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Pillar of the Community
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As you stated, must have been in the early stages, Would be nice to see if it continued and got worse.
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Nice RPM, but if that is a BIE - it is very very small.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Thanks Tanner for the info about the MM.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Not seeing a BIE, at least in the customary sense.
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Well, I'm not seeing a BIE in the new images. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Again, not seeing a BIE feature.
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Pillar of the Community
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Remember that if there is a die crack connecting the letters of LIBERTY, that "counts" as a BIE. You can clearly see a linear feature connecting the L to the I and the I to the B and so forth. My question is whether that is actually a die crack or else something else, like a die scratch or die polishing mark.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Why does a die crack connecting the letters of Liberty count as a BIE? I'm really curious - where is this stipulated/defined?
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I'm with Coinfrog on this. a crack, should be a crack no matter where it is, and a BIE is a die chip The rules seem a bit foggy on this. |
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Pillar of the Community
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BIE-Multiple was first noted in both the "BIE Handbook" Edited by Howard O Hardy as published in 1972 and has the Hardy Index, link below. Hardy Index System: Cuds on Coins (cuds-on-coins.com) And in the 1969 edition of "THE CLASSIFICATION AND VALUE OF ERRORS ON THE Lincoln Cent" by Jean Cohen. Example of these can be found in the link below. II-F-Multiple: Numerical Order of Die Break : Cuds on Coins (cuds-on-coins.com) |
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Pillar of the Community
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I agree with Spence that this looks like an abnormally strong die scratch. There are strong parallel running scratches seen and die cracks generally aren't as straight as this feature presents.
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I'll go along with this bein a die scratch as well.
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Pillar of the Community
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 Seems like die scratches. |
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Posted 05/07/2023 5:53 pm
Uncirculated American Silver Eagles 
. @Spence. Yes the R did take a hit. 
