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Hi guys, I've been lurking for a while and have just gotten back into collecting after a long hiatus. I went to a few banks today looking for halves (found 4 40%); at one bank the teller said she had some in back and returned with a bucket full of Ikes! "They're all really nasty, though." I guess most people would call them "toned," but like a magpie, I prefer shiny things. Is there any interest in coins with this sort of toning and should I save them? (Like I said, I've been out of the loop for a very long time.) I bought $15, but they've easily got another $50+. Thanks for any advice, Tom  |
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Moderator
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 , to the community. I don't think you would get much interest in coins that look like that, especially those of resent mintage. Some of these look like they were kept in a very damp place. |
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Those poor Eisenhower dollars, neglected all those years!  I am a big Eisenhower dollar fan, but I am afraid they are only worth face value. Some might argue they are not even worth that if no one will take them as payment. Still, you saved them from getting any worse!  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Yeah, if I had 50 ikes like that, I would just spend them.
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Some might argue they are not even worth that if no one will take them as payment Ike's are by far the Most fun to spend at restaurants and such. Most kids behind the counter nowadays have never even Seen an Ike much less know that they ever existed. Go back to the bank, buy em all up, and use them to tip at restaurants, Taco Bell, and the ever occasional..."Oh, I didn't give you enough cash...here's another dollar"  |
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and the ever occasional..."Oh, I didn't give you enough cash...here's another dollar" Love it! My problem is that I have never spent an Eisenhower dollar. I keep them all.  |
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Great thread title! Made me click.  IMO these Ikes are on the "yuck" side of the intersection. Their toning doesn't qualify under the rules of interest. |
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Pillar of the Community
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I will say that the 1978 on the bottom row is not too bad and might qualify as toned instead of yuk, but the rest...
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New Member
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Thanks everyone. I didn't really have much hope for the "wet basement floor" look, but sometimes people are into a lot of weird stuff. Fortunately they cleaned up pretty quickly in a beaker of TarnX and now don't look much worse than your average 1970s nickel. I'll go ahead and spend them and see how many "I'll have to ask my manager about these" I get, as sometimes happens with Kennedys and $2 bills.
Tom
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Bedrock of the Community
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Fortunately they cleaned up pretty quickly in a beaker of TarnX and now don't look much worse than your average 1970s nickel. Normally, cleaning a coin in this manner is a very bad thing to do and damaging to the coin. However, when said coin is just plain ugly and devoid of numismatic value, a little bit of TarnX is not such a bad thing. |
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I have to agree. If anything, it will make them easier to spend, looking like a normal coin and not an experiment gone bad! |
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For face I would definitely get them then spend a little time going through them and compare them to the different varieties on the Ike group web site. I have found some very nice ones that way. And if there is nothing there you can still spend them and not be out anything http://www.ikegroup.org/ |
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United States
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It looks to me like they were in a fire or something. Or at least subjected to a bit of heat. I vote for the fast food idea. I do that with my Kennedys from roll searching.
Mike
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For face I would definitely get them then spend a little time going through them and compare them to the different varieties on the Ike group web site Stewart presents a great idea! They could be excellent practice for someone that likes to collect die varieties! |
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New Member
United States
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Thanks everyone for the advice. I did go back to the bank and am now the proud owner of 99 scuzzy Ikes. 45 '78s, 32 '76s, 8 '74s 7 '72s, 7 '71s. No '73, '75, or '77. I've started going through them but so far haven't found anything interesting. And you were right, they are entertaining to spend!
Tom
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Posted 05/06/2009 1:42 pm
