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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Gallienus, post: 6712971, member: 42034&quot;]I&#039;ve always loved these coins as they came out just a little before I started collecting coins.&nbsp; In fact my only one bought from the US Gov&#039;t was a 1973-S Proof &quot;Brown Ike&quot;.&nbsp; This is a proof in 40% silver.</p><p><br /></p><p>I lived near Philadelphia in the early 1970&#039;s.&nbsp; I loved these coins and tried to buy every one I came across.&nbsp; Many I then spent.&nbsp; Once a doctor&#039;s office lowered my bill when they saw I was going to pay the entire bill ($30) in Ike Dollars.&nbsp; I was just a kid back then.</p><p><br /></p><p>One thing people don&#039;t realize is how difficult it was even back then to find nice mint state coins: or any mint state coins.&nbsp; Everybody wanted some which they kept in their pockets for a bit and then got rid of.&nbsp; AU&#039;s were easy to find but real uncs were very difficult.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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