Post An Ike (Eisenhower Dollar)

Did someone say FEV?

You said 1971-P though. I was not aware the Philly mint made any FEV. I saw nothing on the Ike Group webpage except the 1971-D. The coin pictured is a 1971-D. I can't take credit for finding it, another forum member did. For those that don't know, REV = Friendly Eagle Variety. Lots of little differences on the reverse of the coin. The namesake is the absence of a brow line which makes the eagle look friendlier. I'll post a pic that I labeled to point out some of the differences.



More differences in the moon craters. This pic came out a little crappy. Sorry about the labels being so tiny.



The coolest thing is that the FEV is the only Ike that has the Apollo spacecraft contrails visible (V shaped feature I have circled).

Good question. Obviously, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Here is why I like it so much. It's unique and fairly easy to identify. There are 11 markers, most can be seen without magnification. Quite a few were minted, so they're not rare, but not entirely common either. For some reason, PCGS and others would not recognize it as a variety for a long time, but now most of the TPGs do. It's officially known as RDV-006. Lastly, the Apollo 11 re-entry vehicle contrails are super cool.

Very nice!

Very nice!

Thanks for the kind words Mr. Click.

Darth, nice Ike. I have it's twin brother.

My newest purchase! PCGS graded 1976 D T-1. Just look at this beauty. It has a shooting star on the back too.