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New Member
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Ikes are fun to spend, looks like yours has seen some circulation, you can still get them at banks for $1 each from time to time
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New Member
 United States
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Ikes? Also what makes in look like its been in circulation? its been in box for over thirty years.
Edited by Zac09 09/28/2022 8:56 pm
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Looks good! Always fun to find old coins in a box. However, to determine grade we would need much bigger (3x) pics.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1484 Posts |
Lightly circulated and worth basically a dollar even after more than 50 years. Still a fun find, though. I'd say keep them if you like them.
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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if you post other coins try using these helpful hints using a phone as your photos are too small
1. turn off flash 2. place coin on flat surface with indirect natural light. maybe a window sill in a cloudy day 3. move phone about 3in from coin 4. zoom in using your fingers until the coin comes into focus 5. hold phone steady. if you cant then place something on either side of the coin at that distance and lay phone on top. this will hold it steady and allow you to zoom and take the photo without any blurring
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3207 Posts |
the bright areas on Ike's chin and above the 1 in the date look like scuffing from circulation, but maybe larger pics would reveal otherwise
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Photos aren't large enough but it does look circulated.
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Moderator
 United States
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Quote: Ikes? Ike was Eisenhower's nickname, so it is applied to the coins as well.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Larger pics would help, but guessing it's just worth face value.  to the CCF!
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Pillar of the Community
United States
883 Posts |
It's not unusual to find slightly circulated Ike's. The biggest reason is what you state. Someone pulled it from circulation and stuck it in storage for 30 - 50 years. I've got about 200 or so in similar condition because I did just that like many others did. I like to give them out to children in my extended family to generate interest in coin collecting, or at least interest in history.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
586 Posts |
Even at circulated wome of these still are worth more than face value..I have quite a few put up. There's silver clad and a few varieties that are worth finding! And I just like them regardless
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