I was looking through my daughter's collection and found a 1957 Lincoln cent in a cardboard holder. Someone wrote 1957 "BIE" Error (perfect). Was does BIE mean?
Look between the B and E of liberty. It should have a small die break there that makes it look like there's an I.
Thanks DT. You too Krispy. That's exactly what it is. There is a 2.00 price tag on it. Is that about right.
No more than that. They are pretty common and they're not as popular as they once were. I don't know if too many people collect them anymore.
I started a collection of them, but I think I only ended up with 8 different BIE's. Havn't looked at them in a long time...
I know these BIE errors are somewhat common, so when I saw one today at a flea market, in BU condition, I bought it. It's a 1955 S. I realized that I didn't have one so I for the $1 it was worth it. Bruce
Just dug mine out I have; 51-D, 54-S, 55-D, 56 P&D,57 P&D. And a memorial somewhere. If anyone is starting a collection of these, they are free to a good home. pm me...
Why would this happen on so many years and MM, being a die chip? Is it just the walls of the Die are to thin there and they break alot?
I feel they are caused by a die clash chiping away part of the die and it continues to chip away after continued use. These chips usually stop when they area the outside if a device. But looking at an overlay of a wheat cent you can see where the wheat lines pass over the area in question. http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/coop49/Wheat_Overlay_obverse_1911.jpg http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/coop49/Wheat_Overlay_reverse_1911.jpg The dies go through clashes many times. It just starts the problem and it continues. another factor is that the cents from the 1950's coins were over used and continued to make poor quality coins. The dies just keep wearing and they kept using them. http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/coop49/1955P-POOR_MANS_DD.jpg http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/coop49/V_V_L_D_S_GLORIFIED_SLUG.jpg
