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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;19Lyds, post: 1162072, member: 15929&quot;]Not rare by any means with one of the highest mintages out of all the IKE Dollars. They are typically referred to as the BiCentennial Coins and were produced with two different designs both obverse and reverse (Front and Back).</p><p>Mostly the design differences are the lettering &quot;styles&quot; and on the reverse, some of the lettering positioning.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>On the obverse, the differences are very slight but the reverse has eye visible lettering differences.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The first reverse variety (Type 1 produced in 1975) had broad, flat lettering which has no serifs. (Serifs are the semi-structural details on the ends of some of the strokes that make up letters and symbols.)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u8/lcl1119/IKEs/Types/Type1LIBERTYW.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>On the second reverse type (Type 2 produced in 1976) had a slightly narrower lettering style which had serifs.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u8/lcl1119/IKEs/Types/Type2LIBERTYW.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Some speculated that the lettering style was changed as it was felt that flat lettering would wear off the coin more quickly than the higher relief lettering used on the Type 2 Reverse. I guess they weren&#039;t paying attention to the fact that these coins simply were not circulating and as such, it just didn&#039;t make that much of a difference.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In addition to the lettering style, the letter positioning was different from the two reverse designs. Specifically with the wording E PLURIBUS UNUM.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u8/lcl1119/IKEs/Types/Type1Type2EPluribusUnumW.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The coins were hugely popular amongst all generations since they were the direct product of the BiCentennial Celebration of our country over a two year period of time. As such, many, many folks hoarded rolls away in the hopes that someday they would be worth hundreds of dollars each. Unfortunately, so many folks hoarded them that literally millions were socked away and finding nice high grade examples is a relatively easy task as the coins are readily available. Some can even be obtained at banks for face value as folks turn them in during these tough economic times. Most coin dealers don&#039;t bother with them and only offer face value when purchasing them from walk in customers. Nice examples can be had for a couple of bucks.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>For the Eisenhower Dollar, the key is in finding coins which grade MS66 or higher. Due to the hardness of the copper-nickel compositition, clean, high relief strikes were far and few between. Of all the millions produced, only a scant handfull have ever graded MS67 and 0 have graded an MS68. As such, MS67 coins command a very HEFTY premium.</p><p>MS66 BiCentennial coins can be obtained for $100 or less depending upon Variety and mintmark (Denver or Philadelphia).</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If you get a chance, you might want to coinsider posting a clear photo of your coin for some grading opinions.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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