What I found at the bank today

Grits

As part of my job, I have to get coin and bills to make change with. As I was waiting on the teller to process my change order I saw something interesting in the tellers cash drawer. I saw some clad "silver" dollars with bands of bright copper showing.

I asked the teller if I could buy them from her. Here's what I got:

4 each 1973-Uncirculated Eisenhower Dollars
4 each 1973-D Uncirculated Eisenhower Dollars
1 each 1974-S Silver Clad Eisenhower Dollar

I have never looked at "Ikes" as something that have an interest in collecting. I thought that the silver clad that was in the mix would be the "keeper." Took a look a copy of the Redbook and found that the "73's" were never released for circulation. It just makes me wonder how they got to the bank.


Not a bad deal for $9.

lkenefic

Congrats on the haul...BTW

ldhair

The 73S is not in the list of coin you got.

coinkat

congrats and welcome

Grits

"The 73S is not in the list of coin you got."

When I refered to the 73's I was refering to the lot of eight coins dated 1973, not a 73S.

BTW, I'm a long term lurker that finally found a reson to post.

anoldgoat

And welcome

TAClough

Sounds like some kid cut up grampa's mint sets for spending money?

MarineEAS1999

Welcome... nice find.

ldhair

Welcome Grits.
I was hung up on the s. Sorry.
Nice find.

TwoSides2aCoin

Hey Grits, that's a good find. Lots of people collect Ikes. Under magnification is the real test. Welcome to the boards.

About your name... my first tour in the army exposed me to grits for the first time, but accidentally.
See, we never ate grits when I was a kid. We had oatmeal and cream of wheat for breakfast. Or toast, eggs and a side of bacon or sausage... maybe pancakes or waffles occasionally and fruit. anyway......

I was in the chow hall and decided to try some cream of wheat for breakfast. I thought they just made it a little runnier, was all. I put in a little butter, a little sugar, a couple tablespoons of milke, and I gotta tell ya....
that doesn't go with GRITS very well , AT ALL.

I hope your time spent here is better than my first time in an army mess hall.

Joe

19Lyds

That is an absolutely GREAT find! Consider yourself extremely lucky as these could bring you a minimum of $10 each! I have received IKEs at the bank but nothing along these lines!

So does this mean we have a new IKE collector to welcome to the fold?

123cents

to the forum Grits and congratulations on your finds.

tychojoe

NumisOxide

Welcome and finds.

cheezhed

Thanks for posting your nice finds.

Craton

I know that you are new here so this is a joke (don't be offended). I'm being sarcastic to make a point. You see, another dealer member posted a similar story but he hauled in a butt load of silver halves and the moral police were shocked that he didn't try to somehow contact the original owner of the half dollars to offer him more money. So again, I am joking and congrats on your bank find



OMG! How could you do that? Did you ask for the bank manager so that you guys could try to find the original owner of those Ikes???

RichieURich

Grits, to the Forums! Hominy grits do you have? (I don't get to use that joke much.)

Seriously, around here a lot of people have kept every Ike dollar they ever found. So there are a lot of EF or so Ikes around here, and no buyers, even at $1.25 apiece. So I turn all of mine into the bank.

Edited for typo.

tychojoe

Well, Richie, gotta' thank you for that. I guess that's like feeding the goose that lays the golden eggs. Lots of YN's and others have no doubt gotten a big boost with the ones you redeemed!