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<p>[QUOTE="CamaroDMD, post: 1260730, member: 5233"]I can see where you are coming from with the business strikes. But...they are interesting for what they are. When they were made, the mint had a hard time getting good full strikes because of the size and hardness of the planchet. As a result, well struck examples are scarce. Combine that with the fact that the vast majority of these coins are bag marked covered...and you find a very challenging set to assemble in high grade. They aren't the prettiest coin, but they are certainly a challenge and their scarcity is under appreciated IMHO.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>You may or may not know this...but the reverse of the Ike and SBA are almost direct copies of the Apollo 11 mission insignia. </p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b97/RichieB16/Apollo_11_insignia.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b97/RichieB16/Ike-Dollars-Reverse.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="CamaroDMD, post: 1260730, member: 5233"]I can see where you are coming from with the business strikes. But...they are interesting for what they are. When they were made, the mint had a hard time getting good full strikes because of the size and hardness of the planchet. As a result, well struck examples are scarce. Combine that with the fact that the vast majority of these coins are bag marked covered...and you find a very challenging set to assemble in high grade. They aren't the prettiest coin, but they are certainly a challenge and their scarcity is under appreciated IMHO. You may or may not know this...but the reverse of the Ike and SBA are almost direct copies of the Apollo 11 mission insignia. [center][IMG]http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b97/RichieB16/Apollo_11_insignia.png[/IMG][IMG]http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b97/RichieB16/Ike-Dollars-Reverse.jpg[/IMG][/center][/QUOTE]
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