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<p>[QUOTE="DollarCollector, post: 853783, member: 24525"]The only Ikes that contain silver are silver proofs. The business strikes are copper-nickel clads and have no silver. </p><p> </p><p>It was the first dollar coin to be made without silver.</p><p> </p><p>However, cleaning any coins is a risk of leaving behind marks on the reliefs that are easily detected by a trained eye. If the Ikes are in MS or better, you could de-value the coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DollarCollector, post: 853783, member: 24525"]The only Ikes that contain silver are silver proofs. The business strikes are copper-nickel clads and have no silver. It was the first dollar coin to be made without silver. However, cleaning any coins is a risk of leaving behind marks on the reliefs that are easily detected by a trained eye. If the Ikes are in MS or better, you could de-value the coin.[/QUOTE]
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