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arthrene Pillar of the Community United States 1713 Posts	Posted 08/14/2007 10:33 pm What were the years that Ikes and half dollars were silver? Report this Post to the Staff

GO Moderator United States 6563 Posts	Posted 08/14/2007 10:37 pm Ikes - 1971S, 1972S, 1973S, 1974S (these are brown and blue ikes) And a special set from 1976S Halfs - 1964 and earlier were all 90% silver. 1965-1970 were all 40% silver Report this Post to the Staff
arthrene Pillar of the Community United States 1713 Posts	Posted 08/14/2007 11:07 pm What are brown and blue ikes? Will all of these coins look silver from the side? Are only the proofs silver (s mint marks)? Edited by arthrene 08/14/2007 11:08 pm Report this Post to the Staff
GO Moderator United States 6563 Posts	Posted 08/14/2007 11:12 pm only the proof Ike's are silver the blue and brown ikes are nicknames given to them because of their packaging for halfs....no you can't always tell from the side.. if you are gonna look thru some full boxes it's best to play it safe and check the dates. after awhile you can start to easily pick out the silver ones because of the whitish color. However one could be toned or dirty and you might miss it. I also check mint marks as well because all "S" marks are proofs and can carry a small premium as well. Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 08/15/2007 2:33 pm Too much bad information in this thread. Silver Ike dollars All 1971-S and 1972-S, both MS and Proof All MS 1973-S and 1974-S All MS 1976-S Type I dollars Some Proof 1973-S, 1974-S, and 1976-S Type I dollars. Put a piece of tissue paper over them. If they appear white through the paper they are silver, if they look dull gray they are coppernickel clad. Silver half dollars All 1964 are 90% silver All 1965 - 1970 halves are 40% silver, all mints. All MS 1976-S are 40% silver Some Proof 1976-S halves are 40% silver, use the tissue test. Some 1992-S to 2007-S proof halves are 90% silver. Use tissue test. There are a few mint error pieces as well from the Denver mint from 1974 and 1977 but they are outside the realm of this discussion. Report this Post to the Staff
arthrene Pillar of the Community United States 1713 Posts	Posted 08/15/2007 7:21 pm Does the tissue test still work if the coins are dirty? Report this Post to the Staff
GO Moderator United States 6563 Posts	Posted 08/15/2007 7:33 pm quote: Too much bad information in this thread. confused....however I did forget some of the newer ones from silver proof sets Report this Post to the Staff
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