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1972 Ikes Type 1, 2 or 3?
rooksmith
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Heres a photo - not the nicest coin, but I'm just looking for ways to identify type 1, 2, and 3. Ive seen all the Coin Facts pictures of the earths. But there are some (perhaps many) coins that don't fall into one category or another.
This one, (I think) is a type 3 because of the island of Cuba extending out southwest of Florida. But the other islands are really messed up and there's a 4th one out in the middle of the Atlantic. South Americas cost looks like it disappears , and the outline of the earth itself is a bit fuzzy.
What do you think? Type 3? 
These are the same coin with different lighting.
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Type 3 reverse.
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- DIVa (Designated Ike Varieties) Project co-lead and attributor
100 percent Type 3 Reverse.
pcgs CF is the place to be:
The island out in the Atlantic is Bermuda....
Well, it IS there... 
Cheers, RickO
Yeah I will call that one (above) a type 3, Here is a different coin, below. Type 2?
Too me that looks like a Type 2.
And here is what I would call a Type 1:
In that last one you can see more definition in the Mexico Yucatan and the Appalachian Mts. Cuba is dwarfed by Puerto Rico and Hispanola is no islands west of Florida. But the earth itself is sort of fuzzy on the left side. What do you think? Type 1?
Sorry about the weird colors. The micro-camera is making it look green..
is it on the type 1 and 3 or just 1?
type 2's have islands that are incuse (suck in) - it is easiest to learn the by looking at 1971-S and 1972-S brown box proofs
Type 1
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- DIVa (Designated Ike Varieties) Project co-lead and attributor
Type 1
- Ike Group member
- DIVa (Designated Ike Varieties) Project co-lead and attributor
Type 2, just got, maybe AU 55
March Release
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- DIVa (Designated Ike Varieties) Project co-lead and attributor