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<p>[QUOTE="adric22, post: 1505314, member: 38146"]I've tried googling this and searching on the forum. It seems most answers to the question involve having the coin in your hands where you can either weigh it on a scale or where you can examine the edge of it.</p><p><br /></p><p>The trouble is, when looking at coins on eBay it is hard to do those things. Many of the listings call Ike's "silver dollars" even though they aren't silver. And then many of the ones that are silver don't actually mention whether it is actually silver or not.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm kind of interested in buying a few 40% silver Ikes to add to my collection. I understand they were only made for collectors and so any true silver versions will be either an uncirculated or proof coin. Here's my confusion though. If the Ike is listed as a proof or uncirculated, does that immediately mean that it is 40% silver? Or are there proofs and uncirculated versions that are also clad?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="adric22, post: 1505314, member: 38146"]I've tried googling this and searching on the forum. It seems most answers to the question involve having the coin in your hands where you can either weigh it on a scale or where you can examine the edge of it. The trouble is, when looking at coins on eBay it is hard to do those things. Many of the listings call Ike's "silver dollars" even though they aren't silver. And then many of the ones that are silver don't actually mention whether it is actually silver or not. I'm kind of interested in buying a few 40% silver Ikes to add to my collection. I understand they were only made for collectors and so any true silver versions will be either an uncirculated or proof coin. Here's my confusion though. If the Ike is listed as a proof or uncirculated, does that immediately mean that it is 40% silver? Or are there proofs and uncirculated versions that are also clad?[/QUOTE]
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