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A friend of mine gave me several bu wheat cents a few years ago. He called them "Bies". He stated the die broke between the B & E in LIBERTY. Has anyone ever heard of this before?  |
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United States
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"BIE"s are fairly common. At one point in the past these were very collectable due to a certain amount of hype. There isn't any real added value (though they may bring a premium on ebay) but are a cool curiosity. Richard |
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I agree with ziggy9,they were very common in the 50's and some people do still collect them,not worth a whole lot but are still neat.I think that newer ones 2000's,1990's,1980's etc. are worth a little more because there are less of them because the mint redesigned the dies so this kind of thing wouldn't happen so much. John1  |
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United States
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 Basically what it is, is a die chip in a interesting location. As was stated, these errors were hyped in the 1960's and had quite a following, but with all hype it eventually faded. Today there are far more bie errors than there are collector's who really want them, so the premium remains low. ~ Jim |
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Hi. I found this one today. It's a 1998. the first one in zinc that I've come across.  |
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Rest in Peace
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I just found another 1957 BIE. Funny.  |
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Mike...this is coming from a person who teaches digital photography at the ANA Summer Seminar, has taken thousands of photos of coins, and has photos of coins published in a number of different resources. Your photos are outstanding. Please contact me if you think you would be interested in doing some photography for coppercoins.com |
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mikep, I refer you to your post of the 1998.
I see in the picture, the clarity, that I need to "see" the details.
To avoid "hi-jacking" the thread, I ask that you reply in the coin photography section.
My question(s) is "Do you use software to process your photos, after the shooting"? If so, which? I am trying to make pictures like that, and would be interested in your setup, for shooting. I have tried several different ways, and none satisfy my need, so far. Thanking you in advance,
Dick
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