It's a die chip - extremely common on that date, and other's, in the 50's and early 60's.
They're easily found in any group of wheaties -
An interesting item to fine, but there are probably about 25,000+++ more of them in circulation than there are collectors for 'em.....
Good eyes, but it won't buy a cup of java.
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Filled "B"s and "BIE"s are what first got me interested in varieties. They're fun to find in rolls of wheat cents, but as Fred said, they're not worth anything.
It's not an "error", but is a variety since it is a defect on the die. It is called a die break, and occurred when a small piece of the die which form the letter "B" broke off, which caused the metal to simply fill the lower area of the "B" instead of forming the hollow of the "B."
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on that date, and other's, in the 50's
and early 60's.
They're easily found in any group of
wheaties -
An interesting item to fine, but there
are probably about 25,000+++ more
of them in circulation than there are
collectors for 'em.....
Good eyes, but it won't buy a cup of java.
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yeah maybe common but still makes a good add on to my collection
thanks for the info
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LIBERTY as well as date chips.
Here is a neat IIB that is a little unusual
And a few date chips as examples: