1976 S Ike Dollar Silver Or No Silver?

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thatstuffisjanky Valued Member United States 152 Posts	Posted 05/17/2011 11:06 pm hello all just purchase this coin from a buddy of mines, and I remember reading some where that all 1976 proofs with the S mint is 40% silver is this a silver piece? I bought it off my friend for 2 bucks Report this Post to the Staff

thatstuffisjanky Valued Member United States 152 Posts	Posted 05/17/2011 11:08 pm edit* there was a pic of the back somehow photobucket messed it up anyways here is the back Report this Post to the Staff
RollHunter Pillar of the Community United States 687 Posts	Posted 05/17/2011 11:50 pm They are not all silver, but that one looks like it is. Does your friend have any more, I'll as many as he has for $2! Report this Post to the Staff
thatstuffisjanky Valued Member United States 152 Posts	Posted 05/17/2011 11:54 pm o really? how can you tell if its not silver? and he only had 2 one in the proof and one regular I bought them all for 3 bucks they look kinda cool haha Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 05/18/2011 12:22 am That looks like it came from the 3 coin Mint Set, not the Proof Set. The Bicentennial S-mint coins in the 3 coin Mint Set are 40% silver. The proofs in the 3 coin Proof Set are also silver but the Ike in the regular six coin Proof Set is CuNi clad. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189222 Posts	Posted 05/18/2011 11:31 am That image looks like the Variety 2 reverse. All of the 40% silver proofs from 1976 are Variety 1. That being said, that coin is probably not silver. It is probably a hazed over proof from the six coin proof set. However, two dollars is still a good deal. http://ikegroup.org/76t1t2.htm Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 05/18/2011 12:12 pm Jbuck is right, only the Type I S mint Bicentennials can be silver. The coin in the pictures is a Type II so it has to be coppernickel clad. Report this Post to the Staff
thatstuffisjanky Valued Member United States 152 Posts	Posted 05/18/2011 12:19 pm thank you very much :) I was a little confuse weather it was silver or not hehe thanks for the heads up! Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 05/18/2011 12:34 pm This is a glaring example of why it is important to accurately image a coin. Those pictures make that coin look like an Unc Ike from the 3 coin Mint Set. It does not have any visible characteristics of a proof coin but the matte surface is a dead ringer for a Mint Set coin. Without the reverse diagnostics, you could never convince me from photos only that it is a proof. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189222 Posts	Posted 05/18/2011 2:31 pm Well said. I was ready to agree with your previous assessment, "That looks like it came from the 3 coin Mint Set, not the Proof Set." That is, until I did a double-take on the reverse image. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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