30,000 CLAD IKES...

COINDOG

Recently Rick Tomaska I ( RI Coins ) went through 30,000 clad Ikes,
and submitted Them for grading. He expects several MS 66 Coins, and no MS 67' s !!!

kieferscoins

He submitted all 30K?

Cameron Kiefer

SanctionII

If he submitted all 30K my thoughts are:

1. I hope he got a volume discount on the grading fees;

2. He should rent a U-Haul truck to deliver and pick up the coins since postal charges would be quite large;

3. If all 30k grade in MS65 or higher, won't that effect the pops in such a severe manner that prices plunge?;

4. If he did not get a volume discount on the grading fees, David Hall does not have to worry about coming up with money to make his house payment for the next few months; and

5. Turn around time will take a hit.

COINDOG

He went through them, selected the best, and submitted them to PCGS.

sinin1

I just went through 20 and have a couple I really like

Gandyjai

For clad Ikes.....
I consider myself fortunate to find one good enough to send in out of a roll.
Downright lucky if you get 2!

It's not too unusual to go 3 or 4 rolls before fnding one I think has a shot at 65.
I'm curious as to how many out of 30,000 rick felt were good enough to send in!

Happy Hunting!
Brian

I LOVE IKES!

Typetone

I recently went through about 500 in original mint set wrappers. Many were from unopened boxes. There was not one that could even have a prayer to make MS65. If Rick gets a handful of 66s he will be lucky.

Greg

segoja

Agree with Greg on the toughness of these coins in high grade.

I went through a bag (A dealer cut it open in front of me) and let me pick 5 rolls at $1.50/coin. This was in the late 80's.

I still have those rolls, and they were the best of the bag. Not one coin makes 65. That's when i started saving all the nice Ikes i could find.

These are tough and will stay tough, regardless of how many more are made in the pop reports. Yes a few more toughies will be made, but they will always be rare.

greghansen

I went through an unopened bag of 1000 '78-D's about 4 years ago. What a joke! 98% were MS63 or lower. Maybe one or two percent would have made MS64. Not a prayer of finding a MS65 anywhere in the joint. Since then, I've given them away as tips, presents, etc. Probably still have about 700 of the darn things left.

Monstavet

Ikes....not big enough for a coaster, not heavy enough for a paperweight.

GRANDAM

CoinDog,

Where in the world does somebody find 30,000 Clad IKE'S?

GrandAm

COINDOG

<< <i>CoinDog,

Where in the world does somebody find 30,000 Clad IKE'S?

GrandAm >>



Gary,
That's a good question !! I Don't know where he found that many, but the info came out in his last newsletter.

cladking

<< <i>CoinDog,

Where in the world does somebody find 30,000 Clad IKE'S?

GrandAm >>



15,000 mint sets.

It's getting difficult to find quantities of these but it's still possible with a little time.

GRANDAM

CladKing,

Is that a guess or did he really go thru 15,000 Mint Sets?

GrandAm