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UNC. Silver Clad Proof

 

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1977-S Proof

 

NICE Eisenhowers CAL & Collector!

 

Wow!!!:thumb:
:bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::kewl:

 

Wow is RIGHT! Nice toners!

What causes that streak look on #1?

 

Planchet Striations which are grooves cut into the sheet the blanks are punched from during the blanking process. There are guide rollers involved in this process and if the clad strip is a bit thicker, it gets pulled through these rollers which leave these scratches on the blanks. The scratches are deep enough that the annealing process and minting does not eliminate them. Some are all too obvious while others are barely discernable.

The nice thing about these is that they all run in the same direction on the planchet which makes them look like the run in opposite directions on the coin as you flip it head to tails (Top to Bottom).

 

Thanks. I also got this '73-S clad proof from the same dealer at the same time. For the equivalent of $3.60 each, I couldn't pass them up

 

This is my book of crack outs from 1980. None were NGC / PCGS. All graded MS64/65 and Prf 69.....

 

:thumb:MZimm!!!
Very nice! have you ck the set for type's yet?

19Lyds:bow:
Can pick them out very good just from good photo !
my eye are to old & worn out too!
:kewl:

 

Nice '74-S Ikes!

 

Yes. The 73D came from Teletrade which is notorious for photo's which lack a certain amount of detail.
http://www.teletrade.com/coins/lot.asp?auction=3024&lot=1772&imagetype=d2

 

A Silver 1973 S Ike... 1973 my birth date :smile

 

Wow! Thats beautiful!
-Taylor

 

EG:thumb::yes:
1973-P-D & S's was a good year!!! and a Key date for Ike Dollars too!!!
:kewl:

 

Thanks jello for the info.... as far as i know a key date is a date when a change has been done to the coin .... so what did they change in 1973?

 

Just a couple I could up load quickly,
The 1975 is by Dan Carr an a fanatsy coin

 

Thats as far as you know but in reality a key date is a coin with a low mintage that may be difficult to obtain in higher grades and the 1973 IKE's certainly fill that bill.

Less that 2 million in Mints sets.
A little over a million for Silver Proofs.
and 2.7 million for the copper nickel clad proofs.

Compare those numbers with the multi million productions of 1971 (116 million), 1972 (168 million) and 1974 (72 million) and you've got a low mintage coin.

Oh yeah, the obverse design changed slightly and the high relief type 3 reverse was solidly incorporated into the 1973 coins and all the subsequent years except those Bi-Centennial cons. Matter of fact, back in 1973, lots of folks eagerly awaited the 1973 IKE's since they represented the 1st year that the coins were available in US Mint Sets AND copper nickel Proof Sets. Definitely a Key Coin.

 

Thank you very much 19Lyds for the info :smile