Ike error (raw MS63 Bicentennial Ike with two minor elliptical clips)- gone to eBay, $25 start
lordmarcovan
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I had to downsize the jpeg quality of this picture considerably to upload it here.
The scan was done on a cheapo scanner that never shows luster. The small
scuffs on the coin were exaggerated by the scanner light and are practically invisible to the naked eye.
I got this in an original roll I bought from somebody here on BST a while back.
It was a late night impulse buy, as Bald Guy bucks and errors are both well outside
of my areas of specialization (if in fact I have any areas of specialization!)
I would call this coin and the others from the roll MS63, personally, but judge for yourself.
Just your basic generic UNC clad Ike. But the two clips make it interesting, yes? What is something like this worth?
This coin is for sale if the price is right. I don't expect a fortune but would like to recoup some of my investment, obviously.
I would send it off to be slabbed, but I don't think the clips are quite dramatic enough for that (besides, they would lose some
visual impact in a slab.)
Should I sell this here, or go to eBay?
The scan was done on a cheapo scanner that never shows luster. The small
scuffs on the coin were exaggerated by the scanner light and are practically invisible to the naked eye.
I got this in an original roll I bought from somebody here on BST a while back.
It was a late night impulse buy, as Bald Guy bucks and errors are both well outside
of my areas of specialization (if in fact I have any areas of specialization!)
I would call this coin and the others from the roll MS63, personally, but judge for yourself.
Just your basic generic UNC clad Ike. But the two clips make it interesting, yes? What is something like this worth?
This coin is for sale if the price is right. I don't expect a fortune but would like to recoup some of my investment, obviously.
I would send it off to be slabbed, but I don't think the clips are quite dramatic enough for that (besides, they would lose some
visual impact in a slab.)
Should I sell this here, or go to eBay?
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Richard.
I was hoping for something in the neighborhood of $50-65, since the little table on errors in the back of the Redbook says $40 for a clipped Ike and $50 for a Bicentennial Ike. My clips aren't that dramatic, but there are two.
(Yeah, I know the Redbook section on errors is probably a joke, but it's the only reference I have, and I reckon it's better than nothing.)
Richard.
To give everybody a fair chance, I started it off at 25 bucks.
The auction is scheduled to begin at 1:00 PM Pacific time today, so if you click before then, you'll probably get an "Invalid Item" page or something.
Yep.
On second thought, no, it's your son's. Thought you wanted it for Goose4?