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Wowzers! That is a highly contrasted rainbow target on the key date no less. Love it. It's uncommon to find this sort of toning on brown box Ikes other than 1974. Why is that? I mean, why 1974, and not other years? (Sorry if this is a total newbie question...) I do not know that answer. I have some speculation, but I will let Darth answer the question. |
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Why is that? I mean, why 1974, and not other years? (Sorry if this is a total newbie question...) I read somewhere that it had to do with the wash they used on the planchets not being fully rinsed. Each year seems to cloud or tone slightly different. It would have been cool to see what 76,77,78 brown box Ikes would look like now if they were issued. |
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76,77,78 brown box Ikes would look like now if they were issued. Oh, what could have been!   We did get a silver proof for the bicentennial, but totally different packaging that included a quarter and half dollar as well. |
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Why is that? I mean, why 1974, and not other years? (Sorry if this is a total newbie question...) Quote:
I do not know that answer. I have some speculation, but I will let Darth answer the question. According to the Charles Morgan commentary in the Guide Book of Modern United States Dollar Coins, the 1974-S brown box Ikes tend to develop colorful toning due to a trace chemical found in the red velvet packaging. This trace chemical does not appear to be present in the 1971-1973 issues. I will add that the toning pattern is almost always along the periphery, often referred to as "target" toning, especially when the toning pattern makes a complete circle. Sometimes, there's even an additional dab of toning in the center- a true target. They are quite common and usually command a small premium. Here's one of mine:  Edited by Darth Morgan
02/15/2018 8:52 pm
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Thank you, Darth.  Beautiful example, too.  |
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No problem, jbuck. So, which year/mm are you hunting now for your slabbed set?
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I have at least one from every year except 1973, so I have been eyeballing the three 1973-S coins. When those are bought all I will have left to get are the remaining P & D clad business strikes. The coin show today was a bust for Ikes, but I did walk away with a 1914-D LWC (which might hurt my Ike budget for bit). |
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Beautiful beauties! |
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Those are great Darth! Do you know the storage method that caused the toning! The 74d looks like a lot of mine that toned inside a capital plastics holder.
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  Here is my 1971 S Eisenhower Proof Silver Dollar. |
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Here is my 1971 S Eisenhower Proof Silver Dollar. Very nice!  to the Ike Party! |
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Those are great Darth! Do you know the storage method that caused the toning! The 74d looks like a lot of mine that toned inside a capital plastics holder. The 74-D came from a BU roll I purchased from Dave Enders. The two 78-D Ikes came from mint sets. |
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 Been looking for new Ikes on the Bay. Nothing yet. Anyone have anything new?  |
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