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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Stewart, post: 1162690, member: 19834&quot;]Something to look for on the mint mark of the 74-S Proofs</p><p>if for what is called a &quot;Micro &quot;S&quot; </p><p>It was for a very long time to be thought that it was only</p><p>on the 1974 S 40% Silver Proof Eisenhower&#039;s. A 1 Die Coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Quote of Brian Vaile of the Ike Group</p><p>&quot;<i>Now, with the help from Mr. Wexler, we have found proof that the EXACT, SAME DIE </i></p><p><i>was also used to strike up a 74-S Copper-Nickel Proof as well.&quot;</i></p><p><br /></p><p>Making both versions even rarer. Being that both metal</p><p>compositions of the coin were struck with the exact</p><p>same die</p><p>Below are some shots to help with Identification.</p><p><br /></p><p>The reason for this thread is that this variety was just thought</p><p>to be on the 74-S 40% Silver proof Dr. Wiles estimated that there</p><p>was a total mintage of only 10,000. With the discovery of the </p><p>Mint using this same die for the Cuni-Clad Proofs My guess is</p><p>the number of 40% Silver ones is significantly lower. </p><p>And I remember the last time Silver got to these lofty heights</p><p>in 79 and 80 being at my local coin shop on average of two to three</p><p>days a week and seeing Ikes being brought in to be melted by</p><p>the moving box full. And now that Silver is back up there I would</p><p>hate to see any more these rather rare varieties melted for</p><p>their metal content. </p><p><br /></p><p>Link to article concerning the 1974-S Micro &quot;S&quot; before the discovery</p><p>that the same die was used for Cuni-Clad Proofs.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://ikegroup.org/TWONEWCOLLECTIBLEIKES.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://ikegroup.org/TWONEWCOLLECTIBLEIKES.htm" rel="nofollow">http://ikegroup.org/TWONEWCOLLECTIBLEIKES.htm</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Terry</p><p><br /></p><p>First the Cuni Clad Version</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i485.photobucket.com/albums/rr217/Stew_026/1974%20S%20CUNI%20Proof%20Micro%20S/mm.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i485.photobucket.com/albums/rr217/Stew_026/1974%20S%20CUNI%20Proof%20Micro%20S/edge.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i485.photobucket.com/albums/rr217/Stew_026/1974%20S%20CUNI%20Proof%20Micro%20S/obv.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i485.photobucket.com/albums/rr217/Stew_026/1974%20S%20CUNI%20Proof%20Micro%20S/rev.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Second The 40% Silver Version</p><p><img src="http://i485.photobucket.com/albums/rr217/Stew_026/1974SPmm2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i485.photobucket.com/albums/rr217/Stew_026/1974sSPobv.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i485.photobucket.com/albums/rr217/Stew_026/1974SPrev.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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