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Posted 12/10/2011 8:28 pm
Calvin,
That is exactly the question that I was trying to figure out by posting
about this variety Which one was minted first the Cuni-Clad Proof
or the 40% Silver Proof. Nobody knows at this point.
I am truly sorry about the confusion on this variety of Ike.
I really thought this was common knowledge amongst the Ike enthusiasts.
Here is the extent of my knowledge of the Micro S Ike's
It started one night while looking through some articles on the
Ike Group web site. I ran across this write up
http://ikegroup.org/TWONEWCOLLECTIBLEIKES.htm
I knew that I had a couple of 74 Brown box Ike's in the safe, so
I dug them out and checked them and lo and behold I had a Micro "S"
in there.
Here is the thread where I found my 40% Silver Micro "S" on April 25th 2009
http://ikegroup.org/php3.0.2/phpBB/...63db277acf66
Then on Oct 25, 2010 I read a thread by Brian Vaile where he had
the idea that the Cuni-Clad proof and the 40% Silver Proof were
stuck with the same die and he had sent it to John Wexler and
he agreed with Brian and while Mr. Wexler had the coins in his
possession he identified 3 die markers that tied the coins to the
same die. The thread was started by Brian on Sep 15, 2010
Here is a link to that thread.
http://ikegroup.org/php3.0.2/phpBB/...09338a93fa4a
This is the thread that I posted the pictures and story behind
finding the my Cuni-Clad Micro "S"
In Brians response to the thread is when he posted the die markers
Mr. Wexler had found on the coins.
Direct copy from thread of list of die markers found by Mr. Wexler
Mr. Wexler came up with an "I agree with you 100%" and here are a couple of markers I found that PROVE they came from the same working die.
Here are the die markers Mr. Wexler came up with to help prove my case:
1. The first and easiest to find, is a curving die scratch just to the right of center of the ear.
2. Two small die gouges (dots) that can be found just to the right of the lower horizontal bar of the F in the FG.
3. A very small die gouge at the intersection of the base of the bust and the field below the base of the bust, directly north of the mint mark.
Link to thread: http://ikegroup.org/php3.0.2/phpBB/...63db277acf66
That is the extent of my knowledge of the Micro "S" variety
Ever since then it has been a question in my head as to which one
was minted first. Then when you posted one with and Eskimo Boot
it got me thinking if we can get enough pictures we may be able
to determine which one was minted first by looking at the "R" in
LIBERTY on them. for continuing advanced states of PegLeg that comes
for repeated die re-treatments. That is the idea anyway.
Now that I know that yours is a Cuni-Clad. I was under the
impression that it was a 40% Silver (Your not the only one that
gets confused
)
I hope that this helps clear some things up. I still have the
question bouncing around my head
"Which came first, The Chicken or the Egg"
The 40% Silver or the Copper-Nickel Clad
Terry
That is exactly the question that I was trying to figure out by posting
about this variety Which one was minted first the Cuni-Clad Proof
or the 40% Silver Proof. Nobody knows at this point.
I am truly sorry about the confusion on this variety of Ike.
I really thought this was common knowledge amongst the Ike enthusiasts.
Here is the extent of my knowledge of the Micro S Ike's
It started one night while looking through some articles on the
Ike Group web site. I ran across this write up
http://ikegroup.org/TWONEWCOLLECTIBLEIKES.htm
I knew that I had a couple of 74 Brown box Ike's in the safe, so
I dug them out and checked them and lo and behold I had a Micro "S"
in there.
Here is the thread where I found my 40% Silver Micro "S" on April 25th 2009
http://ikegroup.org/php3.0.2/phpBB/...63db277acf66
Then on Oct 25, 2010 I read a thread by Brian Vaile where he had
the idea that the Cuni-Clad proof and the 40% Silver Proof were
stuck with the same die and he had sent it to John Wexler and
he agreed with Brian and while Mr. Wexler had the coins in his
possession he identified 3 die markers that tied the coins to the
same die. The thread was started by Brian on Sep 15, 2010
Here is a link to that thread.
http://ikegroup.org/php3.0.2/phpBB/...09338a93fa4a
This is the thread that I posted the pictures and story behind
finding the my Cuni-Clad Micro "S"
In Brians response to the thread is when he posted the die markers
Mr. Wexler had found on the coins.
Direct copy from thread of list of die markers found by Mr. Wexler
Mr. Wexler came up with an "I agree with you 100%" and here are a couple of markers I found that PROVE they came from the same working die.
Here are the die markers Mr. Wexler came up with to help prove my case:
1. The first and easiest to find, is a curving die scratch just to the right of center of the ear.
2. Two small die gouges (dots) that can be found just to the right of the lower horizontal bar of the F in the FG.
3. A very small die gouge at the intersection of the base of the bust and the field below the base of the bust, directly north of the mint mark.
Link to thread: http://ikegroup.org/php3.0.2/phpBB/...63db277acf66
That is the extent of my knowledge of the Micro "S" variety
Ever since then it has been a question in my head as to which one
was minted first. Then when you posted one with and Eskimo Boot
it got me thinking if we can get enough pictures we may be able
to determine which one was minted first by looking at the "R" in
LIBERTY on them. for continuing advanced states of PegLeg that comes
for repeated die re-treatments. That is the idea anyway.
Now that I know that yours is a Cuni-Clad. I was under the
impression that it was a 40% Silver (Your not the only one that
gets confused
)I hope that this helps clear some things up. I still have the
question bouncing around my head
"Which came first, The Chicken or the Egg"
The 40% Silver or the Copper-Nickel Clad
Terry
