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<p>[QUOTE="heyimjason, post: 1487345, member: 36079"]So... I went to the bank, asked if they had any "big ol' $1 Eisenhower coins" (if I just say "Eisenhower dollars" or "Ikes" they start breaking out Sacajaweas for some reason). The lady said, "Yeah, I've got about a hundred." I explained that she probably was thinking about Kennedys. She went to the vault, came back, and plopped a damn bag of 100 Ikes in front of me! I dashed to the ATM (it wasn't my bank) and snatched 'em up.</p><p><br /></p><p>So... here's where I'm confused. </p><p>I have a ton that contain no silver at all. No biggie. But - are those worth anything or should I just go around spending them?</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's the BIG question that no local coin shops can seem to friggin' agree on:</p><p>Which ones, exactly, DO contain silver? I was under the impression that EVERY Ike from '71-76 was 40% silver. No other regular circulated ones.</p><p>One guy told me that the bicentennials weren't silver, while the guy across the street from him told me they were silver. However, this guy says that not all of the 71-76ers are silver, while the guy back across the street says they ALL are 40% (except the bi's).</p><p><br /></p><p>So.... could some explain this to me, very simply?</p><p>Which years contained silver - what was the silver content if other than 40% - and were those years ALL silver-content? I did read that there is no 1975 mark, and that it falls under the bicent strikes - so... do those have silver, or no?</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks a ton for reading, and thanks in advance for any help!!!![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="heyimjason, post: 1487345, member: 36079"]So... I went to the bank, asked if they had any "big ol' $1 Eisenhower coins" (if I just say "Eisenhower dollars" or "Ikes" they start breaking out Sacajaweas for some reason). The lady said, "Yeah, I've got about a hundred." I explained that she probably was thinking about Kennedys. She went to the vault, came back, and plopped a damn bag of 100 Ikes in front of me! I dashed to the ATM (it wasn't my bank) and snatched 'em up. So... here's where I'm confused. I have a ton that contain no silver at all. No biggie. But - are those worth anything or should I just go around spending them? Here's the BIG question that no local coin shops can seem to friggin' agree on: Which ones, exactly, DO contain silver? I was under the impression that EVERY Ike from '71-76 was 40% silver. No other regular circulated ones. One guy told me that the bicentennials weren't silver, while the guy across the street from him told me they were silver. However, this guy says that not all of the 71-76ers are silver, while the guy back across the street says they ALL are 40% (except the bi's). So.... could some explain this to me, very simply? Which years contained silver - what was the silver content if other than 40% - and were those years ALL silver-content? I did read that there is no 1975 mark, and that it falls under the bicent strikes - so... do those have silver, or no? Thanks a ton for reading, and thanks in advance for any help!!!![/QUOTE]
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