1776-1976 One Dollar - Bicentennial

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countryboy Valued Member Canada 112 Posts	Posted 12/19/2011 1:34 pm Circulation strikes: 117,337,000 Proofs: 4 Designer: Obverse by Frank Gasparro; Reverse by Dennis R. Williams Diameter: 38.5 millimeters Metal Content: Outer layers - 75% Copper, 25% Nickel Center - 100% Copper Weight: 350 grains (22.7 grams) Edge: Reeded Mintmark: None (for Philadelphia, PA) between Eisenhower's head and the date Notes: Four three-piece sets (Quarter Dollar, Half Dollar, and Dollar) were struck as Proofs but without mintmarks. One set went to then-President Gerald Ford, another to the American Revolution Bicentennial Commission administrator, John W. Warner, another to Treasury Secretary William E. Simon, and the other to Gerald Ford's appointment secretary, Anne L. Armstrong. In 1977, a Proof Dollar without mintmark was found in a Washington, DC cash register and later sold by Devonshire Galleries. The finest Type 1 examples graded by PCGS are 17 MS-66's. The finest Type 2 examples graded by PCGS are 6 MS-67's Sources and/or recommended reading: "Walter Breen's Complete Encyclopedia of U.S. and Colonial Coins" by Walter Breen "The PCGS Population Report, April 2003" by The Professional Coin Grading Service "Coin Clinic" by Alan Herbert, Numismatic News, October 5, 1999, Krause Publications, Iola, WI, p. 38 (see also August 27, 1974 front page of Numismatic News). "Where are they now?" by Summer Douglass, Coin World, September 10, 2001, page 46 Report this Post to the Staff

oih82w8 Pillar of the Community United States 7840 Posts	Posted 12/19/2011 1:47 pm I was begining to wonder what you were asking about; the "Four three-piece sets (Quarter Dollar, Half Dollar, and Dollar) were struck as Proofs but without mintmarks". Probably are being housed in the location as the twelve $2 of 1976 with the S/N 17761976. In other words, somebody with deep connections or pockets. Do you have any illustrations? Here is a 19 July 2011 article from PCGS; http://www.pcgs.com/Articles/Detail/6866 Edited by oih82w8 12/19/2011 2:11 pm Report this Post to the Staff
countryboy Valued Member Canada 112 Posts	Posted 12/19/2011 1:59 pm i think I may have one of the coins discribed in this note but not 100% sure . it fits the discription to the letter but hopeing to get a little more info on the circulation coins first before posting pics Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 12/19/2011 3:00 pm countryboy, I am not sure what exactly you are asking for here but Bicentennial Ikes are quite common. Are you saying that you think you have a no-mintmark proof? Report this Post to the Staff
countryboy Valued Member Canada 112 Posts	Posted 12/19/2011 3:08 pm yes biokemist6 that is what I was trying to say .how do you the difference between proof and non proof ikes Edited by countryboy 12/19/2011 3:36 pm Report this Post to the Staff
barryg Pillar of the Community United States 5850 Posts	Posted 12/19/2011 3:39 pm Proof Ikes are extremely reflective in the background areas (truly mirror-like) but not in the figures themselves. For example: Expanded Digital U.S. Type Set Album \| Dansco 8100 (Lincon Cents) Album \| Digital Proof Type Set \| Digital U.S. Currency Type Set \| Foreign Bullion Coins Report this Post to the Staff
SpringCypress Pillar of the Community United States 666 Posts	Posted 12/19/2011 3:44 pm I love proof Ikes. By far my most favorite proof issus. I just love the fields. Report this Post to the Staff
countryboy Valued Member Canada 112 Posts	Posted 12/19/2011 3:48 pm beautiful Ike barryg thank you , but what if the coin is circulated and has lost its shine is their other ways to tell the difference Report this Post to the Staff
smokeriderdon Pillar of the Community United States 3755 Posts	Posted 12/19/2011 6:59 pm country, even circulated there will be a lot of the mirror quality left. It would have to be circulated by way of a gravel sorting machine to lose it to the point of not recognizing. Report this Post to the Staff
countryboy Valued Member Canada 112 Posts	Posted 12/20/2011 07:49 am Thank you Smokeriderdon., and all who replyed . Report this Post to the Staff
barryg Pillar of the Community United States 5850 Posts	Posted 12/20/2011 09:05 am Happy to be of help! Expanded Digital U.S. Type Set Album \| Dansco 8100 (Lincon Cents) Album \| Digital Proof Type Set \| Digital U.S. Currency Type Set \| Foreign Bullion Coins Report this Post to the Staff
wpd7 Valued Member United States 257 Posts	Posted 12/20/2011 12:47 pm So, do you have one or not? =) Pictures should settle the issue quickly! Report this Post to the Staff
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