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Went to my local coin store today for some Ike dollars and I was pretty disappointed honestly. It appears that earlier dates are quite hard to find. They didn't have any 1971-P dated coins, which is what I was hoping for. The other earlier P dated coins they had were pretty beat up. I almost walked out with a 71-Silver clad coin for only 9.00 dollars, but then the price jumped up to 20 dollars. Had to pass for now. Still a reasonable price, though. I opted to take it to ebay for the 1971-P. I was also hoping they would have more clad proof coins, especially in early years. But, no luck.  My plan is to gather all the clad coins, both proof and business strike, and then work on the silver coins.   |
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Very nice!  The 1971 and 1972 strike (P&D) coins are going to be difficult. Keep in mind they were often weakly struck, so do not get hung up looking for amazing strike details on an otherwise clean looking coin (free of distracting marks). |
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Great addition. I ordered a couple Ike's myself from ebay, I'll have to start a thread once I have something worth showing I'm done for awhile so I won't be any competition to your shopping.  |
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Quote: I ordered a couple Ike's myself from ebay, I'll have to start a thread once I have something worth showing   |
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Nice purchase, Humanist. Errers and Varietys.
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Thanks, EV.  That's okay, seamonkey. I think it will be a slow process with this one. I need to go back to the coin shop that I was at a few weeks back that has random Ike dollars for 2 bucks! |
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Very nice Humanist, I just hope it doesn't turn out the way your SBA collection did..  |
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Quote: I need to go back to the coin shop that I was at a few weeks back that has random Ike dollars for 2 bucks! Yes!  |
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Quote:I need to go back to the a coin shop that I was at a few weeks back that has random Ike dollars for 2 bucks! Heck, if you have a selection of local coin shops, you should appreciate that luxury, heh! I haven't been to mine yet to check out Ike dollars. But, without competition, other than ebay and Craigslist, they aren't known for great prices. Although the word coin appears in their name, they are primarily a jewelry store that does coins on the side. To be honest, I hadn't even considered them. But you've forced me to. An 11 mile drive with a high probability of returning empty handed isn't exactly enticing. But holy cow, $2 apiece? I'll have to stop in next time I'm in the neighborhood! Nice additions to your collection to this point! Edited by Vector Ze
05/19/2026 11:17 am
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Quote:Very nice Humanist, I just hope it doesn't turn out the way your SBA collection did.. We shall see...  I reckon that the SBA will probably be done before the Ike dollars.  Quote:Heck, if you have a selection of local coin shops, you should appreciate that luxury, heh! I haven't been to mine yet to check out Ike dollars. But, without competition, other than ebay and Craigslist, they aren't known for great prices. Although the word coin appears in their name, they are primarily a jewelry store that does coins on the side. To be honest, I hadn't even considered them. But you've forced me to. An 11 mile drive with a high probability of returning empty handed isn't exactly enticing. But holy cow, $2 apiece? I'll have to stop in next time I'm in the neighborhood! I suppose so! However, only one of them is really in my actual direct area. The others are a bit of a drive or rather "visit when in the area" kind of scenario. Luckily, the one that is the closest to me is actually the best one and they have an assortment of things. Boxes of coins to go through and pick from, among other things. Most people go there are into bullion. Quote:
Nice additions to your collection to this point Thanks! I look forward to adding more. I really wanted that 1971-S silver/clad Ike dollar for 9 bucks, but yeah... It came out to around 23 bucks. Which isn't bad... But I was sent there with a budget |
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Quote: I reckon that the SBA will probably be done before the Ike dollars. The odds are for it. |
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Yes, yes they are. Maybe. Lol. I'm finding trying to gather together Ike dollars a bit more interesting at the moment honestly. I have some coming from ebay I recently ordered 1971-P, 1976-P, 1976-P type 2, and 1976-D type 2. Didn't do too bad. They were under 5 dollars. Trying to find some decent clad proofs as well. |
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I recently ordered 1971-P, 1976-P, 1976-P type 2, and 1976-D type 2... Excellent! |
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Pillar of the Community
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Alright! I added a few new coins to the album. Got these yesterday.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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A little bit of progress When I initially got these, the 76 type l and ll, I was like, uhhh... once I get them out of the packaging... I don't know how to tell the difference between the two varieties. Lol. I think I figured it out, though.    Edited by Humanist1287
05/27/2026 07:50 am
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