Post An Ike (Eisenhower Dollar)

'78 proof for $1.50 is a good deal!

Beautiful proof, mrbrklyn!

@stewart,

I've been seing quite a few of these striated planchets lately.

mrbrklyn,
Very nice looking 71-D Talon Head
Thank You for sharing that and the link to your Ike collection.
I have always enjoyed looking through your web site

cc99999,
The reason I ask about when the striations may have been made
is, I was trying to get a handle on when in the process this planchet
may have been rejected from proof production.

Denver Ike's made on San Francisco planchets are one of my
favorite little side interests in the Eisenhower series.

Terry

Stewart..I found 3 PROOF Planchet IKES in my last 2 batches of 500 coins...I'm shooting them now...for those who don't know about these, in a nutshell, extra blanks, destined for proofs to be made in San Francisco were sent to Denver for business production(AFTER they got the treatment for proof's, ie, extra polishing, which removed chatter from perimeter...these are very interesting coins, and, stickout like a sore thumb when looking at 71-D's, due to their incredible luster and reflectivity..and, clean fields. The coins were made with very old and tired dies, and exhibit a lot of die flow lines usually mixed with polishing lines, both fine and coarse, (the early dies wore very fast, and needed constant polishing, to remove die cracks, clashes, and wear and tear, until the harder metal came out in early 1972, I believe), which adds EVEN more luster...on some, there is leftover CAMEO frosting, which leaves a "Halo" effect around IKE's head(and usually out about 1/4-1/2 inch), and, same around eagle reverse, making a mind-blowing coin. I believe CAC will label these, and, are quite fond of them from what I hear..problem is, all of mine are raw, and I don't plan on slabbing them just to get a sticker. If I recall, some were made VERY early in production(right after the RDV-OO6 coins), and, many of these were made in 1972,early in the year, to finish out the production?
CG

ilikeikes,

Congrats on the finds and congrats on being able to run
across bags of 500 to search through
The Denver Ike's struck on proof planchets are quite a
challenge to find. But once you see one there is no
mistaking it.
Great explanation

Charles,
Thank You for the response about the striations
I know have a few pieces of information to chew on
where as before I did not have a clue where they came from
or what part of the process they developed in.

Seems I recall the Bicentennial coinage has the most consistent striation, of all years...it can add luster and make for a coin so bright, you need sunglasses to view, if even, and just the right depth.