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Message:: [QUOTE="NorthKorea, post: 2496323, member: 29643"]While a factual statement, it doesn't represent the likely availability of each. There were about 700k less Ikes made than Morgans, but the survival rates are probably far, FAR apart. MS 68 - Morgan 1, Ike 0MS 67 - Morgan 5, Ike 19MS 66 - Morgan 539, Ike 907MS 65 - Morgan 3012, Ike 1480 Lower than that, Morgans will likely have much higher numbers, simply because there's still *some* premium (net of grading fees) for MS 64 Morgans, while none for MS 64 Ikes. The premium disparity essentially ensures that MS 64/65 Morgans will be submitted, while Ikes probably won't. The population of sub-MS 65 Ikes is most assuredly coins that were submitted as MS 65/66 that simply had something wrong that the submitter didn't see. As for the availability of MS 68 (and higher) business strike Eisenhower coins, I don't know. The fact that MS 68 Kennedy coins exist from the early 1970s implies to me that it's *possible* even if the sheer weight and clashing of nickel on nickel dollars would make it less likely. Although the Treasury no longer allows banks to order Eisenhower dollars, the existence of the "Big Sky Hoard" publicized by Littleton implies that there *might* be sealed bags somewhere in some bank.[/QUOTE]