Ike curiosity

Ok people. I just came into some large dollars--Ikes. Out of the 70 or so of them, TWO look CRAZY shiny, and also have a silver look to the edge compared to the others. Thoughts?! I feel like I'M going crazy...maybe I just don't know enough of what I'm doing yet. (PS. no idea why it turned the one picture)

 

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When you hold coins, don't grip them with your fingers on the reverse and obverse sides. Instead, hold them buy the edges.

 

If there is an S mintmark on the obverse, front of the coin, they could be 40% Silver Proof Ikes. They look like 74 Proofs to me, the edges look like Brown Ikes, but you never know for sure. They could just be plated. Good luck.

edit - oh and if they are Silver, they are impaired bc of all the scratches/mishandling and most likely only worth the possible silver value (about $5-6 a coin)

 

@cheerful16 you might want to repost that as a new thread rather than hijacking geekpryd's thread. You might get more responses based on it being it's own thread.

 

They look plated which would account for the high luster and the lack of a copper edge showing.

 

sorry Geek, for the inadvertent hijacking. I'll try to start a new thread. Just couldn't figure out how again earlier...only started one 1x before.

 

I just came into some large dollars--Ikes. Out of the 70 or so of them from the bank, TWO look REALLY shiny & have a silver look to the edge compared to the others. Thoughts?! I may just not know enough of what I'm doing yet, but I'd love to learn more!

 

Here's a few guesses but I'm no expert. Something to consider. Perhaps the nickel aspect of the coin composition ended up closer to the edge and that is why the color looks considerably brighter? Anyone think this is a possibility? Or could the two be struck on incorrect planchets? Or it could be they've been silver plated, thus the edges look different. Heck even the heads and tails has an off and also color toned look.

 

If there are no mintmarks, then most likely they are plated 1974 (P) ikes.

 

Would that be something they did at the mint? I've never seen this....

 

nope. a third party most likely did it for promotional purposes or some other sort of gimmick.

are you sure there isn't a tiny "s" above the date? i can't tell from the photos provided.

 

They look plated to me. The shininess is not right. And no, this would be post mint damage - although I have no idea why someone would do that.

 

When you hold coins, don't grip them with your fingers on the reverse and obverse sides. Instead, hold them buy the edges.

 

Sorry, my eyes stink, but even I can see there's no "S"...better pics for your confirmation. I was having a heck of a time earlier trying to see craters and islands off florida for the 1972 versions. Almost impossible, even using my phone as a magnifying glass...

 

Ditto, except that I'm a pessimist. It was probably done to try to scam someone into buying them as 40%-ers without a mintmark.

Chris

 

Get a loupe for close up inspection, forget trying to hold a camera on a phone steady for that. Also, the coins are full of fingerprints, probably plated, and so damaged from numismatic collectible point of view and value. Return them for others, even circulated business strike clad Ikes are better than a plated damaged one full of fingerprints.

 

Since I appear to have either silver plated (PMD) or lit. counterfeit, let's do some investigating. No more hating on fingerprints y'all--let's have some good scientific fun.... http://www.silvercoins.com/fake-silver-coins-14-ways-to-spot-counterfeits/. Magnet test=passed
Ice test made it look kind of....gold? (see undoctored pic w/ the other shiny+no ice)

 

Fingerprints is coin collecting 101... gotta pass that class to advance

 

Looking for Type 2s huh?? A quicker way to find either the March or August types is just look at the Earth and if the islands are incused (indented) it's most likely a type 2.

Seen here from ANACS:

 

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