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Great thread title! Made me click.  IMO these Ikes are on the "yuck" side of the intersection. Their toning doesn't qualify under the rules of interest. |
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I will say that the 1978 on the bottom row is not too bad and might qualify as toned instead of yuk, but the rest...
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Thanks everyone. I didn't really have much hope for the "wet basement floor" look, but sometimes people are into a lot of weird stuff. Fortunately they cleaned up pretty quickly in a beaker of TarnX and now don't look much worse than your average 1970s nickel. I'll go ahead and spend them and see how many "I'll have to ask my manager about these" I get, as sometimes happens with Kennedys and $2 bills.
Tom
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Fortunately they cleaned up pretty quickly in a beaker of TarnX and now don't look much worse than your average 1970s nickel. Normally, cleaning a coin in this manner is a very bad thing to do and damaging to the coin. However, when said coin is just plain ugly and devoid of numismatic value, a little bit of TarnX is not such a bad thing. |
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I have to agree. If anything, it will make them easier to spend, looking like a normal coin and not an experiment gone bad! |
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For face I would definitely get them then spend a little time going through them and compare them to the different varieties on the Ike group web site. I have found some very nice ones that way. And if there is nothing there you can still spend them and not be out anything http://www.ikegroup.org/ |
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It looks to me like they were in a fire or something. Or at least subjected to a bit of heat. I vote for the fast food idea. I do that with my Kennedys from roll searching.
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For face I would definitely get them then spend a little time going through them and compare them to the different varieties on the Ike group web site Stewart presents a great idea! They could be excellent practice for someone that likes to collect die varieties!  |
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Thanks everyone for the advice. I did go back to the bank and am now the proud owner of 99 scuzzy Ikes. 45 '78s, 32 '76s, 8 '74s 7 '72s, 7 '71s. No '73, '75, or '77. I've started going through them but so far haven't found anything interesting. And you were right, they are entertaining to spend!
Tom
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You most definitely won't find one dated 1975; all of the ones minted that year are the dual dates 1776-1976 Bicentennial Dollars. Look at the reverse of the 32 1976 dollars you have. The ones with block style lettering, Type I, were minted in 1975. The ones with the slender serifed style lettering, Type II, were minted in 1976. (More Information)The 1973 dollars were never released into circulation. They were released in mint sets only. However, people have been known to spend them, not knowing the significance of a collection they inherited or stole.  Edited by jbuck
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Thanks, Jbuck. That explains it. As you can see, I've got a bit of studying to do...
Tom
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You are welcome! We all started somewhere, and you came to the right place. I wish I had a place like CCF when I was first started collecting. |
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I wish CCF had been around back then, too. I first collected in the mid-80s (and was then out for over twenty years) and was going though some of the coins I bought back then. A couple of the 2x2s have prices written on the back. $5 for a VG 1930-S dime in 1986 or so? Yikes! I hope it was a recycled holder and not the price I paid. But it turns out I also have an 1892-S Barber dime, so all is well. Meanwhile, I've gone through the Ikes and have not found a single interesting coin. I think I must have someone's cull pile. No wonder they threw them in a koi pond and/or set them on fire. Tom |
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I first collected in the mid-80s (and was then out for over twenty years) Ah! Welcome back then! Quote:
Yikes! I hope it was a recycled holder and not the price I paid. A few weeks ago I re-organized one of my miscellaneous albums, finding some 2x2s with descriptions that had nothing to do with the actual coin! Closer inspection revealed evidence of being previously stapled.  Quote:
No wonder they threw them in a koi pond and/or set them on fire. Blasphemy!  |
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