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Noted that there is a difference in the second "S" letter at the word "STATES" in the Denver minted Commemorative Eisenhower dollar. The difference consists in that the lower tail of the "S" is shorter and other times it is longer and almost reaching to the middle of the "E" next to the left of the "S". This difference only seems to appear in the Denver Commemorative coin. I wonder if this is a mintage error or a variety, if any. I ask as I have been unable to find and answer by reading through the internet Will appreciate comments Attached are pictures showing the difference     |
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You had rediscovered the type 1 and type 2 bicentennial dollars. They are found that way on both Philadelphia and Denver coins.
In my opinion that is the easiest way to tell the two varieties apart.
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08/27/2019 3:29 pm
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So I was hoping this was going to be the 1990 commemorate Ike. There are two main types of bicentennial Ike's. Type 1 with angled lettering on the reverse, and type 2 with squared lettering. The type 2 is more sought-after
Most people reference the T but all the lettering on the reverse is different.
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08/27/2019 4:33 pm
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So I was hoping this was going to be the 1990 commemorate Ike. You were not alone!  I have altered the title to be more accurate.  |
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I've heard it theorized, the type one was for the 1975 dollars and the type 2 were the 1976 dollars.   |
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I've heard it theorized, the type one was for the 1975 dollars and the type 2 were the 1976 dollars. This is generally accepted as correct.  The 1975 mint and proof sets have variety 1, while the 1976 sets have variety 2. I have never seen it myself, but supposedly there have been reports of rare 1975 and 1976 sets having the "incorrect" variety. |
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Wow! The pictures are AWESOME! Care to share your set up? DSLR with macro lens? I wish I could take pics like this with my phone
Cheers
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Did not know that coop, thanks for the tidbit. Quote:
I wish I could take pics like this with my phone
Some of it is because Ike's are massive. |
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Some of it is because Ike's are massive. Truth!  |
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I have never seen it myself, but supposedly there have been reports of rare 1975 and 1976 sets having the "incorrect" variety I have never seen one either. |
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The images I get online at PCGS coin facts pages. The editing I do to the images.
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Evan,Sorry for the late reply. I took the pictures of the Eisenhower coins with a Canon Eos XS1, using EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens. The setting is home made with plywood, a transparent glass, a sheet of white 20 pound bond paper as a light difuser, a light stand for one fluorescent light bulb and a camera tripod (for stabilization). Learned via Web that the trick is to use axial lighting.It took some experimenting until I found correct adjustments to lighting positioning which at the end is the trick.
I have also used a Sony DSC-H200, 20.1 mega pixels with which I have been able to obtain the cameo and frost reflections
If you do not mind, let me know where can I send you pictures of the setting, including meassurements, etc.
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Page 239 from the RedBook 2018:  As far as the most desirable I believe it is the Philly TYPE 1. |
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Posted 08/27/2019 3:28 pm
