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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;geekpryde, post: 4084710, member: 36248&quot;]Not too long ago, most collectors hated and/or ignored clad Ikes.&nbsp; &nbsp; I have fond memories of those coins when I was a boy.&nbsp; For some reason (I would guess as an &quot;investment&quot;), the owner of a Carpet company my mother was the bookkeepper for bought several large bags of the Ike coins, and kept them in a vault along with the cash receivables through the late 80&#039;s into the mid 90&#039;s.&nbsp;&nbsp; When I would visit my mother at work, or stay home from school sick, he would give me one of the coins.&nbsp; In fact, this may be my origin story of how I got into coins at a very early age, but I honestly don&#039;t remember exactly how, so I can&#039;t say for sure.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; They were big and cool looking to a kid who was around 7 years old.</p><p><br /></p><p>As an adult collector getting back into the hobby I decided they were ugly.&nbsp;&nbsp; Big modern ugly crap.</p><p><br /></p><p>Then at some point, after being in the hobby again for a few years, I suddenly changed my mind again.&nbsp;&nbsp; I am fairly certain it was due to my CAC Type set, and the sudden and unexpected decision of <a href="https://coinweek.com/education/coin-grading/cac-to-accept-eisenhower-dollars/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://coinweek.com/education/coin-grading/cac-to-accept-eisenhower-dollars/" rel="nofollow">CAC accepting Ikes around 2012</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp; I bought a few, submitted them, and was going to keep one in my set.&nbsp; &nbsp; Well, low-and-behold, holding them in my hands again, they looked big and cool to me.&nbsp; I&#039;ve thought long and hard about what it is that made me so dislike the coins, and in the end, I think its because they photograph poorly, the design just looks big and ugly and simplistic, and when I would view them online, I had a negative reaction.&nbsp;&nbsp; It probably was a bit of snobbery too.&nbsp;&nbsp; But in hand, these coins were attractive and brought back the fond memories.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Well, with CAC accepting the coins, others started taking notice.&nbsp; &nbsp; And while I am sure they are still a pariah coin for a lot of people, if you look at the pricing for high grade clad examples, it&#039;s doubtful people would say they are still undervalued.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I am posting this as an example of what can happen to undervalued and underappreciated series.&nbsp;&nbsp; They can suddenly become cool again due to things like Registry sets, CAC inclusion, and evolving collector sentiments.</p><p><br /></p><p>Maybe some of the other examples in this thread will likewise experience a boost out of the bargain bins.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1064824[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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