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<p>[QUOTE="mikenoodle, post: 2737438, member: 307"]Ike's are a great set to assemble because they teach you so much about grading.</p><p><br /></p><p>Attractive, brilliant coins can still be found if you search, but it's a quest. </p><p><br /></p><p>As far as the series, Bman, before you start to buy them, start looking at a lot slabbed examples to get an idea what the prevailing market expects for typical grades.</p><p><br /></p><p>The 1971 and 1972 coins will be more difficult to find as they are not readily available from Mint sets. Conversely, the 1973 coins are ONLY available from Mint sets.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have a very good friend who knows a bit about Ikes. He may be the foremost expert on them in the US. He once sent a 1972 Ike for grading (several times) and eventually sold it for over $14,000. My point being that there will be many opinions out there and some may not always jive with others. Learn all that you can before you embark on assembling a set.</p><p><br /></p><p>It's a great coin, a great, short series, and you can do well for yourself if you can learn to grade them correctly.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="mikenoodle, post: 2737438, member: 307"]Ike's are a great set to assemble because they teach you so much about grading. Attractive, brilliant coins can still be found if you search, but it's a quest. As far as the series, Bman, before you start to buy them, start looking at a lot slabbed examples to get an idea what the prevailing market expects for typical grades. The 1971 and 1972 coins will be more difficult to find as they are not readily available from Mint sets. Conversely, the 1973 coins are ONLY available from Mint sets. I have a very good friend who knows a bit about Ikes. He may be the foremost expert on them in the US. He once sent a 1972 Ike for grading (several times) and eventually sold it for over $14,000. My point being that there will be many opinions out there and some may not always jive with others. Learn all that you can before you embark on assembling a set. It's a great coin, a great, short series, and you can do well for yourself if you can learn to grade them correctly.[/QUOTE]
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