When looking over my Eisenhower collection I spotted this 1972. It sure looked like a Type 2 tome but I couldn't believe that could be after inspecting them so many times. For about 15 min. I was elated, then I realized what I had done. In the last image you'll see why. Have you ever done something like this?
"In 1972, the the Type 2 high-relief design made it to the 1972-S uncirculated in addition to the 1972-S proofs."
The Ike 1972-S doesn't have any Types that I know about, What Gbroke is saying is this reverse was meant specifically for the 1972-S Silver MS and PF AND Uncirculated Eisenhower Dollars. Either by accident or experiment this reverse was used to strike some 1972 clad dollar Ikes. This happened at the Philadelphia Mint where about 100,000 were struck. All this thread is about is that it is easy to overlook the obvious thinking your coin is the rarer coin in a series. Then on a second look you find out your idiotic, time wasting mistake.
Mine grows a D and increases from a good to about an XF. Until I look away and then look back, and I realize that I don't have anything special. Then I move on to my 1909 Lincoln and try to make out an S and VDB. It hasn't worked yet, but maybe one of these days
