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JBuck, I could not disagree with you more, Every contribution and piece of knowledge added to this thread helps every other Ike collector immensely.  bishftl, Great looking 1974 S, from the photo it looks like it has a MMS-1 (Mint Mark Style-1) Mint Mark cc99999, Great looking 73 S, I wish you the best of luck with the 75 mint sets |
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Crossposting this from the top 12 20th century coins thread. Here's a beautiful MS-64 FEV Ike with a super sharp early die state reverse. One of the first Friendly Eagles off the press.  |
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It is one of my favourites (In US coins) because I love to see eagles and I love big coins. I only found on Eisenhower dollar in banks, from 1977. Hope to find some silver. |
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@ stewart
if this were MMS-1 does it make it more valuable to collector's.?
thought I read the mintage was very low.
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Quote:JBuck, I could not disagree with you more, Every contribution and piece of knowledge added to this thread helps every other Ike collector immensely. Awe...  But I still think you give me more credit than I deserve.  |
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father's coins are the best kinds of coins. hopefully you'll pass them along as well. love the wrapper.
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Recently rediscovered these from my father's meager collection. Guess he thought they would be worth something someday. 40 bicentennial Type II Ike's.
These are the ones you pass on to progeny and hope for the best. The Hope is that they will value them beyond their current intrinsic value. There is no doubt that eventually they will have intrinsic value beyond their current face value. |
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That's what I've been thinking. My first grandchild is due soon and these will make great stocking stuffers. Maybe even spur an interest in collecting. How fun would that be?!
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Very Cool to get coins like that. From Father
Great idea using some for stocking stuffer's.
I dug out about a dozen just before Christmas
and began spending them around town, paying
paper cash and an Ike or two along with it.
Just to see the looks on peoples faces.
Happy to report, All were looks of happiness
when handed an Ike or two.
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Recently rediscovered these from my father's meager collection. Guess he thought they would be worth something someday. 40 bicentennial Type II Ike's. Very nice! Quote:
father's coins are the best kinds of coins. hopefully you'll pass them along as well. love the wrapper. I agree. Quote:
That's what I've been thinking. My first grandchild is due soon and these will make great stocking stuffers. Maybe even spur an interest in collecting. How fun would that be?! That would be an excellent idea. |
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You should have seen my little Nephews' faces when my Mom gave them Morgan dollars for stuffers....no price on that moment! I gave them each a Kennedy half Gem Bu 2001-D, I found in rolls...they have become quite the little collector's, between hunting for fossils and nudibranchs(Their Dad, my Brother, has a PhD in Marine Biology, so, the Boy's already know all the Latin names of over 75 sea slugs) Cal |
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bishftl, Sorry it took so long to reply There are two versions of the 1974 S 40% Silver Proof MMS-1 One is regular and one is what is sometimes referred to as clear and mostly called a "Micro S" The Micro S was determined to be a rare one die coin with an estimated mintage of 10,000 (James Wiles) Then recent work done by Brian Vaile and John Wexler it has been determined that the same die was used to strike the 1974 S Copper Nickel Clad Proof. So with an estimated die life of 10,000 proof coins divided between two different metal composition proof coins it gets very interesting As far as a price value I have no idea, I have one of each and I know it would take an awful lot for me to part with them. Because we are unaware of which one will be the rarer of the two when this all gets figured out. Here is a link to an article explaining the Micro S I hope this helps http://ikegroup.org/TWONEWCOLLECTIBLEIKES.htmTerry |
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 A new addition into my Ike family. It's interesting for two reasons... anyone want to hazard a guess? |
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Today is te first I found this thread. I read a good bit of it from start to finish and you guys have me wanting to get my Ikes out to organize them and see what I am missing. Some of the fondest memories in the hobby are from when my grandfather and I used to go to the bank in the early 70's to get the "new" silver dollars. I will never forget the shock it gave me when opening the silver, three piece 1976 proof set and being amazed at the beauty of the Ike's REV. I remember staring at this and the other two coins for a long time. I recently got a little more interested in them b/c I bought myself this piece for Christmas and just got it in the mail 2 days ago:   Yes, I know its just a fantasy coin, but I have never grown up anyway and like oddball stuff. When I was a kid, I swore I had seen a 1975 Ike (a kid's dream), but the dream of owning one became a reality when I stumbled across a listing for one of these on ebay awhile ago and wondered what was going on. These overstrikes make interesting pieces. It was more $ than I would have wished, but hey - it was Christmas! |
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