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<p>[QUOTE="tammiGee, post: 3249334, member: 98133"]as I said it got mixed back in the bucket in my late night stupor. And yes [USER=44615]@paddyman98[/USER] the chips were between the BE and the ER. Twas only a question, Now seeing [USER=91781]@Newbie69[/USER] post and quoting CONECA again (if I dare) "BIE die break</p><p>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." Now I better get out the xray specs and find that penn! And of course more thanks to [USER=44615]@paddyman98[/USER] for supplying photos of various years and locations on BIE's from his collection in an earlier post.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="tammiGee, post: 3249334, member: 98133"]as I said it got mixed back in the bucket in my late night stupor. And yes [USER=44615]@paddyman98[/USER] the chips were between the BE and the ER. Twas only a question, Now seeing [USER=91781]@Newbie69[/USER] post and quoting CONECA again (if I dare) "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." Now I better get out the xray specs and find that penn! And of course more thanks to [USER=44615]@paddyman98[/USER] for supplying photos of various years and locations on BIE's from his collection in an earlier post.[/QUOTE]
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