1955-S BIE Progression - Coin Community Forum

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rmpsrpms Pillar of the Community United States 4038 Posts	Posted 01/16/2015 09:01 am In my latest search of 1955-S rolls, I found a BIE that is not in Cohen. Turns out it's a later stage of Cohen 1955-S B149, with almost full BIE break! I decided to have some fun and did an animated GIF showing the transition from B149 to the "new" BIE and back again. Has anyone here seen this "new" BIE before? Contact me for photographic equipment or visit my home page at: http://macrocoins.com Report this Post to the Staff

SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 01/16/2015 10:19 am You know the downside of this? There may be intermediate stages, and now you have to watch for them. Report this Post to the Staff
rmpsrpms Pillar of the Community United States 4038 Posts	Posted 01/16/2015 10:46 am I call that an UP-side!! But I don't think there is anything in the middle, at least there would not have been many coins minted in middle stages. Reason I say this is there is not much die wear evident between these two stages. The two dies look pretty much the same in all other areas except the larger breakout. My two source images are off by maybe 1 pixel horizontal and maybe 2 pixels vertical, but even so you can see VERY little difference in the flow lines and small die markers between the two. Contact me for photographic equipment or visit my home page at: http://macrocoins.com Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 01/16/2015 11:59 am The GIF looks great. The only I would change is the speed. Slowing it down a bit would allow the transformation to be seen better. But the images are perfect. Nice job. Report this Post to the Staff
kurdlezuit Pillar of the Community United States 1034 Posts	Posted 01/16/2015 12:23 pm Are the BIE varieties in other years as well? Reason I ask is, I found one in a different year, that looks similar. Can't recall the year, but do believe it was a wheat. I'm at work now. Edited by kurdlezuit 01/16/2015 12:24 pm Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 01/16/2015 12:35 pm They are die chips. Yes they can happen in any area between the devices. The reason so many were found on the 1950's wheat cents is that they used the dies too long after they should have retired them. Hard to identify them as they progressively get worse with use of the dies. Report this Post to the Staff
CoinCollector2000 Pillar of the Community United States 2563 Posts	Posted 01/16/2015 2:31 pm That is rather spectacular. Great GIF! Report this Post to the Staff
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