Hey guys, I was looking through the ikes I had yesterday... and I never knew there were 3 types of ikes. I have a bunch of type 3s and 2 type 1s. Apparently this is the valuable one the pcgs says a ef 40 would be worth $70... but it doesn't go to lower grades. So basically, is this a type 2, whats the grade, and how much is it worth (not that Im gonna sell it) Thanks, Jason
Type 2: When this reverse is found on a copper-nickel Eisenhower Dollar, this is the scarce and high-dollar variety of the three. It is easily recognizable due to the near absence of islands below Florida. Instead there are what appear to be ravines in the ocean, and the outlines of the continents are indistinct. The reverse dies that produced this coin were mainly used for the proof coins and silver coins of 1971 and 1972, with a very few copper-nickel circulating coins of 1972 from Philadelphia made with this reverse. So, if you have a proof from '71 or '72 use it to compare with your possible business strike '72 type 2 as these were made from the same master. From the image you provided, I don't see any distinct islands either south east (type 1) or due south (type 3) of Florida.
Sorry this is the message So if I have a type 2 circulation strike type 2, is that rarer than the proof strikes? I almost sure that it's a type 2 but I have no other proof Ike's to compare to.... But I had pictures online so from type 1-3 and I spent some real time looking at it and I really think it is.
This is what the Earth should look like on a type 2. There are grooves instead of islands of f of Florida coast.
Sorry Ace, but I don't think it's a type 2, it looks like a type 1 to me. Check out the Ike group for more info. www.ikegroup.info
