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CentSeeker Valued Member United States 108 Posts	Posted 08/31/2022 10:16 pm It is an IIB. I was separating some Lincoln cents by color and found this! This is the 2nd abnormal coin I have found from the 100 pound penny jug. I am not sure whether to call it an error or variety. Online research suggests there is a controversy: 1. Error or Variety? 2. Cud or Die Chip? What do you call it? Do you collect these coins? Edited by CentSeeker 08/31/2022 10:17 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34453 Posts	Posted 08/31/2022 11:10 pm @cent, that is neat. Can you please try to depress this area with the tip of a wooden toothpick? It might be a die chip, but I trying to rule out a plating bubble. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
CentSeeker Valued Member United States 108 Posts	Posted 08/31/2022 11:21 pm @Spence You mean just poke at it w/ a toothpick? I can try but I have a tremor and bad eyes ha ha. Will have to put under the camera to see what I am doing. I need to get a big magnifying glass. Loupes don't work for me. You know what? I have a USB microscope coming tomorrow (supposedly) and I will do it then cuz I will likely have more luck poking at it with that scope. Report this Post to the Staff
oddguy Pillar of the Community United States 4135 Posts	Posted 08/31/2022 11:24 pm To me a true Bie is a die error "chip" between B and E. Some will say anything that has to do with the word Liberty. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34453 Posts	Posted 08/31/2022 11:24 pm Yes but a wooden toothpick—not a metal nail or anything that would scratch it. Plating bubbles are somewhat common on these cents and sometimes show up in weird spots. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
CentSeeker Valued Member United States 108 Posts	Posted 08/31/2022 11:25 pm I had no idea plating bubbles could be popped. This is good to know about testing for it too, to rule it out and identify a legitimate BIE. Thank you. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 09/01/2022 05:04 am Not all plating "bumps" can be depressed. Sometimes it is zinc dust and not gas under the copper plating. A BIE is a variety and is a chipped die issue not a Cud. Check the Glossary left side of page.People do collect BIE's.BIE's are more common on copper cents,less so on copper plated "zincolns" John1 Report this Post to the Staff
-makecents- Pillar of the Community United States 8844 Posts	Posted 09/01/2022 07:54 am Very nice find, CentSeeker! That's a much nicer 95 than most found in the wild too. Here is a link to several listings similar to yours, I don't think yours is listed though. LINK http://cuds-on-coins.com/ldb3-1995/ -makecents- Report this Post to the Staff
CentSeeker Valued Member United States 108 Posts	Posted 09/01/2022 10:46 pm Here are the results of the toothpick poke. Please let me know if you think the area between I and B in LIBERTY looks any different. Thanks. Scope Pic Before Toothpick poke ======================== Scope Pics After Toothpick Poke ======================== HD Pics After Toothpick Poke Report this Post to the Staff
CentSeeker Valued Member United States 108 Posts	Posted 09/01/2022 10:52 pm Quote: Very nice find, CentSeeker! That's a much nicer 95 than most found in the wild too. Here is a link to several listings similar to yours, I don't think yours is listed though. LINK http://cuds-on-coins.com/ldb3-1995/ Thanks for looking and thanks for the info! Report this Post to the Staff
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