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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cladking, post: 387318, member: 68&quot;]Most people just have no conception how tough Ikes are in high grade or even in just nice condition.&nbsp; Sure, a &#039;77 or a &#039;78-D in near gem isn&#039;t too tough but most of the other dates are far more difficult than the Morgans.&nbsp; First off the Morgans were made of silver back in the day that the mint had higher standards and then these coins sat in bank bags for half a century or more.&nbsp; This assured that many pristine examples of most dates survived.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The Ikes were released into commerce.&nbsp; Very few got much circulation but most got some.&nbsp; Then there are the rolls, bags, and mint sets that were set aside.&nbsp; While most moderns were not saved the Ike was.&nbsp; This wasn&#039;t large numbers but there were a few thousand collectors and more thousands of speculators. The problem was that these coins were simply horrid.&nbsp; Most examples are just covered with planchet scratches.&nbsp; If you find one well enough struck that these aren&#039;t a problem then it will be banged up and have a mushy strike.&nbsp; Some dates are tarnishing now as well.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I started seriously collecting moderns in 1972.&nbsp; I mostly just ignored the Ikes because I thought they were all horrid and no one would ever want to collect junk.&nbsp; It was 1978 before I saw my first gem Ike.&nbsp; It was a 1977 in a mint set and it was just stunningly beautiful.&nbsp; This got me to start a set and take a much harder look for more nice coins.&nbsp; Over the years I&#039;ve accumulated a few of these and have all the dates in gem that appear in mint sets and a couple others.&nbsp; The common ones I have several duplicates.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>This is a fun set and can be put together from rolls even in high grade.&nbsp; It&#039;s a really sweet set for people who don&#039;t want to spend a lot of money too, because it can be put together in near-gem/ gem for very little cost and a heck of a challenge.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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