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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;longnine009, post: 1786793, member: 1886&quot;]Yes it is.&nbsp; They are also called chips or</p><p>a piece out of the die. Whatever you </p><p>see on a coin is opposite on the die.</p><p>The B as well all letters and digits on</p><p>the Lincoln&nbsp; are recessed and&nbsp; backwards,</p><p>like a mirror on the die. Because they </p><p>are recessed they become the weakest part </p><p>of the die. It&#039;s like scooping dirt away</p><p>from the side of a dirt mound, it weakens</p><p>the dirt above until the mound caves in.</p><p>Similary, when they cut&nbsp; letters into the die</p><p>the inside of the letters exist in a weakened</p><p>state, even before the die is used. </p><p><br /></p><p>The lower part of the R, at one time, was sought</p><p>out by collectors of the BIE Guild. It was called</p><p>a skirted R. And if only the upper part of the lower</p><p>R chipped, it was a &quot;mini-skirt.&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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