Post An Ike (Eisenhower Dollar)

In looking over some of the posts on the Proof Planchet Topic, DarthMorgan made this comment

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"The reverse exhibits an even, dirty tone, more like a haze that you often see on silver proof Ikes."

This triggered the memory of a conversation between Herb Hicks, Rob Ezerman and myself a handful of years ago when Rob was All consumed, On Fire and neck deep into the study of these Proof Planchet General circulation Ikes.
If memory serves, It was Herb Hicks that had sent a letter to the US Mint concerning the haze on the Proof Coins that develops in the Brown Ike holders that are exposed to nothing other than the plastic holder from the time they leave the US Mint.

The haze that develops on proof coins is actually the remnants of a polishing compound that is used during the Planchet Preparation Process at the U.S. Mint. If it is not COMPLTELY removed during the rinsing process It will over time develop into a haze on the coin.

Also the thicker the the polishing compound that is remaining on the coin the more of a Greenish color that will develop on the coin. It takes only a very very thin layer to develop the white haze that is not visible to Proof coin inspectors at the US Mint, as the compound drys and ages it develops into the white haze we see today.

Just wanted to get this written down somewhere so that we do not loose this small bit of knowledge from some incredible numismatic researchers Herb Hicks and Rob Ezerman. I had almost completely forgotten this and it would have remained buried in an old thread on the Ike Group Forum.

DarthMorgan Thank You for making that observation on your coin about the Proof Haze you were seeing but could not get to come out in photographs

Stewart

Darthmorgan:
I am getting notifications from coin community that you have posted something but the posts are not showing up on the thread.
I can see Jbucks last one from a little more than half an hour ago...just a heads up

I just bought a pair of Ikes for my graded set.

I will post photos when I have them in hand, but wanted to share the good news now because, IKES!.

JBuck, Congratulations Dude, I cant Wait To See Them.
Love Me Some Ikes LOL

DarthMorgan,
The First link Looks real close but as you know these things are difficult at best with photographs, the only concern I have with the first one is what seems to look like planchet chatter running up the left side of the coin from IGWT to and through the L in liberty, other than that it looks close.

The second one looks very close after grabbing the image and doing what I could to clean it up, As you know these pictures an be misleading at times, but we make our best educated guess and follow our instincts sometimes we are dead on and sometimes we miss the target.
Here is the shot of the second one cleaned up as best I could,
And I am More Than Glad To Share Everything I Have Learned Over The Years Here On This Forum And From The Great Numismatic Minds I have Had The Great Honor To Share This Ike Adventure With

Stewart

BTW, Stewart, can you link me to the specific proof planchet Ike discussion on the Ike Group forum? I'd like to create a Word document containing all the information from both this thread and the Ike Group discussion. Thanks!

Glad I could be of service.

Thanks for those links, stewart. I did find that 72-D thread between my last post and yours. Fascinating! I SO want to start hunting for a 1973 PP Ike too, but I can't get ahead of myself. First, I need to tackle the 72-D. Time to start searching the ol' bay.

In the meantime, here's another suspect 71-D (NGC MS66) to review. The scratches appear to be on the holder. Whatcha think?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1971-D-MS6...AOSwmkpZ56k9

Yes, I am sure, because they will eventually show up in GTP.


Thank you.

I only have 14 (16 if you count the recent purchase) and one of those is actually an Everslab.