It is uncirculated. Thanks for any help. Starting to make sense yet? I have 9 ike silver dollars, 2 have a D and the rest just have the date. They are all in nice shiny condition and they all have an eagle on the reverse. I also have 6 Ike silver dollars and 2 of them have a D, also nice shiny condition. How do I no what type 1 2 or 3 they are and are they worth more then face value. How much is a Silver Dollar worth? A Guide to Toned Gold Coins. Choosing the Best Coin Album.
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History of the Eisenhower Dollar Originally struck from to , Eisenhower Dollars or "Ikes" were the first large-size dollar coins to be produced by the U. Max Breitenbach has been collecting U. Max is a regular guest blogger on CoinWeek. He is currently working on a collection of European silver crowns and is working on finishing his U. Thank you. Carol penwell August 07 at PM I have a dollar coin on the coin has the L missing in Liberty and 3 lines running across the front of it also I was wondering what the worth of the coin.
Others supported silver Eisenhower dollars. Gasparro was asked to design the coin, using a sketch he had made of Eisenhower during the parade celebrating the Allied victory as the inspiration for the obverse design, while the reverse was required to be based on the Apollo 11 mission patch designed by astronaut Michael Collins. While the Uncirculated and Proof Eisenhower silver dollar coins were made to high standards and sold in blue envelopes and brown boxes, respectively, the clad coins did not strike well, which led some collectors to purchase rolls in search of better-quality coins.
Initially, there was strong demand for the new dollar coins but they never circulated as widely as other modern dollar coins had. The Eisenhower dollars were widely seen as too large, heavy, and bulky for use in commerce but were widely used in casinos in the West where they replaced tokens.
Collectors liked the coins while they were produced, but then interest faded until the late s when demand surged, especially for high-grade examples of the scarce die varieties and doubled die coins. Renewed interest also led to the emergence of groups of collectors and experts on the series like the Ike Group , which maintains a useful website. Production began in and continued through with minor design modifications.
Major changes were recommended for the coins for the nation's Bicentennial, and plans began three years before the event. Production of the coins began in and continued throughout to produce a sufficient quantity for circulation. Since all three coins were planned for a release, the Mint froze the date on the quarter, half dollar and dollar, with none of the coins bearing the date. The Bicentennial coins, including the dollar, have the dual dates A design by Dennis R.
Williams was selected for the reverse of the dollar coin. Williams retained the moon concept to illustrate the modern era and superimposed it over the Liberty Bell. Soon after production began in mid, Gasparro modified the reverse, especially the lettering, to improve its appearance.
This was when the Susan B. Anthony dollar, also designed by Gasparro, entered circulation. However, the Susan B. Anthony dollar never caught on with the public, either. It was retired shortly after that in It returned for a one-year stint a general later in before being put out to numismatic pasture for good.
The vast majority of hobbyists who collect Eisenhower dollars aim to complete a coin set. It consists of all the regular-issue business-strike and proof coins.
Image source: Reddit user rddt Collectors with deeper pockets will add a much more expensive dimension to their Ike dollar objectives. They often pursue each of the regular-issue clad coins in Gem grades. They target proofs that grade Proof or higher. Many will also seek the abundance of scarce varieties known for this series.
Surprisingly, clad business strikes in grades of MS to MS or better are among the most valuable Eisenhower dollars. There are few such Ikes that grade MS or better. The United States Mint took little care in handling or transporting these large, heavy circulating dollar coins. Understanding this, it becomes clearer why clad Ikes in Gem condition are so tough to locate. Top-end proofs are not nearly as rare as their high-grade clad business-strike counterparts.
They are tough to find with full cameo frosting, however. Meanwhile, deep cameo contrast is most common on the S and S Eisenhower dollars. This originated from a period when deep cameo frosting was becoming more the norm rather than the exception for U.
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