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I was wondering if this was an error on the "E" in LIBERTY? Thank you for your response, Gail    |
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Kind of looks like a BIE error  Can you get a closer/clearer image of that area? |
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This is called a "BIE" error. It was caused by a Die Break in between the "B" and the "E". It's worth around 2.00. Fuzzy317, you are correct. :)
Errers and Varietys.
Edited by Errers and Varietys
07/28/2017 9:26 pm
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E&V,
you could have edited your first post to make that additional comment.
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I have the worst phone camera. Sorry about the awful pic. Thank you for your help!
Even if it's worth only $2.00...its my first error! Woo Hoo!#9786;
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In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
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In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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Yep, no question a BIE error. Nice Find!
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Fuzzy317, thank you. I fixed it. I edited my comment. :)
Errers and Varietys.
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Even if it's worth only $2.00...its my first error! Woo Hoo!#9786; Great way to start out Gail. |
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Nice pick-up.  "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
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"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
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Are you guys sure it is an error and not a variety?  John1  |
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the glossary calls it an error Quote:BIE A Lincoln Cent error caused by a die break between the "B" and the "E" in Liberty, giving the appearance of "BIE". |
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Error-ref refers to die chips as an error. Thanks, Doug. Quote:
Definition: A small piece (less than 4 square millimeters) that falls out of the die face and has no direct connection to the design rim. The missing piece leaves a void in the die face into which coin metal flows. As a result, the coin shows a featureless lump in the affected area.
A die chip can be connected to a die crack or it can be freestanding. Die chips frequently develop within narrow interstices in the design, such as the gap between the letters of LIBERTY. Hence the so-called "BIE" errors. http://www.error-ref.com/die-chips/PS: learned a new word today. "Interstices" - an intervening space, especially a very small one. Edited by Halo1st
07/29/2017 10:19 am
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I read somewhere, that an error is a one of a kind and a variety is many of the same anomaly. John1 |
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Posted 07/28/2017 9:02 pm
It looks like a BIE die break error. See if you can find a match here:
