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Just got this in the mail yesterday (PCGS MS67). Had trouble deciding whether to put it in my Ike collection or my 7070. The 7070 won.   |
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Nice looking 40%er!
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Valued Member
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I thought the 40%ers stopped at 1970
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Pillar of the Community
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40% halves stopped in 1970. Some Ikes were minted in 40% from 1971-1976. Also quarters and halves were minted in 40% for the bicentennial and issued in along with the Ike in 3 piece sets (unc and proof)
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01/31/2010 9:13 pm
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so all the 1976 halfs, quarters, and Ikes are 40% or just the proofs?
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Pillar of the Community
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so all the 1976 halfs, quarters, and Ikes are 40% or just the proofs? No, not all. Just the Uncs and proofs that were issued in special 3 piece sets. |
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So basically just NIFC 1976 JFKs, Ikes, and Quarters right?
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Pillar of the Community
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exactly, but not all the NIFC's. Regular mint sets and proof sets were made. The silver ones were only done in special 3 piece sets.
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Is the only way to tell by weighing?
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Bedrock of the Community
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tissue test works great. Place a thin tissue over a known silver coin and another over a known clad coin and note the difference in appearance. The silver will look white while the clad will look dull grey. No need to weigh or see the edge, great for a coin in a holder or 2x2.
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like "blow your nose" tissue?
or like tissue wrapping paper?
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Pillar of the Community
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Someone spent one of these this morning at my local Starbucks. Yes, a Bicentennial "S" 40% 'Uncirculated-strike' Ike!  The manager knows I collect coins, so she showed it to me. She said "I got a real Silver Dollar today, you wanna see?" (even she knew that the edge looked 'silver' and the coin 'pinged') She was disappointed when I said that it was 40% Silver, because she didn't know that there had ever been 40% Silver coins. I told her not to be disappointed, because she still got over $5 worth of Silver (at present melt value), for $1!  |
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jprine: Nice coin. Most of my silver IKE's have quite a few bag marks. Not sure I would have broke it out of the holder. :-)
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Very nice!  |
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that's a beaut! I've considered submitting mine to see if would pull down an MS68. |
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