I have a few questions about these 2 1957 wheat cents i have. It looks like a die break inbetween the B and E in LIBERTY. Is this type of error collectible ? Ive seen few that look similar to mine that were being called "bie" cents. Would that be the correct terminology for this error?
Very nice BIEs. These were popular about 50 years ago. Seems that Wheat Cents from the 50's had a lot of die breaks in this area. I don't think they are worth much of a premium anymore, but still nice finds. I would keep them.
They are the result of a 'die chip' which causes the blob of metal you see. In the 60's, they were collected as BIE's, and other Liberty die chips, as well as the same cause in the date area, between the digits, etc. Way too many of them around, and very few collectors of them - and those collectors can easily find them in any decent sized group of 50's wheat reverse cents.
@Michael Bertono I found 3 BIE's on 1994 Cents. It can occur on any year but as mentioned, it happened a lot on the 1950's From my collection -
@Michael Bertono I want to share another webpage about BIE's http://www.lincolncentresource.com/FAQ/BIE.html
Thanks everyone for the information and the web sources. I had no idea there was actually a comprehensive database for cuds and die breaks like cuds-on-coins.com . I would of thought it was impossible to even attempt to track common errors such as die breaks,cuds and slipt/shattered dies
Check your coins against the inventory at Cuds on Coins and if it is not exactly like the ones shown there, send them to Mr. Stevens and if he believes they are unique, he will attribute them to you. I have nine Lincoln cents listed with COC; and he is looking at five more currently. Mr. Stevens is generous with his time and will direct you to links with info.
