Would this be considered a BIE error??

ThunderChunks

I'm trying to learn more about coins, so i've been looking through a bunch of stuff i had laying around. So i'm trying to determine if this is a "BIE die chip" or just a "die chip" Or nothing at all Or something else completely.

Thanks for your help

richbeat

Just a chip, or a small gouge, or maybe even where the lower part of the E sheared.

richbeat

Here's a past thread that describes it:


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ThunderChunks

I wish i could see the pic they are talking about in the thread link. Thanks for the input Richbeat

I found some BIE examples on e-bay and they are all between the B&E So Hmm,,.. Maybe thats why there called BIE error. Anyways theres definitly extra material there(My scanning abilities suck) But i can see the outline of the original bottom portion of the E and the extra material is clumped like a small hill over the E.

coppercoins

They are indeed called "BIE" errors because the broken piece looks like an "I" between the "B" and "E". Naturally, then , you also have LII, IIB, EIR, RIT and TIY errors as well, but many people just all all of the "BIE" errors. All of them are caused by a die break and none of them garner much attention or premium value...just my experience.

There is a book that chronicles all of the known examples as of 1972, and there was an attempt to start a nationwide club just for collecting these little curiosities. I believe this book got its start from Jean Cohen's 1967 book regarding curious anomalies on the Lincoln cent. I have spoken to some people who are serious about them, and they are willing to pay hefty premiums for certain dates because they are notably scarce in those dates - which ones, I am clueless. When I find them, they are nothing more than a curiosity and only make it into a flip if it's really convenient at the time. Otherwise they go back into the roll or bag from which they came...no big deal.

Most of these will sell for at least a buck on eBay circulated, and many will go for up to $5 uncirculated (for wheat dates). I have noticed that they are rather common for most dates and mints from 1955-1958.

That's it, I'm tapped for info.

ThunderChunks

WooHoo,.. A whole Buck. Now all I have to do is set my shipping charges to 10 bucks to make a nice little profit J/K
Thanks for the info CopperCoins, That really gives me all the info i could hope for on this coin. I wasn't expecting a great find, but I think I'll keep it as a "My first error find" Coin.