1776-1976 Ike no mint mark, type two.
Tonyg1234567
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I have a 1776-1976 Ike dollar. It’s a type two, no mint mark and is very shiny. Was this part of a set, if so what was included in the set.
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They were included in the 1976 Mint sets, along with the other Philadelphia and Denver coinage, and were also released into circulation.
Welcome to the forum. Whether it was part of a set is no longer important. That is all that I can tell you except that it is a common dollar coin.
Thanks for the information
Proof? Polished? Plated? A picture would help us to give you more information.
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The 1976 Ike dollar made in Philadelphia is not supposed to have a mint mark, so this is a normal coin, worth $1.
https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts/coin/1976-1-type-2/7419
https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts/coin/1976-1-type/7418
The Philadelphia mint did not start using the P mint mark until 1980, and then on nickels and higher denominations.
If you know it is a Type 2, then you should know this.
Do you have a Red Book?
Ike is circulated and scratched. He is worth face value. But that is one wicked photo with the Wiss. It’s acceptable to hold coins in that state with a pair of scissors, but not a coin to collect or sell.
It just looked different than the other ones I have, very shiny finish, thanks for the info
I don’t have a red book
Here is one of the best certified examples:
I would think that by looking at the edges, these are 40% silver which is at least worth more than a dollar.
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They may be silver-plated (post Mint), which would account for the edge appearance. A weight of 22.68 grams will confirm that they are copper-nickel clad. Silver-plating does not add any extra value, of course.
It's the standard reference book; the one that many of us started with.
Of course, it is possible to skip it these days by using a couple of the right web sites.
But it's still a very fast way to look things up like mintage, relative value, grading, etc.
https://minterrornews.com/features-10-10-23-the-rarest-eisenhower-dollars-known.html
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This helps big time. Welcome to the rooms as well 🙂
Thanks for sharing your information
Agree with @bsshog40 the dollars APPEAR to possibly be 40% silver and if so worth about $7.00 each. I assume if you do not have a Red Book you also don't have a scale. Best option is to stop by any local dealer to verify. If they're silver, they were part of an annual uncirculated set but they have had a tough life.
Welcome to the forum, good luck
Mark
No. A silver-plated Ike is worth only $1. The 40% silver dollars were minted in San Francisco, which means they would have an S mint mark. The only exception is the unique Philadelphia pattern dollar referred to by @MrEureka .
Either the OP coincidentally has two priceless pattern dollars, or he has two Philadelphia business strike coins out of the countless number that were silver-plated post Mint. Which do you think they are?
As I mentioned, a weight of 22.68 grams will confirm that they are copper-nickel clad, should the OP wish to do so.
Yep, my mistake. I wasn't thinking about the mintmark.
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Sorry, I also stand corrected. I was thinking 40% was also in UNC packs... they weren't.
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So 23 grams, I did get a scale, Red book and coin scope.
It’s been plated - it should weigh 350 grains
23 grains is 354.89
The extra grains is the plating.
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This might help.
https://www.usacoinbook.com/coins/5918/dollars/eisenhower/1976-P/silver-type-2-no-s/
Swing and a miss but this is a good site for reference.
Well to Collectors.com.
Thanks, appreciate the information.
That would be nice for retirement, I have three of the one I posted. Supposedly there were only one or two made of the rare one. Maybe there’s three , you never know. Thanks for your input
So why does the Secret Service not care about this coin, but they were in hot pursuit of the 1974 aluminum cents, which were made around the same time as the ‘76 no-S silver Ike?
I was told by a prominent error dealer that a hoard of 50 of the 76-D Silver Planchet Ikes exists. That was when I owned the only known coin. I said I'd like to buy some. None ever materialized. Scare Tactic
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I get tons of emails from people who claim that they ‘discovered’ a ‘proof’ 1976 No S Ike Dollar.
I obviously send them the Mint Error News link that Andy provided above, to the only known proof No S Ike Dollar, and add that the one that they have is a circulation strike, not a proof strike.
And not saying they should, the ‘74 Aluminum cents should have been left alone.