Found this morning.. It has a die break on the vest and two die chips on the reverse. I have found it's twin brother on Cuds on Coins in this location. Lincoln Die Break, II-F-Multiple: Date-Numerical Order LDB34-1956-001
Still, it is known as a "BIE". All chips of that type around LIBERTY are generally called BIE's. It could be a ILIBIEIRITIYI and it would still be called a BIE because that's the most common form of that type of die error.
There is specific reason they are called BIE’s. Just because they have die chips in places in LIBERTY other than between the BE doesn’t make them a BIE error.
You guys are incorrect. No matter where in LIBERTY the die chip or whatever is present, they are called BIEs. Cohen and Hardy both set that as a standard. IIB or RIT, etc are considered "varieties" of BIE. @paddyman98 was disingenuous by clipping just the image of LIBERTY from the COC site. It's also poor copyright behavior as he should have cited the source. This is particularly egregious since the top of the page the image came from supports my point. Take a look at it here: http://cuds-on-coins.com/lincoln-cent-bies/
Sheesh.. Oh boy.. I actually didn't clip that image. Someone else did. I found it using google. But thanks for the reprimand I hope I don't get banned for life Well whatever it's called its neat. I see they are labeled each one as a Variety Lincoln Die Break, II-F-1: “ILI” Variety Lincoln Die Break, II-F-2: “LII” Variety Lincoln Die Break, II-F-3: “IIB” Variety Lincoln Die Break, II-F-4: “BIE” Variety Lincoln Die Break, II-F-5: “EIR” Variety Lincoln Die Break, II-F-6: “RIT” Variety Lincoln Die Break, II-F-7: “TIY” Variety Lincoln Die Break, II-F-8: “TYI” Variety @rmpsrpms Do you have any examples?
Used to have hundreds of these when I was CRHing wheaties bags in the 70's. Kept a couple from my birth year, sold the rest to Alan Herbert
I do have quite a few, especially 1955-S. I've "discovered" a couple as well, such as the LDB4-1955S-008B 4EL+ shown on this page on COC: http://cuds-on-coins.com/ldb4-1955s-2/ I have photographed many of mine and put them on my website here: http://www.macrocoins.com/bies-in-high-res.html I've also shot a few in High Resolution and posted them on EasyZoom for folks to view. Here are some nice ones: 1956-D RPM#1 with BIE. This one is very rare: https://easyzoom.com/image/295182/album/0/4?mode=manage 1955-S Cohen BIE 650. This is the "largest" BIE in the series, and is nicknamed the "Sausage": https://easyzoom.com/image/277499/album/0/4?mode=manage 1954-S RIT variety: https://easyzoom.com/image/130697/album/0/4?mode=manage 1955-S Cohen B603. One of the more common 55-S BIE's: https://easyzoom.com/image/125304/album/0/4?mode=manage
According to Coneca:BIE die break This is a sub-category of the die break affecting the letters of LIBERTY on the Lincoln cent. Technically, only a die break between BE of LIBERTY qualifies as a BIE. Generically speaking, however, a die break between any of the letters of LIBERTY qualifies. This variety was termed the “BIE” because that is where the vast majority of die breaks occur. This area of collecting was again the rage in the 1960s, but waned when the obverse die was modified and there were fewer specimens to collect. However, recent years have seen a new crop of this variety showing up and an increased interest. Coneca specifically states “technically” and “generally”. You are speaking in a general sense, we are not. All of your reference are BIE with the exception of one listed as a RIT variety.
CONECA does not even list BIEs, so are not the authority on the subject. COC and the classic references by Cohen and Hardy are the governing authority.