Question About 1971 S Eisenhower Silver Dollar.

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sickpuppy78501 Pillar of the Community United States 599 Posts	Posted 11/04/2023 10:08 pm I know that these are typically 40% silver, but is it true there is a special collector's edition of this coin that is 90% silver? Report this Post to the Staff

Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73579 Posts	Posted 11/04/2023 11:05 pm https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts/coin...r-dcam/97428 Quote: Ron Guth: Up until 1971, the Mint made only Proof Sets and Mint Sets as special collectibles for sale to the public. With the introduction of the Eisenhower dollar in 1971, the Mint offered 40% silver versions of the new Dollar in Uncirculated and Proof condition, but only from the San Francisco Mint. The Proof versions were sold in a hard plastic case inside of a brown slipcover box. The 40% alloy, the special case, and the opportunity to purchase s aingle Proof coin for the first time in more than a century proved a considerable draw, and collectors snapped up more than four million of these innovative coins. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 11/05/2023 07:46 am I do not think 90% were made. Weight would tell a lot. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Brandmeister Pillar of the Community United States 6449 Posts	Posted 11/05/2023 08:09 am The 90% Ike seems to be mentioned several places on the Internet, but perhaps those sites are wrong. https://sdbullion.com/blog/eisenhow...20on%20them. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 94636 Posts	Posted 11/06/2023 07:31 am I did an extensive search on ebay for 90% sliver Ikes from 1971 in San Francisco and could NOT find a single one. So if ebay does not have any - then they must not exist. after all ebay is ALWAYS correct, right? ( ebay have lots of 40% Ikes in slabs, blue and brown Mint sets though.) Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
BStrauss3 Pillar of the Community United States 4587 Posts	Posted 11/06/2023 09:18 am 0.900 fine would have been a clear violation of the authorizing law AND would have required creation of special planchets - there would have been no dollar sized in existence since 1964. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg...0.pdf#page=9 -----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187478 Posts	Posted 11/06/2023 11:21 am All released 1971-S Eisenhower dollars are 40% silver. For what it is worth, the only 90% silver "Eisenhower dollars" issued are the 1990 Eisenhower Centennial Commemorative dollars. You could also include the 2013 5-Star Generals dollar with Eisenhower and Marshall. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
BStrauss3 Pillar of the Community United States 4587 Posts	Posted 11/07/2023 08:57 am Quote: For what it is worth, the only 90% silver " Eisenhower dollars" issued are the 1990 Eisenhower Centennial Commemorative dollars. You could also include the 2013 5-Start Generals dollar with Eisenhower and Marshall. JBuck - an Eisenhower typo? "Start"? OMG -----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187478 Posts	Posted 11/07/2023 09:07 am Fixed. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
ChiefLittleFish New Member United States 28 Posts	Posted 11/09/2023 2:57 pm I have heard of a rumour from some mint employees that there may have been a handful of test strikes of them on 90% silver planchets, similar to the supposed 1964 Peace dollars. However there are no records we have to support this, and they would all have been presumably destroyed anyways. Not sure I believe it either, but that would be the only way. Report this Post to the Staff
NumisEd Pillar of the Community United States 5177 Posts	Posted 11/09/2023 3:12 pm If you want a 0.900 pure silver coin from 1971 the size of an Ike, you could buy the French 10 Francs coin or the 10 Lirot coin from Israel. Report this Post to the Staff
HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 24878 Posts	Posted 11/09/2023 3:30 pm I saw the following on the SD Bullion web site: Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187478 Posts	Posted 11/09/2023 3:33 pm Oops! They need to fire their fact checker. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
BStrauss3 Pillar of the Community United States 4587 Posts	Posted 11/10/2023 09:49 am What do you expect? They used ChatGPT to create the text, had Bard confirm it, and used Sydney as the finalizer. -----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187478 Posts	Posted 11/11/2023 9:33 pm Quote: What do you expect? They used ChatGPT to create the text, had Bard confirm it, and used Sydney as the finalizer. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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