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this 1971-d Ike dollar looks to be a silver or 40% silver one.. i have to find my scale to weigh it against the other silver ones I have.but if it is silver its a cool error find..im guessing I should have this one graded to show its a real one if the weights match.what do you think?thanks and if its not real silver would acetone remove the the stuff off the coin?    |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Take a closer look at the mintmark, that looks like an S to me.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Biokemist has the correct answer!
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Valued Member
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114 Posts |
It is a d mint mark..used my glass to verify..
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 Need a closeup of mint mark  |
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Valued Member
United States
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here is the mint mark..  |
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It may be plated. The 40% silver Eisenhower dollars are clad and typically show the 21%-silver/79%-copper core on the edge. What is the weight? |
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i have to dig out my scale and check it..i will post the weight in a little while..
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It looks plated to me. However... What if they had one of those '64 Peace dollar planchets left over and after 7 years at the mint someone found it and chucked it into the bin, creating a 90% ike! Oh how cool would THAT be!?! |
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The weight will tell all. Almost :) 22.7 grams on the CN 24.6 grams on the 40% silver clad. A note on the 40% ikes. The edges looked more uniform/solid silver than the 40% Kennedy half dollars so they look like 90% silver more than 40%. Will wait until the correct weight is determined before any more theories :) There are some possible scenarios if this coin does weigh 24.6 (give or take a couple of .01's) If 25.5 grams or more then a whole new story  |
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Plated IKES are usually UNIFORM in luster...even "chrome-like" consistency, with no variations, for the most part..your pic indicates original mint luster, IMHO...I hope your weight is on the higher end!
calvin
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LOL, that first pic sure looked like an S  It does not appear to be plated to me so I will be "weighting" on a weight |
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Posted 09/09/2013 1:12 pm
