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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;19Lyds, post: 1385095, member: 15929&quot;]I see in the RedBook that it says there were 40% Silver IKE&#039;s and Copper Nickel Clad IKE&#039;s, but I don;t see where it tells you what to look for and how to tell the difference.</p><p><br /></p><p>Granted, the 40% Silver IKE&#039;s, whether proof or business strike, all had S Mintmarks but the S Mintmark was not exclusive to 40% Silver coins which confuses most new collectors. Remember that 1974-S had a CnClad Proof as well as 1976-S T1 and T2. Of course, this does not address those random 1974-D and 1977-D IKE&#039;s which were inadvertantly minted on rejected 40% Silver planchets.</p><p><br /></p><p>Personally, I&#039;ve never sat down and read the RedBook from cover to cover. All I&#039;ve learned is from asking questions of folks on forum boards.</p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, it gets boring responding to the same old questions but I have absolute certainty that the folks who answered my questions, were equally as bored yet their boring answers were news to me.</p><p><br /></p><p>For the OP, turn the coins up on edge and the 40% Silver coins should stick out like a sore thumb. They definitely will not have a copper colored edge.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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