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Message:: [QUOTE="Space 4 Rent, post: 808018, member: 22065"]Some info on the Brown Box Ike -- I'll post pictures later. A brief series of Proof Eisenhower Silver Dollars was produced by the United States Mint as a collectible version of the newly issued dollar coin. The San Francisco Mint produced proof Eisenhower Dollars struck in a composition of 40% silver. These were envisioned as a product which would allow collectors to have a modern Silver Dollar.  These coins were sold to collectors individually, with an initial price of $10.00 per coin. This was a big premium to the uncirculated 40% silver dollars, which were offered for only $3.00 per coin. The proofs were packaged in a brown outer box. The coin was sealed in a plastic holder and placed within a red velvet insert. Because of the color of the outer packaging, many collectors refer to these coins as "Brown Ikes". Many Brown Ikes exhibit toning or haziness. Most times, this appears an unattractive, cloudy haziness or uneven milky tones. Sometimes the coins do exhibit attractive toning, which presents with many colors or a bulls eye pattern.  Brown Ikes were offered from 1971 to 1974. The highest mintage Brown Ike was the first year of issue when over 4 million were sold. The mintage's showed big declines after the inaugural year, reaching their trough in 1973 when 1,013,646 coins were sold. This issue carries a premium to the other silver proofs.[/QUOTE]