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United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Looks like a 40% silver IKE that was struck or punched with a die in the center of the reverse to commemorate the 250 th birthday of Washington and his home Mt Vernon? Was a nice coin, now it's an altered oddity. None were issued like this, from the US mint, that's for sure. It is basically counter stamped. Really it makes little sense to me, what significance is there for an Ike dollar to relate to George Washington? Just a curiosity piece now. Maybe with silver as high as it is it might be the best time to sell as a bullion silver coin. That is, unless you like the coin. Which you are certainly entitled to whether anyone else does or not. Edited by TNG
12/04/2010 10:24 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Just guessing on my part
Was not made at the mint
It looks a 1976 S Ike that had the reverse of a 1982 George Washington half dollar
pressed into it.
Edit
After I posted .. I see wheezydog had posted before me .. then went and looked at the reverse of the washington half .. not the same
So I will agree with Wheezydog ..someone hit this with something
after it left the mint.
Edited by GR58
12/04/2010 10:32 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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That Ike's got googly eyes!  |
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Valued Member
United States
99 Posts |
Just Strange. ....but it's silver so still worth more than a regular IKE. Actually impressed by the amount of force required to completely obliterate the original design....but the why still has me puzzled.
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Valued Member
United States
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very interesting I like it
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Valued Member
United States
439 Posts |
It does have some strange eyes.
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Valued Member
United States
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I don't know if it's just the light, but look at the bottom of the you in United States. It's looks doubled.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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The eyes appear to be bulging/distorted because of the counterstrike of the REV.
You can see where the OBV is effected from the counterstrike of the REV. Would be neat to find out how many
of the counterstrike exist. It seems like a lot of work went into making the counterstrike.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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That is one wild looking coin!! googly eyes! LOL...  |
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 United States
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I am not sure if I like it. But I would not throw it back, since I keep all Eisenhower dollars.  |
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Posted 12/04/2010 10:22 pm
