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United States
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Are all 1971-1974 Eisenhower dollar's 40% silver? I ran by a branch of my bank today to see if they had any loose half's and the teller told me they only had 10 of the Eisenhower dollar's with the dates 1971-1974. Thanks BB |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The Mint made Proof Ikes and MS Strike Ikes in silver which were not released into circulation. It is remotely possible that some of these coins were taken out of collections and deposited into banks, but the odds of that are extremely remote.
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 United States
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ok, I wasn't sure, Coinnation.com states that all 71-74 Iks are 40% silver so I was just making sure
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Valued Member
United States
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 (with cc)  I like Ikes so I'd take them anyway. Edited by Rewster
01/03/2012 1:28 pm
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United States
187 Posts |
only the S mint Ikes are silver from 71-72,and then in 73-74 the S mint was issued in both a clad and a silver version.Also a few 1974D and1977D Ikes in silver clad were made in error,according to the 2011 RedBook...hope this helps |
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United States
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I just went back and re-read the sire, it does state the S mintmark so I was wrong. I bought them and figured what they hay, I could always use them if only worth face value
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United States
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 Any Ike dollar from the bank / credit union is indeed an unusual occurrence. Edited by oih82w8
01/03/2012 1:36 pm
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United States
286 Posts |
I actually went and bought a digital camera this weekend, as soon as I figure out how to use it I will start posting pics
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United States
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They likely aren't silver and probably not worth more than face. However they are rare to find in circulation and are cool coins. So send some pics and enjoy your free pickup....
My local coin shop has a huge bin of them for $1.25 each so someone must think they are worth over face....
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 United States
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Quote:Any Ike dollar from the bank / credit union is indeed an unusual occurrence. Indeed. And any Eisenhower dollar from the bank or credit union is a good find, in my opinion.  |
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United States
286 Posts |
Yeah the dollars were in an old envelope that had alreadsy started turning yellow from age, I am betting someone had them stashed away from a long time and cashed them in for face because they needed the money or just didn't think they were worth keeping any longer at face value.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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QUOTE: bbradford71 - "the dollars were in an old envelope that had alreadsy started turning yellow from age"oooh! Potential Golden Toning anyone? 
Edited by oih82w8
01/03/2012 4:11 pm
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United States
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I actually got 21 Ike dollars from a local bank yesterday. The teller said they came in a deposit, so it looks like someone spent them. Five were in at least AU condition but the rest were well used. No "s"s. I guess I just spend the well used ones and make someone else's day. |
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United States
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Six Ikes at my Credit Union today. Three of them has silver searcher marks on them. First time I've ever seen that on anything other than a Kennedy half. |
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United States
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Silver searcher marks  |
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United States
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Quote:Six Ikes at my Credit Union today. Three of them has silver searcher marks on them. First time I've ever seen that on anything other than a Kennedy half. Nice find.  Although I still cringe when I see marked coins, smokeriderdon has shown us that acetone will correct that problem. |
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Posted 01/03/2012 1:27 pm
