Ikes

[cali209]

My bank manager let me look thru 50 Ikes she had there today and all I saw was copper on all of them so didnt take them...but I could have swore I saw a 1972 in there and I believe 72 would be 40% silver right? Or are only certain ones silver?

The rim though looked half copper...is that how they are

 

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[Cat J]

There are millions of clad 72 Ike's. It is 73 that is hard to find.

HH
Cat

 

[Scalper]

Hi, only the proofs contain silver and they would have a S mintmark on them and you you would see no copper on the rims and if there was a silver one in the bunch you would be able to spot it in a instant they really stand out amongst clad coins .... hope that this helps you out some , Ed


P.S. keep looking it CRHing takes alot of patience but it can be a hell of alot of fun ..

 

[cali209]

Ok, thanks...

 

[Cat J]

Well actually there were some 74 and 77 that were accidently put on silver by mistake without a S mintmark. So if you are in doubt and think you might have silver then weigh it.

Good luck
Cat

 

[secondcup]

Hi, only the proofs contain silver and they would have a S mintmark on them and you you would see no copper on the rims and if there was a silver one in the bunch you would be able to spot it in a instant they really stand out amongst clad coins .... hope that this helps you out some , Ed

Actually all the Ikes were also issued in 40% Silver business strikes (non-proof) as well. They were sold to collectors (not minted for circulation), and came in a cellophane package inside a blue envelope. I've purchased a few over the years. These could easily be removed from the plastic sleeve and placed in circulation.

Anyone find one of those yet?

 

[XX]

I've found one non-bicentennial 40% Ag IKE that was UNC (well, it was circulated when I got it, but it definitely wasn't a proof strike).

I do believe that 77 and 78 didn't have UNC 40%Ag strikes from San Francisco, but all previous years did. As mentioned above, they were referred to as Blue Ikes with the silver proofs referred to as Brown Ikes (please correct me if I got the colors reversed).

 

[secondcup]

I've found one non-bicentennial 40% Ag IKE that was UNC (well, it was circulated when I got it, but it definitely wasn't a proof strike).

I do believe that 77 and 78 didn't have UNC 40%Ag strikes from San Francisco, but all previous years did. As mentioned above, they were referred to as Blue Ikes with the silver proofs referred to as Brown Ikes (please correct me if I got the colors reversed).

Yes! Thanks for pointing that out. I forgot about the "Blue" and "Brown" Ike designations. Seems like those Blue Ikes would have made their way into circulation more easily. You'd just have to rip into a cellophane sleeve to free it up vs. cracking into a hard plastic case for the proofs.

Either way, they'd be fun to find!