What's The Fascination With Ike Dollars?

How 'bout we send Ronda Rousey over to your place frog

I remember when Eisenhower was president, and as a kid I thought he was a great man. Still do. I love Ikes. I get them at the bank once in a while; sometimes a teller will have one or a few or even an entire roll, and I'll snap them all up. But usually, they don't have any, and when I ask all the tellers say the same thing — "We don't get them in very often, but when we do they don't last long, people grab them right away." I don't collect them though, I just like having them around, and sometimes will leave one or two as part of a tip when I'm particularly pleased with the service. And I can't understand why people are calling the Eisenhower dollars ugly. Now SBAs — they're ugly!

Hey guys - just having fun. I like to spar with jbuck.

Didn't mean to upset anyone - if so, apologies for sure!

Bruce

I knew you were just having fun.

Not Hamilton and Burr fun, but Abbott and Costello fun.

There is no quit in that one!

I was a kid in the 1970s when Ikes were still being minted for circulation. I always just thought Ikes were special - I didn't have much money since I was just a kid but I always held onto Ikes whenever I was able to get my hands on one. They were just cool coins to me because of their size and their design, and that feeling has never left me. My Ike Dansco was the first Dansco I filled and it's always the first one I grab whenever I feel like looking at my collection. They're just awesome coins all around.

Plus I just adore the reverse design!