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Pillar of the Community
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I appreciate ya'lls input. Am I correct in assuming that once zinc rot sets in, coins are pretty much worth face value?I know that NGC considers some die chips and die cracks minor, but not all. This one, (without the rot seems to be fairly large and in a prominate area on the coin. Would it be worth a little over face?
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I'd say zinc rot also. But from what I've been told, spend it as $.01
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Pillar of the Community
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Can you answer both questions?
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Once the rot sets in spend it fast. The other coin is only face value,maybe a bit more to the right collector but not much,IMHO.
John1
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04/05/2015 7:14 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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I have seen at least one source call any die chip between letters of LIBERTY a "BIE" even though the chip is not between the B and E.
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Pillar of the Community
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Hmm interesting pete but that makes zero sense to me being as the BIE error itself was named for the die chip that formed in the flat area between the B and E and resembled the letter I which I know you know that so no idea why they would call anything in the word LIBERTY a BIE error other than that? Guess its all trivial though...
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Pillar of the Community
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Right between the B and E is the weak spot - susceptible to the crack/chip. Mostly in 1950's pennies. It formed an I, hence it was aptly named the BIE. While I haven't found it yet, I suspect it was later expanded to encompass any chips within liberty.
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Pillar of the Community
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Here's a decent one I found while back...only place I see a letter I making the word BIE   |
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Pillar of the Community
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Nice coin Slambass. Did you know there are also Partial BIE'S? They are when the "I" is smaller.
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04/05/2015 11:38 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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The BIE errors are a problem with the die chipping away. This happens on copper planchet coins and also Zincolns. One of you coins is a normal coin, but the zinc was slit during the strike. When air gets to the zinc underneath, the zinc start to raise. That is what you are seeing when you see the gray color underneath the plating/  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Hey bud-since you mentioned the partial BIE...here's a '94 I found...   |
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Bedrock of the Community
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I've seen his your brother with more of the BIE showing.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Those are awesome. I gotta get up early, catch ya'll later.
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