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GR58 Bedrock of the Community United States 11951 Posts	Posted 03/25/2016 11:19 pm Very nice looking Ike. Unless my old eyes are getting real bad. This one looks like a 40% uncirculated Ike. What many call a blue Ike, because it was issued in cello, inside a blue envelope. I do agree that from the picture, this coin could grade MS 66 maybe 67. As for type one or type two. I think the varieties only apply to the clad Ike's. The 40% silver Ike's are all the same design. I am writing this from memory, if any of this is information in incorrect, please feel free to post a correction. Report this Post to the Staff
chuckster 125 Pillar of the Community United States 4113 Posts	Posted 03/26/2016 1:07 pm Congrats, Beautiful Type 1 Ike. * Another way to tell the Bi-Cenn. reverses apart is to look at the "N" in UNUM. Type 1- the N lines up directly with the R above it from PLURBIBUS Type 2- the N lines up between the U & R of PLURIBUS. Pretty easy to spot right away. TYPE 1: N is directly under R above. Type 2 : N is in-between U & R above. Report this Post to the Staff
Earle42 Bedrock of the Community United States 10038 Posts	Posted 03/26/2016 2:19 pm @Chuckster Interesting - never noticed this before. When these first came out, I was a kid. I was just told to look at the R's leg and see if it was straight like the number 1... if so it's a Type I; and a number 2 two can have a curled tail like the Type II R does. Maybe this is why it stuck in my head - a visual aid that parallels the type designation? How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halves https://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 Report this Post to the Staff
PlumCrazy814 Pillar of the Community United States 883 Posts	Posted 03/26/2016 2:34 pm Type I has flat block font letters which was part of the original winning design for Obverse. It was found that the font did not work well when the mint moved to striking the business issues which were lower relief so the font was changed to the thinner, arguably higher, Type II font. Type I can be found in the Philadelphia Copper-nickel clad, Denver Copper-nickel clad, And nearly all of the San Francisco Silver Clad versions. I am pulling the font issue from memory, but referenced a 2010 RedBook for the type Variety data. It does list a "Silver Clad Variety II" in proof but I don't think I've seen one. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188560 Posts	Posted 03/26/2016 11:32 pm I have never really paid attention to the other pick-ups. I just look at the font, the difference is night and day. 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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