How Many Lincoln Collectors?

Hi dsking


Cool another BIE fan ,, These occur on quite a few different dates and Mints , mostly 50's .

I have also found a couple that go this way B-E . I think I posted pics of it in the error forum once, anyway somewhere on the forum !!

Rick

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Originally posted by dsking

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Originally posted by longnine009

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What does BIE stand for?

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I collect Lincoln BIEs.

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Just found this in my 55's. I hope that you can see this scan. Is this a BIER cent? It is a little difficult to see by my scan but, there is definitely a solid copper line between the B and E.

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Yes that's a L3/4 BIE or lower three quarters, starts at the bottom and extends up about 3/4 the way. They also have uppers and centers such as a C1/4--very hard to find. 1955D is a good mintmark. The 1955S is pretty common though.

The B-E that Metalman spoke of was called a "connector." Also, it's not even necessary to have high grade Lincolns if your only interest is in the BIE. LIBERTY sits low to the field so AU and EF are good grades for it at good prices. Unc are useful for "cracked skulls" or die breaks running through Lincolns head. In that situation the die crack is the highest part on the coin so an Unc would be the best grade for that one.

If you come across any 1954S with a die crack coming down from the 4 and looking like a J next to the S that's a San Jose. That would be a very good find.

Well, I have the 5 lbs of wheats from my childhood and I don't want to give them up, but I also don't search for pennies. Does that make me a Lincoln collector ?

Thanks so much for that information longnine. That's really interesting!!
By the way what does longnine stand for. I'm assuming it is coin related.