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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cheerful16, post: 2060890, member: 73290&quot;]Okay, I know I have a lot of Ike questions right now--hope I&#039;m not annoying everyone too much. This one has been weighing heavily on me, though it probably shouldn&#039;t. As many know by now, I&#039;ve got a bunch of Ike&#039;s I&#039;m about to throw on ebay. This one I want to save based on it&#039;s odd qualities. The &quot;Mystery Ike&quot;, as I call it, looks like (and passes the bleach test for) silver. </p><p><br /></p><p>Ike people know the weird story of some planchets being accidentally taken to Denver and a few strikes from &#039;74 D being 40% silver. Those are really rare (for the story see the red book or <a href="http://www.ikegroup.info/?page_id=818" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ikegroup.info/?page_id=818" rel="nofollow">http://www.ikegroup.info/?page_id=818</a>). My understanding is that the 40% silver Ikes are supposed to be heavier--they also have a mint mark, almost always &quot;S&quot; (how much does the mint mark part weigh?). </p><p><br /></p><p>Today, Gram tests at the coin shop revealed:</p><p>Normal CuNi clad &#039;74-P Ike =22.7 grams</p><p>Weird Silver-looking &#039;74-P Ike = 22.8 grams</p><p><br /></p><p>What is this?!? See pictures below</p><p>[ATTACH=full]379970[/ATTACH]</p><p>Mystery Ike Obverse </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]379971[/ATTACH]</p><p>Mystery Ike on the left</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]379972[/ATTACH]</p><p>Obverse (Mystery Ike on the right) </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]379973[/ATTACH]</p><p>Reverse (Mystery Ike on the right)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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