1974 D Eisenhower dollar silver?

Cheech9712 · Apr 24, 2019

Fred Weinberg said: ↑

I've handled numerous 1974-D and 1977-D
40% silver Ike Dollars, starting back in the
mid-70's, when they were first discovered.

I bought a good number of them from a
Las Vegas Casino employee who had access
to the Mint Sewn Bags the Casinos were getting
of Ike dollars, to be used in their slot machines, etc.

The OP's coin is NOT a 40% silver Ike.

But, it appears he'll have to pay the submission
fees, etc. to find that out. Please report back
to us when you get the coin back from PCGS,
NGC, or ANACS
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Cheech9712 · Apr 24, 2019

Fred Weinberg said: ↑

There is a weight tolerance, so it's
possible the weight is correct, or
very close to what was posted.

That doesn't change the fact that the
coin is not silver - 'clad surfaces' are
clearly visible from the photos.
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What do they go for? If you may

Cheech9712 · Apr 24, 2019

Fred Weinberg said: ↑

40% silver halves show a reddish 'tint' on the edge,
but not Silver Ikes, as far as I can recall. (layers are different)

If they do, it's a slight reddish/copper tint, and nothing
that would be confusing with a normal clad edge on an
Ike dollar.
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Cheech9712 · Apr 24, 2019

CoinCorgi said: ↑

40% silver...

outer layers of .800 silver, .200 copper bonded to inner core of .209 silver, .791 copper

I carry a 40% silver '71S Ike as a pocket piece and the edge is slightly two-toned silver. You know how a copper-nickel clad often has the middle layer of copper smeared towards one face of the coin so that it appears to only have two layers (1 copper and 1 nickel clad)? Well this Ike has sorta two-layers of silver - one layer slightly darker than the other. But overall nothing on the edge looks like copper. (edit: see @Fred Weinberg's description above)
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Thanks. This is a good thread. Love when the big guns flex there knowledge @Kentucky

Kentucky · Apr 24, 2019

Cheech9712 said: ↑

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That's why I often "like" his posts, happy he sticks around.

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