Nobody appreciates a nice Ike.

I wish I would of remembered him

 

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They never circulated. Most people never saw one

 

So cool

 

You need to hang one on that cool hat of yours

 

I love them kinds of story. Them grandpas really knew how to fill your hearts with memories.

 

My grandpa was a farmer. He had a "cowboy" belt buckle that held a silver dollar. He put an Ike in it and my grandma gave it to me when he passed because she knew I liked coins. Still got it, all beat up and worthless

 

When they came out in 1971, 40% silver, we were all going to get rich buying them at the mint and selling in a few years when they stopped making them in silver.

IIRC it was $6.95 for the uncirculated and $10.95 for the proof.

Today you can buy them at coin shows in OGP for $7 and $11.

 

It was one of my earliest forays into coin collecting. In the early 70s you could occasionally find mercury dimes, buffalo nickels and wheat cents in circulation. I had noticed them and my parents/ grandparents knew that. My grandfather ordered the proof set for me and a couple of the “new” $2 bills. I still have that set with the bills in the mint mailer addressed to my grandfather and postmarked (I think) March 1976

 

Just making a play on words (with a hint of truth perhaps...). I saved every Ike that came through the till back in the 70s, still have them.

 

Actually was $10 even for the proof. I still have mine with the order confirmation. My lesson in coin "investing."

 

When I was a kid I’d go to the bank and often trade a dollar bill for an Ike as I liked the big coins. Here’s the only one i have in my collection though

 

Go tell it on the mountain "I like Ike." Great Soldier, Great President, Great Man! Oh, I almost forgot Great American.

 

Yea, I am one of those guys who doesn’t appreciate a nice Ike, except for the Proofs and 40% silver Uncs. I am not a fan of most all the Ikes that were made for circulation. The vast majority of them are ugly. That’s why the very high grade ones are so expensive.

 

I can appreciate a nice Ike but I still don’t have the desire to collect them.

 

I like the Ike series.
I have a complete set in the PCGS Registry set.

https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/co...r-ms-proof-cam-dcam-pcgs-coin-number-set/2281

The red book lists 31 different Ikes. But PCGS recognizes 54 different Ikes with grades which include DCAM and CAM and some with no designations (ND), used before PCGS started using the designations. Just for the date 1976, they have 14 different designations, P, D, S, Type I & II, DCAM, CAM, ND, clad, silver, Proof, and MS.
Many of these are not expensive but some of them are rare. Just because not many received the designation. Like 1978-S CAM (POP 137), most of these received a designation of Proof DCAM (POP 31,222). When I was looking for the 78-S CAM there were less than two dozen graded.
(Of course not counting varieties)

 

I lived in Philadelphia and was a young coin collector when they were issued. I did my best to circulate them. Once I had a Dr's appointment. When it was over I forked over 40 Ike dollars to pay them.

They told me that I didn't have to pay and my visit was free! Can't beat that. It was a lot of fun to spend them for small things and see the surprised look on people when they got them.

 

Maybe I'll start looking for them seriously. I still have lots that I put in plastic sleeves & saved because I thought they were high grade 30 years ago.

Wonderful set of Ikes you have. You should be proud of those. BUT the high-res pictures are blurry. I'm going to work on taking better pictures also.

 

You are right. I should delete the pictures and retake them. The blurry ones are from when I used the scanner and not a camera.