Hi Imho, I’m not sure. Did you weigh the coin? The copper-nickel version weighs 22.68 grams, the silver Ike dollar weighs 24.59 grams.
1974 D ... $3 BU on average. 1974 S silver ... $7 Circulated . $8 BU . Proof $9 . Cameo Proof $10. None were struck in 1973 because the mint still had zillions up the wazoo. None are dated 1975 because all were dated 1776-1976 in '75 and '76. The coin was never that big a hit. It also had a history of a generally poor strike. I have a bicentennial ... just because it's a bicentennial. I gave $4 for it I think, including the capsule.
Copper and nickel isn't supposed stick to a magnet- your coin is a business strike Ike. Just because a coin doesn't attract to a magnet doesn't signify silver- it just means a coin isn't steel. Also, silver 1974 Eisenhower dollars were minted with an S mintmark- yours is a D.
Copper nickel isn't supposed to stick- I answered this on your other thread. You have a regular circulation strike Eisenhower dollar.
Just wanted to point out that this is 100% wrong. They minted plenty of '73PDS clad Ikes and '73S silver Ikes. However - fewer than other years and not intended for circulation.
The title of the thread is confusing and assumes that silver Ikes would stick to a magnet. I didn't realize silver Ikes stuck to a magnet. Metals that are magnetic: Iron, nickel, cobalt. Steel because it contains iron.
They do not. No Ike dollar, be it copper-nickel clad or silver, should stick to a magnet. Those metals are not magnetic. (Pure nickel in Canadian coins is, but Ike dollars are not made of pure nickel.) And as has been mentioned, no 1974-D Ike is silver in any event.
Yes I know. Just goofing around. The amount of nickel in the nickel silver in the clad sandwich is not enough to stick to a magnet.
Your scale might be off. The first (four in total) photos posted by the OP clearly show a CLAD Ike dollar.
