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<p>[QUOTE="bkprewitt, post: 1495328, member: 33172"]Sorry about using the acronym. I was responding on a mobile device at the time and thus attempting to keep it brief. As others have said, FEV means the "Friendly Eagle Variety" as is also known as "RDV-006" (meaning the sixth identified different Reverse Die Variety used on Ikes). Someone else in the thread included a link in their reply to the Ike Group page describing FEV and its diagnostics.</p><p><br /></p><p>From what I've read from the Ike Group, it appears that the 1971D FEV has an estimated mintage on the same order of magnitude as the the 1972 Type II, and the mintages may differ by about a factor of two from each other. So if the 1972 Type II is indeed the "King of Ikes" as some have called it, the FEV is the crown prince. For this reason, and because of the fact that it's bona fide die variety like the 1972 varieties and not a die-clash or die-state error, for me it belongs in a complete set of Ikes. Ultimately it's up to you what you define your set to be and there's no wrong answer, but that's how I define mine. The Red Book doesn't include it, so most people beyond the hard core Ike lovers leave it out.</p><p><br /></p><p>One advantage I have found from it not getting the respect it deserves is you can sometimes cherrypick them if you know what to look for. As I gleefully bragged in this post: <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/t208194/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/t208194/">http://www.cointalk.com/t208194/</a>, I scored three in MS condition at a coin show recently for a total of $10. Raw, these are often selling between $20 - $35 on eBay. I imagine once Red Book includes it, or if Dansco ever adds a slot for it, they might become a lot harder to cherrypick, but may also go up in value if demand ticks up as a result.</p><p><br /></p><p>-Brian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="bkprewitt, post: 1495328, member: 33172"]Sorry about using the acronym. I was responding on a mobile device at the time and thus attempting to keep it brief. As others have said, FEV means the "Friendly Eagle Variety" as is also known as "RDV-006" (meaning the sixth identified different Reverse Die Variety used on Ikes). Someone else in the thread included a link in their reply to the Ike Group page describing FEV and its diagnostics. From what I've read from the Ike Group, it appears that the 1971D FEV has an estimated mintage on the same order of magnitude as the the 1972 Type II, and the mintages may differ by about a factor of two from each other. So if the 1972 Type II is indeed the "King of Ikes" as some have called it, the FEV is the crown prince. For this reason, and because of the fact that it's bona fide die variety like the 1972 varieties and not a die-clash or die-state error, for me it belongs in a complete set of Ikes. Ultimately it's up to you what you define your set to be and there's no wrong answer, but that's how I define mine. The Red Book doesn't include it, so most people beyond the hard core Ike lovers leave it out. One advantage I have found from it not getting the respect it deserves is you can sometimes cherrypick them if you know what to look for. As I gleefully bragged in this post: [URL]http://www.cointalk.com/t208194/[/URL], I scored three in MS condition at a coin show recently for a total of $10. Raw, these are often selling between $20 - $35 on eBay. I imagine once Red Book includes it, or if Dansco ever adds a slot for it, they might become a lot harder to cherrypick, but may also go up in value if demand ticks up as a result. -Brian[/QUOTE]
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