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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;fusiafinch, post: 674605, member: 18382&quot;]I agree that the Ikes are very underappreciated. One can say unloved. </p><p><br /></p><p>But the Ike series offers a lot of variety, including silver coins. True, it&#039;s 40% silver content, but that&#039;s still a silver dollar and has a different luster than the clad coins. In addition to the metal content differences, there&#039;s Proof vs. Mint State silver and also bicentennial designs. And there&#039;s the 3 different reverse varieties for 1972 Ikes. So there&#039;s a lot going for it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Looking back on this coin, I&#039;m glad they minted it. We had to do something to commemorate the moon landing. And since Ike died in 1969, they combined a commemorative to him with the moon landing theme. Not bad, since Ike did establish NASA. So, at least the obverse and reverse combination makes sense.</p><p><br /></p><p>We just had the 40th anniversary of the moon landing and no peep from the US about a commemorative. Would have been nice to see a new reverse on the Kennedy half, since Kennedy set the goal to land on the moon.</p><p><br /></p><p>In a time when a lot of our coins are designed by committee, I&#039;m glad to see any successes. In time, the Ike dollar will have its day.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the meantime, scoop up high quality examples of circulation strikes. These are condition rarities that are very underappreciated.</p><p><br /></p><p>JMHO[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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