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Apollo Pillar of the Community Canada 1610 Posts	Posted 10/04/2011 7:44 pm There are 40% silver halves (1965-1970) and Ikes (1971-1976) but I heard it's just S mint. I have two Ikes, don't know if their silver or not. Thanks. Sorry, I'm Canadian Report this Post to the Staff

kurtkurtles Valued Member United States 81 Posts	Posted 10/04/2011 8:12 pm I believe the easiest way to figure out if you have a silver "S" Ike dollar is to weigh them. The 40% silver ones should weigh 24.6 Grams while the regular copper/nickel Ikes only weigh 22.7 Grams. I'm sure there are other ways to figure it out but that seems to be the most simple. Report this Post to the Staff
Apollo Pillar of the Community Canada 1610 Posts	Posted 10/04/2011 8:28 pm No, but I meant, is it just S mint that are silver. Report this Post to the Staff
PlumCrazy814 Pillar of the Community United States 883 Posts	Posted 10/04/2011 8:39 pm Not all S Ikes are Silver Report this Post to the Staff
kurtkurtles Valued Member United States 81 Posts	Posted 10/04/2011 8:42 pm Yes all silver Ikes have an S mint mark. But not all S mint Ikes are silver. Report this Post to the Staff
Apollo Pillar of the Community Canada 1610 Posts	Posted 10/04/2011 9:11 pm Thanks! (: Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 10/04/2011 10:53 pm All Uncirculated S-Mint Ikes are 40% silver clad but the proofs are a bit trickier. 1971-S and 1972-S proof Ikes are silver as there were no CuNi clad proofs minted for those two years. 1973-S, 1974-S and 1976-S proof Ikes were available in both compositions and there were no silver issues after the Bicentennial. Mint-issued 1975 Ikes do not exist in any composition. Report this Post to the Staff
jprine Pillar of the Community United States 1599 Posts	Posted 10/04/2011 11:14 pm Am I correct that all "brown" and "blue" Ikes are 40%? Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 10/04/2011 11:45 pm Yes, and for those that do not know what you are talking about, Brown and Blue refer to the color of the Original Government Packaging(OGP) as the non-Bicentennial silver Ikes were sold individually in special packaging. The Silver Bicentennials were sold in 3 coin sets only(Unc and Proof). If an Ike is in a proof set with the cent through half dollar denominations, it is CuNi clad by default. Report this Post to the Staff
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