1971-S Proof Eisenhower Dollar - Copper Edge

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Darth Morgan Pillar of the Community United States 2815 Posts	Posted 09/21/2016 3:12 pm Take a look at this 1971-S proof Ike. I've had it for a while, but I just noticed how much copper is showing on the edge. It looks like a Cu-Ni clad proof. I always thought this one looked kinda dull and different. I'm thinking the silver layer is much thinner than usual. On the reverse, it looks like the copper is actually showing through. What do you guys think? Report this Post to the Staff

jbuck Moderator United States 188105 Posts	Posted 09/21/2016 5:04 pm I would not call this unusual at all. The copper-silver core is as thick as a pure copper core on the Cu-Ni clad. What is different is that the copper-silver core is usually a duller grey than the bright red copper of Cu-Ni clad. All of my 40% coins have a visible core, with some more visible than others. It really depends on how much "bleeds" from one layer to the next when the blanks are punched. In this case, the core bled more into the bottom layer that the top layer bled into the core. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Darth Morgan Pillar of the Community United States 2815 Posts	Posted 09/21/2016 6:17 pm Your assessment makes perfect sense to me, jbuck. It's the only one I have seen like this, so I was curious. Can you imagine, though, if a 1971-S Cu-Ni proof did turn up? Whoa. Talk about a modern error masterpiece. . . . Edited by Darth Morgan 09/21/2016 6:17 pm Report this Post to the Staff
coinlover1899 Pillar of the Community United States 3058 Posts	Posted 09/21/2016 6:37 pm Quote: Talk about a modern error masterpiece. . . . Yeah! It would be a modern error masterpiece! Report this Post to the Staff
GR58 Bedrock of the Community United States 11951 Posts	Posted 09/21/2016 8:12 pm With Jbuck ... not a error Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188105 Posts	Posted 09/22/2016 1:56 pm Quote: Can you imagine, though, if a 1971-S Cu-Ni proof did turn up? Whoa. Talk about a modern error masterpiece. A rare case where the Cu-Ni clad would certainly be worth more than its silver clad counterpart. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 09/22/2016 2:57 pm Quote: Can you imagine, though, if a 1971-S Cu-Ni proof did turn up? Whoa. Talk about a modern error masterpiece. . . Only way it could happen would be to be one of those "helped" errors Nothing CuNi clad was being struck in San Francisco in 1971. No place for a CuNi clad planchet to come from except being carried in from outside the facility. I take that back, they were striking proof clad dimes, quarters, and halves. But to get a clad dollar size planchet they would have had to feed the wrong stock into a dollar blanking press. If that happened and a wrong stock dollar planchet got all the way through it would be severely underweight and if it was on dime or quarter stock very weakly struck. Edited by Conder101 09/22/2016 3:01 pm Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188105 Posts	Posted 09/22/2016 4:10 pm However unlikely, it is always interesting to consider the possibilities. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 09/22/2016 4:40 pm Spoken like a true moderator. Report this Post to the Staff
Darth Morgan Pillar of the Community United States 2815 Posts	Posted 09/22/2016 4:46 pm I was actually contemplating along the lines of a trial strike or prototype piece. After all, 1964 Morgan dollar "material" just came into the light after decades of being unknown. It got me to thinking, though. In theory, perhaps it would be more likely that a 1972-S Cu-Ni proof could exist since they started the "clad" Ike proofs for 1973. I'm just not sure exactly when their production began. Report this Post to the Staff
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