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Just curious as to how many of you like to collect 40 percent silver Eisenhower proofs. I have been on a stacking spree, usually paying somewhere in the $12-15 range (including shipping and tax) for ungraded ones.
I try to buy only the ones that, in my opinion, look to be in mint state condition. They contain .31 oz of silver, so I know I'd be better off trying to purchase silver eagles in the $30 range, but the Eisenhowers are pretty, too.
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I have one example of all the silver Ikes minted. (I have a complete collection of the Eisenhower dollars in a Dansco album.) Just wait until Jbuck reads this topic... |
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 to the Community! Love the silver Ike's but the proofs got foggy pretty quick in the govt holders. We all have quirks about what we like to collect (or hoard). I like 82 Washington half dollars, 38-D buffalos, 43 Steelies in high grades. Recently, I've been on the hunt for the 2019 and 2020 W quarters that can still be pulled from circ. We do funny things. Keep hunting! Edited by westernsky
11/22/2022 9:34 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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Like kicking an ant hill...
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ijn1944: Sounds like you are saying that collecting Eisenhowers can get you bitten like kicking an anthill. Is that what you meant? :)
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11/22/2022 9:39 pm
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I do have quite a few of the brown Ikes still in government holders. Would I be better off removing them and putting them in coin flips, or will that hurt my chances of reselling them if need be? Like westernsky said, a few of them are foggy. Then again, I have quite a few sparkly ones. Most of these were purchased years ago for probably less than $10 each.
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to the CCF Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art |
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Just wait until Jbuck reads this topic...  I have two sets of them. All the Ikes, not just the silver ones.  The Dansco set has not been photographed, but you can see the PCGS set linked below in my signature.  |
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I do have quite a few of the brown Ikes still in government holders. Would I be better off removing them and putting them in coin flips, or will that hurt my chances of reselling them if need be? Like westernsky said, a few of them are foggy. I think the only reason they all seem to be that way now is that all of the good ones have been cracked from the OGP and sent to TPGs for slabbing.  I believe that their getting foggy has more to do with how they were stored than the holders alone. They are not airtight, so they offer little protection from the environment. Also, the plastic may not hold up as well in extreme conditions as modern formulas would. Here is a response from Conder101 in a previous topic... http://goccf.com/t/168141&whichpage=2#1551069Quote:
Why do so many of the brown ikes show this film? I think it is because they are so common that they were hard to sell and back in the 1970's a great many of these coins traveled from show to show to show in the unairconditioned trucks of dealers cars (no minivans back then and most dealers just drove sedans and carried their coins in the trunk.) So those brown Ikes got baked time after time at 140 degree temperatures traveling from show to show. The high heat cause the plastic to break down and outgas with the fumes condensing on the coins. |
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I don't collect them, per se, but I do have a 1971-S in its original case. Every collector of US material needs at least one!  Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Years ago I was on a brown Ike kick . 40% Silver and they had nice eye appeal . I too was paying $12-$15 for them . I wonder how much they are now ? |
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I dont collect them & I have a distaste for 40% silver. That being said I have about 10  Edit - 2 are proof 8 are unc. I've been collecting for a couple years... Favorite Coin's are Standing Liberty quarters, Working on my type set | Coffee, Corvettes, Coins & the CCF what could be better? Edited by Jakes Coins
11/23/2022 11:31 am
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I've picked up a few over the last couple years.........   All the original boxes are full too. The silver bicentennial proof sets cost me $8 each about 2 years ago. I paid as much as $15 for the 1973 sets but usually less. Other years less than $10. |
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