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<p>[QUOTE="cpm9ball, post: 1661587, member: 24633"]In the book, <b><i>The Authoritative Reference of Eisenhower Dollars</i></b> by Wexler/Crawford/Flynn there is a story related by Tom DeLorey about the 1976 "No S" Proof Bicentennial which was struck by the Philly Mint and part of the Bicentennial Sets that were presented to the three designers and were displayed at the 1974 ANA Convention in Bal Harbour, Florida Eventually, these sets were supposedly returned to the Mint to be exchanged for the sets that were produced by the San Francisco Mint, but in 1977, it appeared that one of the Ike dollars turned up in a department store in Washington, DC.</p><p><br /></p><p>Is it possible that an uncirculated Ike was struck on a proof planchet by the Philly Mint? Perhaps you should contact Tom DeLorey and allow him to inspect the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris</p><p><br /></p><p>PS. Your photo showing the edge of the coin made me cringe. I hate to find fingerprints on any coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cpm9ball, post: 1661587, member: 24633"]In the book, [B][I]The Authoritative Reference of Eisenhower Dollars[/I][/B] by Wexler/Crawford/Flynn there is a story related by Tom DeLorey about the 1976 "No S" Proof Bicentennial which was struck by the Philly Mint and part of the Bicentennial Sets that were presented to the three designers and were displayed at the 1974 ANA Convention in Bal Harbour, Florida Eventually, these sets were supposedly returned to the Mint to be exchanged for the sets that were produced by the San Francisco Mint, but in 1977, it appeared that one of the Ike dollars turned up in a department store in Washington, DC. Is it possible that an uncirculated Ike was struck on a proof planchet by the Philly Mint? Perhaps you should contact Tom DeLorey and allow him to inspect the coin. Chris PS. Your photo showing the edge of the coin made me cringe. I hate to find fingerprints on any coin.[/QUOTE]
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