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Valued Member
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Hello everyone! I am new to this forum, and was hoping that someone here could assist me as I don't know much about coins. I found this old 1971 dollar coin (which might even be silver), and was trying to figure out if it is worth more than a dollar. I don't know if 1971 is old enough to make it valuable. Do you think so, and is it worth keeping (and do you think that it would grade "Uncirculated")? Thanks! David Frohman      Edited by Prototype
01/09/2020 6:56 pm
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New Member
United States
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I'm confused, do you think you have one of these prototypes? Or just a general 1971 Eisenhower dollar? |
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 United States
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Please compare the name on the post with the name appearing on the certification certificate David Edited by Prototype
01/09/2020 6:57 pm
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Valued Member
United States
80 Posts |
Each image should enlarge if you click on it.
David
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Are you the person who owns this coin and calls himself a " Eisenhower dollar Expert Collector? Or, do you just share the same name as this person? |
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Valued Member
United States
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This is what happens when you own one prototype, one computer, and have too much time on your hands David Edited by Prototype
01/09/2020 6:59 pm
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United States
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Quote:"Are you the person who owns this coin and calls himself a " Eisenhower dollar Expert Collector? Or, do you just share the same name as this person?" We are synonymous! David Edited by Prototype
01/09/2020 6:58 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'm assuming that you already know the answer to what you asked, based on the PCGS grading along with the certificate. But either way, interesting coin and history.
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United States
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01/09/2020 7:09 pm
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Rest in Peace
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Oh, man, Jbuck is going to go crazy!
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United States
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Some times you want to share your toys! David Edited by Prototype
01/09/2020 7:16 pm
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United States
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01/09/2020 7:19 pm
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United States
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Now, at the risk of being serious for a moment ... David Hall essentially set an initial grade in 2011 of SP - 65+ on the prototype, due to the "Blue Pack" pylofilm haze on it. I have thus worked with PCGS and their conservation lab over the last year to have the haze professionally (and now successfully) removed. Most recently, PCGS brought in experts to conduct cutting-edge metalological testing on the silver planchet itself. The prototype then received its current grade of SP-67 (but the "CoinFacts" page still has old data and images to soon be updated). Indeed, the wonderful writer Josh McMorrow-Hernandez has recently done a superb article on the prototypes, which will shortly be published by PCGS. Remember also that the 50th anniversary of these prototypes (and the Eisenhower dollar itself) is now only a year away. I hope to see exciting developments in terms of major Eisenhower dollar exhibitions in 2021. Exhibitions, in-turn, that I hope will inspire a new generation of collectors in this amazing series! David Edited by Prototype
01/09/2020 7:37 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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So you've been playing with us, right?
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Sorry, I could not resist David |
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Forgive me for being stupid, but what are the major differences between the prototype and the regular one? They do not jump out for me, and I have a regular 1971 in front of me.
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Posted 01/09/2020 6:31 pm
