1972 Type 2?

I was doing my normal roll searching and I went to a bank that had 70-some Ike dollars. I, as usual, checked the types of all my 1972's and that's when I found this. I know these pictures are not the best but it's the best I can do. Also, I did edit the photos to show the Earth better. Is it really a Type 2?

 

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Earth is always in the dollars. The eagle is on the moon

 

It is indeed a type 2. Nice! I also found one after I picked up 300 Ikes from the bank last time.

 

How much do these sell for?

 

Depends on the grade. Lets see a complete shot of the front and back of yours. In uncirculated, they sell for around $75. They go up from there for MS62+

 

I sold an AU50-53 for $40. MS coins typically sell for north of $100 from what I have seen.

 

If I were to grade it myself I would say it is the bottom of AU. Hopefully my pictures are more useful than I see them as being. On the reverse you actually can see all the individual feathers and everything on the face. My problem with the coin is the contact marks, which there are a lot of, and some black stuff on the right wing.

 

Can't really tell from these images. From what i see from your original post and these images, the coin appears to maybe have been cleaned.

 

Ken Potter has an estimate of $80 for fine and $125 for AU in his book "Strike It Rich With Pocket Change". Oh yeah-congratulations on the nice find!! I've got several type 3s but can't seem to get a type 2...color me jealous

 

I've been through north of $600 in ikes, and I have 4 T2's found to show for it. And from what I hear, that's doing very good. They're hard to come by, hence the premium for them, although I'd say Potter overpriced them by a solid 2x at minimum.

 

So your saying a decent coin dealer would pay $20-30 for my coin?

 

"Decent coin dealer" seems like an odd way to put it. If by "decent" you mean "needy", then yes.

I'm not a coin dealer and it took me some time before I realized that it's not a dealer's responsibility to pay me what the Red Book says my coins are worth. Coin dealers buy what they want/need and pass on the rest. If a dealer doesn't offer you what you feel your coins are worth, that doesn't necessarily mean they're "indecent"...(jmho).

 

What I meant by decent was a dealer that wasn't just looking for silver because that's all I really have.

 

T2's are tough to move, I doubt you'd get over $30 for it on a good day, especially from a dealer.

 

I'd pay $40 for that coin.

 

What would you pay for a raw MS63-ish example?

 

Is that an offer?

 

Best offer you will probably get and I will give him a vote of confidence as a up front guy. If you found it roll searching really very little chance it is better than AU in grade. So that is a great price offer.

 

I pulled my MS example out of circulation... they're not impossible to find in that condition.

 

Well I'll admit mine is not ms and if it were an au it would be the lowest au possible. I was honestly looking to get like $10-20 but I will glad accept $40 with free shipping.