I have had the good fortune to witness and follow the discovery of two new Eisenhower Dollar Varieties in the last few weeks. And the better fortune of finding the Second Known Specimens of both varieties in the same day.:hail: First is the 1972 S 40% Silver Eisenhower with Die Trails Discovered by Brian Vaile of the Ike Group. And the second is the discovery of the 1974 S Proof Cuni-Clad Eisenhower with a Micro "S" of which there is a twin the 1974 S Proof Silver Micro "S" being a 1 die coin variety with an estimated mintage of only 10,000 It was found the both coins were struck with the same die. The Cuni-Clad Micro "S" was discovered also by Brian Vaile and confirmed by John A. Wexler. Below are the pictures of the second known specimens of both varieties found by myself in the same day. while looking through my safe for the Cuni-Clad Micro "S" I came across the 1972 S with Die Trails That was definitely a day to remember. I just wanted to share with the group at large to let everyone know new Ike varieties are being discovered all the time by regular collectors. Terry 1974 S Cuni-Clad Proof Micro "S" 1972 S Eisenhower with Die Trails
Great finds, Terry! It's rare you hear of new varieties in this series as so few want anything to do with them. One of the most overlooked series of all time. Glad people are still discovering new Ike varieties! Guy
Thanks Guy's It's a blast being there at the beginning of the taking off of the serious research of a series of coins and being part of it. I used to seriously be into hunting Morgan and Peace Dollar VAMS before the Ike thing took hold. NOTHING like being there at the beginning!! I wish I would have been there for the start of the search for the Morgan and Peace VAMS The purpose of posting these was to let people know that they are out there for regular collectors with average coin budgets to enjoy. I don't know how long that will be, back in the day Morgan's were not widely collected at all Kind of like the Ike's are today. Terry
MrBrklyn, Here are two links about the 1974 S Cuni Clad Proof Micro "S" http://ikegroup.sslpowered.com/ikeg...8&t=1238&sid=c9be28842edc42526404faeac96276ff http://ikegroup.sslpowered.com/ikeg...8&t=1260&sid=c9be28842edc42526404faeac96276ff And here are the links for the 1972 S 40% Business Strike with Die Trails http://ikegroup.sslpowered.com/ikeg...8&t=1190&sid=c9be28842edc42526404faeac96276ff http://ikegroup.sslpowered.com/ikeg...8&t=1261&sid=c9be28842edc42526404faeac96276ff I hope this helps Terry
The "micro-S" looks extremely interesting. It looks like it might have been the result of using a quarter punch for the mm.
vnickel, The gentleman that discovered these varieties is Brian Vaile. I just happen to find one of each variety in my own collection after learning of his discovery. CladKing, Very Very Very interesting observation. Thank You very much for that. As you know Eisenhower Dollar research is still in it's infancy and much of the records from the mint were not kept. There is much to learn and be discovered in this short but very interesting series. Your expertise in clad coinage is greatly appreciated. Terry
It is practically unbelievable to me that such a widely collected series still has varieties left to be found. Kudos to the collectors with such a keen eye.
