Eisenhower Dollar 1971-D on SILVER?!?

[jun808bug]

Found this on a tellers tray while picking up some CWR. Went to a jeweler and confirmed its part silver. Weird.

 

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[LooseChange]

XRF or chemical test could detect plating.
It might be a run of the mill clad IKE that someone plated Ag.
You could weight it. A 40% IKE would weigh 24.6g. A clad IKE would weigh 22.7g.

 

[MIhunter]

I agree, weigh

 

[mAGma]

*i know nothing about ikes*...but that edge sure looks like a 40% half to me...

 

[BuffaloBoy]

honestly, it looks plated, but I am viewing the photos from my phone and cannot zoom in any.

 

[theekman]

It looks like a D mint mark, which would indicate non silver

 

[baddbluff]

Could have a very rare error. There are a few out there (accidentally struck w/40% planchet). Hope it is! Rare & big bucks.

 

[SilverFace]

Could have a very rare error. There are a few out there (accidentally struck w/40% planchet). Hope it is! Rare & big bucks.

Wow, if that really is a rare silver error coin that would be an amazing find. I'd suggest taking it to your LCS to try and get a coin experts opinion on it. Good luck and let us know if u did hit the jackpot on that one.

H$H!

 

[omga747]

I would definitely say take it to a coin shop to verify/weigh. Couple be plated (most likely), but if it's really a 1971 D struck on 40% silver, thats some big money there.

 

[ArkieBassMan]

The problem with weight when it comes to 40%/clad is that the weights are so dang close. Not every planchet is manufactured 100% accurately. According to this website - Eisenhower "Ike" Dollar Specifications - there is a "weight tolerance" of nearly 1 full gram for each planchet. Throw in these factors and/or a tiny bit of wear, or extra weight caused by plating and a 40%er can very easily weigh-in at what a CuNi clad should weigh and vice-versa. I couldn't in good conscience state what this coin is made of regardless of weight. I'd personally be more convinced by sound rather than weight.

Normally common sense would make me say that this coin has to be plated, On top of being super rare, the Denver mint never struck a 40% silver dollar. However, I have never seen a rim on a plated coin that looked like a 40%er. I've found a few and they have always looked like a 90% or obviously plated.

I'm skeptical, as one would have to be when hoping to have found something this rare, but I'd absolutely have to have it checked out by an expert.

 

[cooper36]

use the sound test

 

[CoinFetcher]

rare is rare is rare is rare is rare.

you probably have a cu ni clad ike with the rim painted silver.

no D minted ikes are silver ( except the rare rare rare rare rare kind) - the metal does NOT look silver. OP needs to just take it to a shop, use his scale.

 

[Rascal]

Personally I hope it IS silver, rare as that may be. Because, if it is then the dream exists for ALL of us to make that once-in-a-lifetime find, i.e. that rarest of coins that will bring the lucky hunter a reward for his efforts. Copper 1943 cent, a silver "71-D Ike, whatever it is, I hope the find is the reward of a dedicated CRH'er and not some Joe Schmoe who just happens to find something he keeps in a drawer for 30 years because it seems odd, never knowing what he found.

Rascal

 

[jun808bug]

Went to a small coin shop and they never had a clue. Told me to wait for the coin show in November for experts from the mainland to come to Hawaii. I'm going to the other side of the island at another coin shop and see what they say. I'll keep you folks updated.

 

[Diggin-N-Dumps]

Good Luck man!..I know you cant always go by the rim, because i have a couple half dollars that look like 90%'s on opne side, but it was just the silver color bleed over on the rim.

Keep us posted!

 

[westkybanded]

Just cut it in half! That should tell you everything you need to know.

 

[enamel7]

Just cut it in half! That should tell you everything you need to know.

Be careful what you say on forums. People will take you seriously.

 

[CoinFetcher]

I Can think of a few ways to determine if this coin is silver right now.

You can google: The Tissue test

The Ping Test <-- Might harm coin

Or just make a balance, and see if Copper-nickle ike weighs the same as this mystery coin.

No scale, jeweler, or coin shop needed.

 

[50cent]

Just cut it in half! That should tell you everything you need to know.

you can try cutting Ol' Ike in half, but the truth is, an ike will end up cutting you in half. Ikes are indestructable dawg.

 

[ckm91377]

you can try cutting Ol' Ike in half, but the truth is, an ike will end up cutting you in half. Ikes are indestructable dawg.

And if you don't believe fitty you can just call up the Germans-they'll tell ya how tough ol' Ike is.