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toomuchcopper
Penny Collector Member
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 Posted - 01/21/2010 : 13:52:55
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I need some input from others on this one....
the pictures shows Eisenhower dollars on their edge, the ten ike's to the left look like silver to me...the ones on the right I pput in the pic for comparison and are clearly clad. what do you think?
now for the kicker..the dates are
76-96 s unc
74 s unc
3 1971 s
2 1971 with the top half of the s
1972 s
1972 d
1972
I bought these off ebay....the person claimed to have 8 s mints and two others that looked silver.....after seeing them I would swear that they are all silver...
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Edited by - toomuchcopper on 01/21/2010 13:54:14 |
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kirkland
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Posted - 01/21/2010 : 13:54:43
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| Yes, your observations are correct, as far as I can see. |
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Country
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
3121 Posts |
Posted - 01/21/2010 : 13:57:44
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SILVERs on the left, clads on the right.
What's "76-96 s unc" ? IKEs were only minted until 1978. |
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highroller4321
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Posted - 01/21/2010 : 14:27:10
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1972 d
1972
I dont't belive that these were ever made out of silver.
And I think he ment 1776-1976 |
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Country
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Posted - 01/21/2010 : 15:02:57
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SILVER IKEs:
71S, 72S (all of these were 40% SILVERs; both circulation strikes and proofs),
73S, 74S, 76S (circulation strikes were 40%; proofs were 40% and clad)
All others were clads. |
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dakota1955
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Posted - 01/21/2010 : 15:35:33
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Country
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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 Posted - 01/21/2010 : 15:44:45
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quote:
Originally posted by toomuchcopper
I need some input from others on this one....
the pictures shows Eisenhower dollars on their edge, the ten ike's to the left look like silver to me...the ones on the right I pput in the pic for comparison and are clearly clad. what do you think?
now for the kicker..the dates are
76-96 s unc
74 s unc
3 1971 s
2 1971 with the top half of the s
1972 s
1972 d
1972
I bought these off ebay....the person claimed to have 8 s mints and two others that looked silver.....after seeing them I would swear that they are all silver...
What did you pay for these? |
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toomuchcopper
Penny Collector Member
USA
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Posted - 01/21/2010 : 16:02:47
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I bought the ten coins on the left.....and those are the ones that I listed the dates for. the coins on the right that are obviously clad are ones I already had.....if the 72 and the 72d are not silver than why do they look silver on the edges?
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toomuchcopper
Penny Collector Member
USA
406 Posts |
Posted - 01/21/2010 : 16:21:10
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| country....I paid 18.00 shipped for the 10 coins on the left. and I know that 8 of them are silver, so either way I did "just fine" but if the other two are silver than I did "even better"....hehehe |
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knibloe
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Posted - 01/21/2010 : 16:23:07
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NotABigDeal
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Posted - 01/21/2010 : 17:17:19
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I have some 40% Ikes. They are the ones that came in the blue envelopes or whatever. Not proofs, I think those came in the brown ones. I think they are either '71 or '72.
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toomuchcopper
Penny Collector Member
USA
406 Posts |
Posted - 01/21/2010 : 17:49:59
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| is it possible that the 72 and the 72d are silver? I cant find anything anywhere about anything exept the "s" mints. they look silver, they sound silver, they edge check silver....hoping that someone with more knowledge than I can shed some light on this. and what about the two 1971's with only the top half of the "s" could these be error coins? I can take a pic if anybody thinks that they may have some insight. |
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El Dee
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
547 Posts |
Posted - 01/21/2010 : 17:58:06
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Weigh 'em on a gram scale.
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toomuchcopper
Penny Collector Member
USA
406 Posts |
Posted - 01/21/2010 : 18:01:48
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| tell me, tell me...... what would they weigh if they were silver versus if they were clad? |
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NotABigDeal
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
3890 Posts |
Posted - 01/21/2010 : 18:05:14
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Silver: 24.59g
Clad 22.68g
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Live free or die.
Plain and simple.
"If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your council or your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen."
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toomuchcopper
Penny Collector Member
USA
406 Posts |
Posted - 01/22/2010 : 13:33:33
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tried weighing them, not an accurate enough scale to really tell. stopped at a coin shop (are all coin dealers jerks?)
he told me there was no way to tell if they were silver unless you sent them to a refinery...didnt even give ma any options or anything, he did say 3 of them were proofs, but the other 7 he couldnt tell....so I still dont know what they are...
is there any "s" mints that are not silver? |
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Country
1000+ Penny Miser Member
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Posted - 01/22/2010 : 13:59:50
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Originally posted by toomuchcopper
is there any "s" mints that are not silver?
NON-SILVER S-MINT IKEs:
73S CLAD proof (there are also a 40% circulation strike and 40% proofs)
74S CLAD proof (there are also a 40% circulation strike and 40% proofs)
76S CLAD proof (there are also a 40% circulation strike and 40% proofs)
77S CLAD proof (CLAD only)
78S CLAD proof (CLAD only)
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garnede
Penny Collector Member
USA
386 Posts |
Posted - 01/22/2010 : 14:20:15
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| There were some error coins struck on silver planchets in the 70s. You can do a specific gravity test to see if they are silver. It takes time but is non destructive. Science or rock shops can do specific gravity testing. There might be some other businesses out there that do it for you. |
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El Dee
Penny Hoarding Member
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Posted - 01/22/2010 : 14:32:16
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quote:
Originally posted by toomuchcopper
tried weighing them, not an accurate enough scale to really tell. stopped at a coin shop (are all coin dealers jerks?)
he told me there was no way to tell if they were silver unless you sent them to a refinery...didnt even give ma any options or anything, he did say 3 of them were proofs, but the other 7 he couldnt tell....so I still dont know what they are...
is there any "s" mints that are not silver?
That coin shop is worthless.
Try a gold dealer or jewelry shop - they should have a gram scale.
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johnbrickner
Penny Pincher Member
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Posted - 01/22/2010 : 20:25:14
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| Know someone who reloads their own shells? They should have a grain sacle. 1 grain = 0.06479891 grams |
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toomuchcopper
Penny Collector Member
USA
406 Posts |
Posted - 01/23/2010 : 16:16:13
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| good idea, I will try that, I know several people that reload. |
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AgCollector
Penny Collector Member
USA
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Posted - 01/23/2010 : 17:38:36
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quote:
Originally posted by toomuchcopper
tried weighing them, not an accurate enough scale to really tell. stopped at a coin shop (are all coin dealers jerks?)
he told me there was no way to tell if they were silver unless you sent them to a refinery...didnt even give ma any options or anything, he did say 3 of them were proofs, but the other 7 he couldnt tell....so I still dont know what they are...
is there any "s" mints that are not silver?
That dealer is an idiot. At any rate, as has been mentioned there shouldn't be any silver 1972 (P) or 1972-D, so if yours really are they are very valuable errors (think multiple hundreds if not more). Weigh them, and if they come out correct to me it'd be worth paying the $20 or $25 to have them officially graded and attributed as errors. If they are rare errors and you try to sell them, getting them authenticated (slabbed) will get you a better final price.
P.S. There are also many jokers out there who silver plate coins, or remove mint marks from them. I'd be deeply suspicious of this if I got two possibly rare errors at once. |
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cptindy
Penny Hoarding Member
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Posted - 01/26/2010 : 18:06:29
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| I seen that sale on ebay and said nay! Good find! |
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feirefiz
Penny Sorter Member
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Posted - 01/27/2010 : 20:48:00
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sounds like that coin store guy was getting ready to lowball an offer for them, wouldn't go back there |
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are these silver????
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