Need help identifying an IKE Dollar
Popacoll
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I got an Ike Dollar from my bank that I think is a counterfeit. It is a 1776 -1976 Eisenhower Dollar. It is the same diameter as other IKE dollars I have. I had it weighed at a coin shop at 23.0 grams. They XRayed it and said it is 40 percent Silver. There is no copper band on the reeded edging and it sounds like Silver when dropped on a table. It does not have any mint mark!. It is NOT a 1776 -1976 S mint coin. Any help identifying it would be appreciated.
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telephoto1
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It is a non silver Philadelphia Ike that has been silver plated/coated. Whatever test your local shop did only read the outer plating.
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@Popacoll said:
Yes..because they did not say counterfeit and they did Xray it..stating...40 percent Silver!I'm sorry but I've never, ever heard that 'x-raying' a coin would indicate what the metal content might be.
My advice is to listen to the folks here as many. many dollar coins have been silver plated in the past and given the weight of the coin, it is more than likely just a silver plating.
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Silver clad Ikes are just that, clad. The outer layers are 80% silver and the inner core is 20.9% silver, with an overall composition of 40%. If the coin shop got an actual reading of 40%, it certainly did not come from reading the silver content of the original coin as none were made in a way that you would get that reading. It would have to be 40% silver plating on a CN clad Philly Ike.
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A 1976-S 40% silver Ike should weigh 24.59 grams.
A 1976 0% silver Ike should weigh 22.68 grams.
So most likely their XRF instrument is not accurate and you have a regular 0% silver Ike.
Then why is there no Silver on the edge and why does it sound like Silver coin when dropped?
So you took it to a coin shop and now you're here.
What's the moral of that story?
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Yes..because they did not say counterfeit and they did Xray it..stating...40 percent Silver!
You should take it back to the coin shop and ask them.
Disclaimer: I'm not a dealer, trader, grader, investor or professional numismatist. I'm just a hobbyist. (To protect me but mostly you! 🤣 )
Need help identifying this IKE
@telephoto1 - You should own a coin shop! 👍 👍
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@Popacoll - Take it to @telephoto1
Disclaimer: I'm not a dealer, trader, grader, investor or professional numismatist. I'm just a hobbyist. (To protect me but mostly you! 🤣 )
He's talking about an XRF gun that will accurately give the surface metal content.
Why would someone make a counterfeit in silver?
Are you sure the mint mark wasn't removed given the obvious damage to the coin?