Lincoln Cent 1950-D (L - Liberty)

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Lincoln Cent 1950-D (L - Liberty)

#1 Unread post by BonnieLW »

Hello, I am new to coin roll hunting and errors identification. I do try to find things on my own, but at times am at a loss of how to key word search a flaw on a coin to determine if it is worth selling or better how to list it to see if someone would buy the coin. I have many put it a side, but for now here is one that the L in liberty is pushed to the edge. Is there a name for this as the "BIE" is as close as I find but doesn't seem accurate. Thank you for your feedback.

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Re: Lincoln Cent 1950-D (L - Liberty)

#2 Unread post by SensibleSal66 »

This is Not a BIE error . The L is damaged .
The BIE error is named after a die break between the B and E in LIBERTY. The thin area between the B and E seems to be the most frequent part of a Lincoln cent die to crack off. The letter "I" that appears to be between the B and E is reason that the error is called the "BIE" error.
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Re: Lincoln Cent 1950-D (L - Liberty)

#3 Unread post by Paul »

Welcome

Your coin exhibits "Circulation Wear",....... which in turn, will make the "L" look like it's on the edge of the coin.

The "BIE" errors that you see, are not a "Die Break", but are the result of a "Die Chip".
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I agree circulation damage.

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Re: Lincoln Cent 1950-D (L - Liberty)

#5 Unread post by Earle42 »

Welcome :)
I do try to find things on my own, but at times am at a loss of how to key word search a flaw on a coin to determine if it is worth selling
To save you time and effort in the end, if you spend quality time at error-ref.com, you will then be able to identify what collectable coins errors are.

Many people come here who enjoy searching coins, but have no knowledge of what they are looking for. They find an anomaly and automatically think it is a minting error b/c they are looking for...errors. We have all been there starting out 😊

Spending time at the above helps a person know what to look for and identify things that are not errors/varieties, but damage, grease filled dies, etc. 😊
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