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Thank you.  For those who do not know, I have a raw set in a Dansco album. It started in 1978, moved to a folder in 1981, and then into the Dansco album in 1984. That set was completed in 1993. The set depicted in this topic was created to compliment, not replace it. |
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Any Type1 1776-1976 (1975) CN clads we can see?
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Nice type 1's!
I like coins from the lost year of 1975!
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I like coins from the lost year of 1975!  |
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Nice type 1's! Even nice chBU's are kindda tough for the Philly issue. As minted about 65% were nice chBU's in mint sets but the years have been brutal to this coin. Not only were huge number of this date destroyed for their parts but many of the dollars just went into circulation. Rolls are very elusive and tend to be quite bad. If this weren't bad enough the '75 mint set packaging is among the least stable of all dates. It cracks, peels, and tarnishes the coins and now thewy are virtually all affected. Then the kicker; this date is tougher to clean up than most. Nice BU coins are elusive. There are no rolls, and the mint sets that aren't already toast are often tarnished and can't be remediated. MS-64's aren't scarce but this is little consolation if you can't find one. In 1975 MS-65's were very tough. Now there's not much real choice except to buy one in a slab. It probably took about 1000 sets to find a Gem in 1975 but today it might take more sets than can be purchased at bid!!! You'll still get a few 64's at bid but, of course, it's a huge amount of work. Time don't fly, it bounds and leaps.
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You now see why my Philly variety 1 is a 64. Also, all of my coins below 65 are from Philly.
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You now see why my Philly variety 1 is a 64. Also, all of my coins below 65 are from Philly. No matter what, they're all beautiful — great thread showcasing your Eisenhower dollar collection, jbuck...  |
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Yes, this is a very nice collection of very large coins  I may do the same thing with all my quarters! (I have quite a few of them)  |
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You are right on 1975 mint sets, cladking. Very tough to find decent Ikes in them and the Denver coin is usually the better of the two. The type 1 reverse struck up well in the S mint proofs, where it was two strikes to the coin.
I love Type 1 proofs, CN and silver clad.
I have avoided Philly Ikes exactly for the same reason you imply, JBuck. Poorly struck. I just collect S and D mint ones.
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You are right on 1975 mint sets, cladking. Very tough to find decent Ikes in them and the Denver coin is usually the better of the two. The type 1 reverse struck up well in the S mint proofs, where it was two strikes to the coin.
I love Type 1 proofs, CN and silver clad.
I have avoided Philly Ikes exactly for the same reason you imply, JBuck. Poorly struck. I just collect S and D mint ones. The 1978 Philly often comes nice in the mint set with good solid strikes. The '77 isn't too much work and I've been told really nice '77-P's can be found in rolls. Most of the others are all kinds of bad. The '74 isn't too bad but they are usually unattractive for other reasons related to poor surfaces. The '76 type II can be found. '71, '72, and '73 are the other toughies with the '73 bad only because they are all scratched up. Time don't fly, it bounds and leaps.
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Quote:No matter what, they're all beautiful — great thread showcasing your Eisenhower dollar collection, jbuck... Thank you. |
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Quote:Yes, this is a very nice collection of very large coins Thank you. Quote:I may do the same thing with all my quarters! (I have quite a few of them) Get on it then!  |
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I love Type 1 proofs, CN and silver clad. There is just something about that bold font.  Quote:
I have avoided Philly Ikes exactly for the same reason you imply, JBuck. Poorly struck. I just collect S and D mint ones. Understood, but I am a no man coin left behind kinda guy. |
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The 1978 Philly often comes nice in the mint set with good solid strikes. The 1978 and 1978-D pair are my only MS-66 business strike Ikes. I guess after seven years, they finally got it figured out. Just in time to stop making them.  |
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