As to your question, no this is not just limited to 1957, there are many other years with BIEs. They are relatively common and a quite a few are still available in circulation. These used to go for a good amount of money but in recent times the prices have plummeted. To the right person your coin is worth about 20 cents.
You might double your money, maybe a little better. The S&H will kill you, however. "No" on the other question. Awesome pictures.
Been collecting for better than fifty years and still haven't gotten my hands on one of those..... As the others have said, no real premium to speak of... But they are cool.
Check out this site for BIE's Lincoln Cent Die Breaks Called “BIE” : Cuds on Coins (cuds-on-coins.com) LDB4 – 1957 : Cuds on Coins (cuds-on-coins.com)
Wonderful information very much appreciated it thank you have not been collecting that long but still knowledge collecting
BIE cents can be on any year as it’s caused by a break in the die. They bring a small premium, very small.
They are only worth what a collector of such an issue is willing to pay for it. For example, I once visited a flea market out in Pennsylvania and a vendor had a album of "Mint Errors" available. Most were really not errors or varieties but there were a few misaligned die strikes, Finned rims and BIE die breaks. I purchased 2 good BIE examples for $5.00 and took them home with me.
No, Ed, I mean these websites. I mean, if you think about it, really think it over, these are very substantial investments in time. How can you hold down a real job doing this? Did you click any of the links? I don’t see how you can. This must be all these people do in life, their only talent. There must be some kind of ROI, return on their investment. What is it? That’s all I’m wondering.
Why? Because I've got dozens of Wheaties with the "BIE" that I found in circulation. I figured its as common on the copper pennies as plating blisters are on the zinker pennies, well almost anyways.
