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With encouragement of jbuck and many others, I spent countless wee hours of looking at portraits of president Eisenhower. I didn't know too much about Eisenhower dollars before this project and here are some observations that I made in the process. 1. Good looking MS condition Ikes are not plentiful as I thought. I have gone through most of my existing mint sets, but ended up using only three. (I have dozens of quarters, dimes, nickels, & pennies, both mint & proofs) 2. 1971 & 1972 BU Ikes are even harder to find. I guess it's more rare since 1971 & 1972 year mint set didn't even include Ike dollar. 3. Why is 1973 silver BU mint Ikes more expensive than 1971, 1972, & 1974? Again, I guess they are more rare. 4. There were plentiful, good looking Ike proofs. And I try to pick some nice cameo Ikes. These are relatively inexpensive. This was a fun project! I have about 40 to 50 Ikes left over. I might think about getting another set... but need to work on my 7070 first. Here are the Ikes....    |
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New Member
United States
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Very nice. Were you around when the Ikes were made? I can't believe they decided to make a new dollar coin that no one would use. The small golden dollar has worked out nicely. True that the mint has made too many of them, but I see them used somewhat often (even for change at retail stores).
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 United States
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Really nice work @cj. My fave is that '71 proof.  "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Rest in Peace
United States
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You did a remarkable job of finding coins that fit the set, rather than ones that looked "different". Thanks for sharing your thoughts after working through the set. I always count that type of information as especially valuable if I ever attempt that type of set myself. A whole passel of  |
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Very nice collection  congratulations. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Just beautiful, Coconutjoe. Well done.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Those are some purdy coins! Congrats |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Two Thumbs Up Congrats! |
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That is a fantastic achievement!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I like how you filled in the last 4 holes... I just put the blue disks in those holes...
Nice collection !
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United States
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I have duplicates in mine (1971-D, 1972, 1976 V1, 1977-D). I have thought about swapping them out over the years, but they are family now.  For what it is worth, the 1972 is a V1. My actual 1972 hole has a V3. This was just dumb luck, as I had them long before I learned there were three 1972 varieties. If I ever get a 1972 V2, it will probably be for my recently started slabbed set. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I agree with others ... this is a very nice looking set. I think Ike sets are a great addition to any collection ... |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1475 Posts |
Thank you, Thank you everybody...  I showed it to my son, and first thing he said was "How much is that worth?" Then went back to his computer  I see why we post here at CCF  |
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Posted 09/06/2017 04:06 am
