LDB4-1955S-002A BIE Die Break
Error
Description
“FL+” indicates full breaks that extend below the lowest level of the letters. “FL+” indicates full breaks that extend below the lowest level of the letters. LDB4-1955S-002A 4FL+ #1 of 3 stage progression. In the 1969 edition of “THE CLASSIFICATION AND VALUE OF ERRORS ON THE LINCOLN CENT” by Jean Cohen she notes the 55S-B10 “BIE. Some coins may show light cracked skull”. She illustrates this crack on page 49. Thanks to Pete Apple and Louis A. West we now have examples of how a die changes and die markers change in its life cycle. Stage 1, Cohen 55S-B10 No Die Crack found on skull. Stage 2, Cohen 55S-B10 Die Crack on skull. Note: on the example below the first sign of a Die Chip forming in the lower loop of the Mintmark. Stage 3, Cohen 55S-B10 A Die Chip in the lower loop of the Mintmark.
Attribution History
- Discovered by JC Stevens
- Cross references: Cohen 55S-B610, Hardy 55S-4FL+7. 07/21/2015.
- Expert attribution by Cuds on Coins