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 swing and a miss...but at least I went down swinging! smat
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Some may recall I got a bag full of common date circulated Ike dollars at a local bank for face value. Was looking through them recently and came across a nice surprise. Had thought "wow that's an unusual color" and, sure enough, it's a silver variety. A good honest Ike that did quite a bit of time in circulation despite its rarer metal content.  |
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swing and a miss...but at least I went down swinging! MS-65 is nothing to be ashamed of.  Quote:
...came across a nice surprise. Had thought "wow that's an unusual color" and, sure enough, it's a silver variety. A good honest Ike that did quite a bit of time in circulation despite its rarer metal content. Outstanding! 
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Great finding a silver Ike! @Danjor Quote:
...So I finally searched the 1976 Ike's. Here is what I found.
The rest seem to be type 2 but like 85% or them have full bell lines. Need to research more information so I can know what to do with them all.
Sorry for the pic still cannot get the lighting right and still waiting on my new scope. A Full Bell Lines designation is something grading companies apply to Franklin half dollars. These were notorious for wearing of or not being fully struck on those halves. And if you were referring to having them graded...the first time you send a coin to PCG or NGC will cost you close to 200.00 (NGC slightly less) for membership fees, insurance, mailing both ways, and any other fees for services such as designations for varieties (and you have to check to make sure they will recognize and label the variety you desire to have slabbed). You would really be in the hole financially over these. See the essay in my signature for a real eye opener concerning these companies. A person using these companies needs to be equipped with a lot more knowledge than just simply thinking it's simple to send in any coin and get the results they expected. 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 halveshttps://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 |
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 1974-D from the uncirculated mint set
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1974-D from the uncirculated mint set Looking good!
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Looking good! Thanks, jbuck. Unfortunately the packaging does not photograph well.
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The one in my Dansco was cut from a mint set, so know how well they look compared to ones that managed to circulate.  |
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  I came across a small box with old coins I had accumulated and found this bicentennial Ike dollar. It's in decent shape.
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Bedrock of the Community
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great addition - but it sure has seen it fair share of abuse - all that hard work buying stuff for its owners.
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Yeah, the first one I posted is from the uncirculated set but this one has been around before it ended up in my pocket. I've had it for many years.
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Quote:I came across a small box with old coins I had accumulated and found this bicentennial Ike dollar. It's in decent shape. Quote:
...this one has been around before it ended up in my pocket. I've had it for many years. Excellent!
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Excellent! Thank you. It has two colors on the edge so I assume it's copper and nickel but that's okay.
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Not a $, but I thought of you jbuck, when I bought it this weekend.   European Federation. 2 1/2 europinos silver = 1/2 dollar used in 1952. Antecedent of the euro. Coined in the mint of Hamburg, Germany, with authorization of the American authorities that controlled Germany after the end of World War II. Image of the General Eisenhower. Mintage 10k |
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wow, very nice - I want one...
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