Post An Ike (Eisenhower Dollar)

The other of my purchased Ikes, paid $10

Interestingly, the first Ike that I got as a kid was a Bicentennial Type II.

Another slight oddity is the breakdown of my Ike collection at this moment:

6 Clad Denver Bicentennial Type II's,
1 Clad Phila. Bicentennial Type II
(The other Denver and the Phila. in similar shape to the five I posted last page)
The 40% Ag SF Bicentennial Type I, posted a few pages ago
The 40% Ag 1972S posted above
Clad 1972 Ikes from both mints, posted below:



Consequently, with so many 1976's, I value those 1972 clads more than the Bicentennial clads. So I take one of those five 1976D's out of the bowl that I keep them in and let the inner child play with it occasionally.

Here is one I just liberated from a mint set

From what I recall of the transaction for that proof, it was just sitting, "naked" among his other 40% Ag Ikes. The consensus betwixt the two of us, two months ago, on the coin itself was that the fact that it was opened (it may have slight scratches) destroyed any numismatic value. Perhaps the consessus was mistaken.

I have this 1971 S Blue pack Ike that is giving me some questions. The Blue Pack Ike's have a little bit rougher surface in the fields than the proofs do. This one has a surface texture that looks more to be proof than Business Strike. But not quite a proof, It just does not feel right. I know it is a business strike due to the shape of Ike's hair on the obverse and the Earth on the reverse. It is also a UDU (Upside Down U) die clash.

I know that is hard with just pictures and not having the coin in hand. But in the full size pictures I can still see the overly smooth fields along with very fine vertical die scratches in the close up of the UDU just in front of Ike's chin above the O,D and W
and in the pictures of the obverse the lighting on the lower half of the coin show the smoothness that I see in hand across the entire field.
On the reverse the smoothness can be seen all over except where the light reflected heavily at roughly 10 and 2 o' clock.
Just wondering if I am seeing what I am seeing or do I need to replace all three of my loupes

cc99999,

Beautiful 73 D

Depending on what is going on behind the Eagle near the Stars and in front of Ike's Eyes in the field,
Going on the assumption that they are just in the photo and not on the coin. I would say a hard 67 and very good possibility of going 68.
Even in the photo one can make out the Booming Luster

As far as the 71 S I posted above I have already posted it in the other spot, No reply or opinions yet. But then again people may not see what I am seeing as far as the strangeness of the surface of the field given the fact that it is a Business Strike.
Sometimes these things are quite difficult to make out in photos.

Nice, cc99999.

A clad 1976 Type I is on my list of coins to acquire, as well the years other than 1972 and 1976 Type II.