Which US Mint Packages Contain Ikes [eisenhower]

CW99999 - that is a good question, and I think one you would get a lot of different opinions on. Of course the real answer wold be it is different for everyone, depending on the amount of money one is comfortable putting into a collection.

As for me I have always been one that wants to get all the holes filled, thinking I would just be happy to have it done. In my experience, I have gotten sets completed and not been as happy when I have .. problem coins in the set. And just want to upgrade. So lately I have been trying to build sets with better grade coins right from the start.

For Ike dollar sets I think it would be possible to put a high grade set together with out going to crazy on the cost. The problem would be, most collectors, including myself have a hard time being able to grade coins above MS 65. I do have a complete Ike dansco that is in pretty good grades, but I know many could be much better.

Also there is the problem of finding access to large groups of Ike dollars. Most coin shops will deposit the clad coins at their banks, and many send the 40% silver ones off to be melted.

I am thinking of doing a slabbed set, but not sure if I would break them open to put into another Dansco. of course if I can find some high grade raw ones, I would up date my current dansco

Since Eisenhower dollars were not included in the 1971 and 1972 mint sets where do most of you get good '71 & '72 uncirculated Ikes?

- Jim

I cannot help you there. My 1971 and 1972 Eisenhower dollars are average, circulated pieces.

Great feedback- you know here's the thing about collecting. It really is all about you and what you like. What your attachment to the coin's history- the coin's design. Whether you like toning- or blast white coins... whether you want one of each of the best one ever minted. I know folks that have Ike sets that cost thirty thousand dollars or more- and I know folks that have a set in an album that they'd be happy to take $600 for if they were offered it. For this series, the high end collector is safe, in my opinion, spectacular- take your breath away Ikes- are extremely rare. I have one such Ike, it's a 73-D in MS-66 that is woefully undergraded. I can't look at it without smiling. It's my favorite coin in my collection and I could never let it go. But you don't have to drop a lot of coin to own this set- which is cool... my only advice to would be Ike Collectors is this. Think about what it is you want down the road. Do you want to have a set for fun- and not make Ikes the centerpiece of your collection? Then be a little selective and buy nicer BU coins as you run across them- don't be in a hurry- and have fun. If you want something you can sell down the road- and make a profit- be extra careful- do your research- and buy only the best quality coins you can find in the grade you want to buy at. There are MS-66 Ikes that will sell for multiples of guide price and there are MS-66 Ikes that will sell for a fraction of guide price. Protect yourself and learn the difference.

That's the major problem with the Ike set. The 1971 and 72 coins are not easy to come by in Unc and typically are not nice coins when you do find them.

most pr69dcam's aren't though. that's the problem with Ike Proofs. Get them only if they are clean and fully cameo'ed. I think about 40% of the PR69DCAMS are overgraded from my experience.

DCAM is for deep cameo.

Very informative. Thank you everyone for sharing.
I'd just googled "brown pack ikes" and this thread was on the first page.

NICE!!!