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I became interested in coin collecting not too long ago when I stumbled upon an article about the Big Sky Hoard of Ike dollars. I was sucked in to the story. Since then, I have picked up one Big Sky Ike. The price of my Ike seemed low (compared to the price guidebooks). A happy incident. Are the Big Sky dollars not performing well? Are they being collected actively? What is the groups opinion on these Ikes? Any fans? |
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What is the groups opinion on these Ikes? Any fans? I'm a fan, but I'm a fan of the Ike dollar period.  This and the Golden Nugget Casino are the only hoards that the Ike dollar series can boast about, unlike the many hoards associated with the Morgan dollar. I have all the dates/mm combinations that I've been able to find in these Big Sky holders. I'm not sure how many different coins came out of the hoard, but I do know that most were graded MS65. MS66 Ikes are scarce, but I did manage to get one for a decent price.  Imagine sorting through 220,000 Ikes.  |
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That's a nice Ike. I am waiting to see what Jbuck says...
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Many of these are listed on ebay but don't include the "Big Sky" in the title listings. So you simply can't search by those words and catch all of them. It's a bit laborious, but you just have to look in the TPG to narrow it down a bit more. |
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Thanks for posting the Ike, Darth. Very nice. The Ike I picked up was a 1977 D MS 65. I have been thinking about checking with my bank to see if they have any bags/rolls of Ikes sitting around...not likely.
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For reference, here are some previous Big Sky Hoard threads... Excellent - thanks for the other threads. I have some reading to do. |
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I collect Ikes I just don't have any of the hoard ones. I'm working on a registry set and as DarthMorgan had already said the hoard one are just not where they need to be grade wise for me. These are what I'm adding to my set.    |
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Excellent - thanks for the other threads. I have some reading to do. No problem.  When you are done with those, head over to this thread for some eye candy... https://goccf.com/t/60465 |
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I like the idea of having some big sky Ike's.
The ones I have seen online seem to be common coins for the
grades. But at a higher price
When I do find some local at a good price, I will be getting some.
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The ones I have seen online seem to be common coins for the
grades. But at a higher price GR- I have searched for these under "completed" auctions on ebay, and some have sold for under $10 with free shipping. I'm a buyer all day long at that price. I would probably build a small hoard of Big Sky Hoard Ikes. |
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Here are a few photos (taken with a cell phone, obviously) of my Big Sky dollar with presentation box and certificate. Forgive the quality of the photos, the dollar in person is really nice.    Curious, do you all know if the Big Sky presentation boxes are rare? I have only seen one, and I own it (happily!) Edited by OldWest
04/07/2016 7:25 pm
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Not too shabby.  I have never seen the presentation box before, so I cannot answer the question. |
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Not too shabby.
I have never seen the presentation box before, so I cannot answer the question.
Thanks! I have looked high-n-low, and I have yet to find another box and certification like this one. |
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Posted 04/07/2016 09:58 am
