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Posted 04/15/2014 2:09 pm
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Anyone know of where I may be able to purchase uncirculated Ikes that will post to the UK.
I've been picking them up from UK ebay in ones and twos but I'd like an uncirculated set if possible.
Anyone know of where I may be able to purchase uncirculated Ikes that will post to the UK.
I've been picking them up from UK ebay in ones and twos but I'd like an uncirculated set if possible.
I strongly recommend mint sets. Most ebay sellers will post to GB I believe.
Unfortunately the packaging for these sets isn't stable and many of the Ikes are cloudy now but most will clean up in acetone or 91% isopropyl alcohol. For most dates the nicest Ikes went into mint sets. Mint set coins are often marked but strikes and die quality are much better.
Typical Ikes aren't very pleasing and finding nice attractive MS-63 and better (what's called BU in Great Britain), can be tough. For some dates they can be surprisingly tough. The hardest is the '76 type I and this coin is actually scarce in Gem.
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