Post An Ike (Eisenhower Dollar)

Why does it look like there is a faint letter "V", between the letters B and E of the word Liberty on the obverse of Darth Morgan's Ike?
Or am I seeing things?

Hello everyone!

I am new to this forum, and was hoping that someone here could assist me as I don't know much about coins.

I found this old 1971 dollar coin (which might even be silver), and was trying to figure out if it is worth more than a dollar.

I don't know if 1971 is old enough to make it valuable.

Do you think so, and is it worth keeping?

Thanks!

David Frohman

Just like to add that it is utterly amazing how clean that prototype is. The bust of Ike is virtually perfect!

Now, at the risk of being serious for a moment ...

David Hall essentially set an initial grade in 2011 of SP - 65+ on the prototype, due to the "Blue Pack" pylofilm haze on it.

I have thus worked with PCGS and their conservation lab over the last year to have the haze professionally (and now successfully) removed.

Most recently, PCGS brought in experts to conduct cutting-edge metalological testing on the silver planchet itself. The prototype then received its current grade of SP-67 (but the "CoinFacts" page still has old data and images to soon be updated).

Indeed, the wonderful writer Josh McMorrow-Hernandez has recently done a superb article on the prototypes, which will shortly be published by PCGS.

Remember also that the 50th anniversary of these prototypes (and the Eisenhower dollar itself) is now only a year away.

I hope to see exciting developments in terms of major Eisenhower dollar exhibitions in 2021. Exhibitions, in-turn, that I hope will inspire a new generation of collectors in this amazing series!

David

Hi, David. Thanks for the compliment on my slab images. Each slab pic is a resulting composite image created from two separate images. Look at this thread to see my process:

http://goccf.com/t/341372

Basically, I shoot the slabbed coin with my iPhone, and then I insert high resolution close up images of the obverse and reverse, taken with my System-3 setup, into the slab image. The result is a TrueView-like image for the slabbed coin. It's a tedious process, but one that I enjoy very much.

So, when did you purchase Lee's prototype? Did you contact him through the Ike Group forums? There's so much I want to know about this. Several months ago I asked Lee how much we was asking for it, and he said $25,000. I'm curious if he budged any on that. I'm sending you a PM.

Please stick around. We can always use another Ike nut around here.

That is amazing.

You can probably make a buck or two on it.

It took me a minute, but I was onboard once I matched the names.



By the way, I edited your posts to put the [quote][/quote] tags around your quotes. Makes replies easier to read.

No problem.