectors state it’s a CUD and some a DIE Chip. But states as an error as I know you all know that.
@Mountain Man teaching me. I thank you my CT friend and teacher for the coins you gifted me.

 

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Come on Pam, I want to know how and why it happens, like how come they are common errors, why do they call it a BIE? Is it an internal die break, or chip? You will be given a test and grade after you've fulfilled the assignment. LOL

 

Lovely!! I recently got a 1955 S cent with a die chip on the wheat stalk from the mountain man!! He is a gem!!

 

I was a Lincoln boy too... Thats how it starts!! I moved up, after a while though
Once the cat is out of the bag... You can't get it back in!!

 

Very nice coin. That mountain man is swell

 

Was it shiny

 

Oh yes!!! A stunner, with one small scratch just above the date. It was slightly nicer than my other example so I swapped it out

 

I’ve been stumped looking for Abe for a long while. I also check nickels I have found a slew of S minted nickels. Just found about 20 S nickels in my last 5 rolls. All 50ish. Wasn’t even excited. Miss Abe

 

He really is.

 

Well I do have other coins that it all started with. My dad’s. A couple of Morgan’s, JFK, Halves… etc. Abd some foreign from his travels. But y’all are way ahead lol!

 

I just find them interesting. Not sure why.

 

Yes sir!

 

No peeking

 

They can be classified as error coins — because the US Mint did not intend to make Lincoln cents with a raised, struck artifact that looks like the letter “I” between the “B” and “E” of “LIBERTY.”

However, some diehard coin collectors prefer to call them varieties — since they result on the die and are often replicated across many hundreds (or even thousands!) of Lincoln cents. BIE pennies are categorized into different varieties or classes, and they’re often collected by that means.

How Are BIE Pennies Made?
In essence, what happened in the creation of these BIE Lincoln pennies was the effect of aging coin dies.

Coin dies are engraved with the image stamped on a coin, and they strike blank coins with the design. This is how a blank piece of metal (called a planchet) is turned into a coin.

 

You members are funny

 

I call him Professor Mountain Man

 

Damn. You go girl

 

Awesome finds though! But I’m like you, something about Abe!