1955 D Penny Question 1 1

[CommunicatorDan]

Hello again,

I have a 1955 D Lincoln Penny.

I tried to take pictures from different angles in order to help provide feed back.

I want to say they are die cracks, but could just be PMD such as coin scapes.

Thoughts?

[Greenstang]

What you have are scratches, a die crack would be raised.   
What you do have is a die chip between the B and I that is known as a BIE

[Sandon]

    Please post photos of each full side of a coin about which you have questions. 

     Your presumably 1955-D Lincoln cent exhibits die chips of a sort that are very common on coins from the 1950s and early 1960s on both sides. The chip between the "B" and "E" of LIBERTY was once referred to as a "BIE" or "LIBIERTY" cent and was collected as a fad mostly from the 1950s to 1970s but are now considered too common to be of much interest or value. They are still collected by some as a novelty. See my topic on this subject:

 

Edited July 7 by Sandon

[CommunicatorDan]

Thank you for your feed back.

I'll keep it as a novelty.

[powermad5000]

Cool! I have yet to come across a BIE. While it is very common as a find as noted, I still think it would be nice if I had one.

[Henri Charriere]

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[J P M]

Yes  a fun find, that is a nice BIE cent. I have one in my odd coin box.

Edited July 8 by J P M

[CommunicatorDan]

I love posting in here. Everyone is very helpful. I have been on other forums and some commentors can be a little condescending. Specially to newbies like myself who are trying to learn.

 

Thank you again everyone.