1999 Lincoln cent

[countryredneck]

Here is a 1999 Lincoln cent I have. By looking at photos, mainly LIB of liberty, is this a variety or error?http://www.lincolncentforum.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=105287&stc=1http://www.lincolncentforum.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=105286&stc=1http://www.lincolncentforum.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=105288&stc=1http://www.lincolncentforum.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=105289&stc=1

[Maineman750]

It is a die chip which I would label as an error because it happened after the die was made...and is basically damage that can change throughout the life of the die.

[JC Stevens]

Your error is a II-F-3 "IIB" a Lincoln Cent with a Die Break "Chip" between the I & B in LIBERTY. It would be a new listing in the Lincoln Cent Die Breaks Called “BIE” section on the Cuds-on-Coins WEB site. If you would like to have you coin listed follow the instruction on this link http://cuds-on-coins.com/attributions-guide-on-what-to-do/

JC Stevens

[Chugly]

Nice find! BIE errors are an uncommon find on Zinc cents in my experience. Much less common than on Wheat cents anyway. Way to go!

[jfines69]

Nice IIB find... A new listing also!!!

[willbrooks]

This is all assuming it isn't just a blob of stuff adhered to the coin. Otherwise, nice find on a coin from this era.

[enamel7]

To me it looks like possibly zinc rot. The area around the anomaly appears to be raised or sunken.