LDB34567-1910-001 BIE Die Break

Description

Cataloged in the Cuds on Coins numbering system as an "IIBIEIRITIY" — their locator code LDB34567 — this 1910 Lincoln Wheat Cent BIE die break features a raised area between the letters B, I, and E of LIBERTY. BIE die breaks are among the most widely collected Lincoln Cent varieties, named for the characteristic raised bump or bar that appears between these three letters when a die crack or break develops in the field area between them. This particular variety is not listed in either Cohen or Hardy, indicating it may represent a discovery not yet incorporated into those reference works at the time of documentation. The Cuds on Coins locator numbering system uses letter position codes — where each digit in LDB34567 corresponds to a letter position in LIBERTY — to precisely identify where the die break occurs relative to the design. The 1910 Lincoln Wheat Cent was struck at Philadelphia during the second year of Victor David Brenner's iconic design, and early-date BIE varieties from the Wheat Cent era are particularly sought by collectors building specialized die break collections. BIE breaks remain among the most accessible error types for beginning variety collectors.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Keith Christenson
• Cross references: Cohen not listed, Hardy not listed. 01/10/2019.
• Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins

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