Ike's are a tough set to add to

melikecoins

It is hard being second class when you are collecting coins.

In my set I have two first place Ike's (76D and 76S)which I made. but the rest of my coins are all second rate.

And the price of any up grade is way out of my range.

I think I collect something else

Glen

LucyBop

<< <i>It is hard being second class when you are collecting coins.

In my set I have two first place Ike's (76D and 76S)which I made. but the rest of my coins are all second rate.

And the price of any up grade is way out of my range.

I think I collect something else

Glen >>



It is also very tough to find GEM specimens worthy of submission.

However to have fun doesn't mean you must have all the top grades, and lower graded IKE's doesn't neccessarly mean they
are 2nd rate coins.

You can still have fun building the entire set and maybe searching for certian character coins with some color or something...

A complete set is rather cool in my eyes...

Dan50

Lucy, whats the best time to date for your GTO?

itsnotjustme

Or a registry set punctuated with error coins!!

Gandyjai

For those that like Ike,....One can assemble an (almost) complete MS Set of clashed die "Talon Heads".
These are talon-like marks coming out of Ike's temple and can be seen with the naked eye quite easily.
They are the result of clashed dies and the only ones I haven't seen yet are the 73-S, and 74-S Silvers.
Sometimes the dies clash more than once, making "Double Talons" and even "Triple Talons". They don't
have to be in ultra-high or top-pop and they don't carry a premium price.

Die clashes on Morgans can be highly sought-after VAMs! (ie. Clash "E" Reverses) and considered "Varieties".
Maybe, one day...these Ike clashed die "Talon Heads" will get to be designated as "Varieties" as well!

Brian

I LOVE TALON HEAD, PEG LEG & ERROR IKES!

sonoranmonsoon

Geez...I do not have any top pop Ikes in my set. I still enjoy my set.

19Lyds

The only top pops I have, everybody else has and I do agree that this can get quite expensive.

You are either buying rolls by the ton to search of buying top pops at high prices. But, the prices are not so high as to be unreachable or require a high 6 figure income to attain. Thats what I like so much about the Eisenhower series. Even though they have not been produced for nearly 30 years there are still some very nice coins to be found!

Once this series gets into the variety and vam arena's, watch them take off!

There are many many DDO's, DDR's, and clashed dies. The coin has simply not been thoroughly studied.

For the OP, don't fret for a second because if you collect IKE's, you'll never be second class!

raycyca

Hello Brian. What are the odds PCGS will EVER recognize the peg leg variety? Is there a list of dates available and/or rarity scale? Do any of the services designate it on the slabs yet? I've only got about 2 dozen and they are taking up space! LOL Thanks a lot in advance! Ray

Gandyjai

I would like to see at least the MS 71-S, the 72-P Type 1, and the 72-D & 74-D Peg Legs attributed. I am pretty convinced that those are
legit varieties and not the result of extensive die polishing.

Rarity factor?.....Good question! We all know the 71-S is a tough one. then I would put the 72-P Type 1, closely followed by the
72-D and then the 74-D....ALL are tough in 65 and higher!
Hang onto any that you have....Who knows what will happen with attribution? Maybe even try to put together a whole set of them!
Besides the 71-S,...they don't cost any extra than a "normal" one.....They are just tougher to find!

My jury is still out on all the others....71-D Peg Leg and the 76-D Type 1 "Off At The Knees" are very interesting (71-D PL is much scarcer).

I have also heard of a 76-S Type 2 Proof Peg Leg that might be intentional. ('Never seen one, because I just never look at proof Ikes)

The 71-D, 72-D and 74-D Peg Legs all come with another scarcer sub-variety...."Filed Off E's" The top bar of the E in WE can be considerably
shorter than the middle and bottom bars. I'm not sure about those yet either.

I have "heard" that the 74-D Peg Leg/Filed Off E Variety was purposeful and only found in the 74 Mint Sets.....I can't prove that for sure.
BUT,....What I DO KNOW about them, is that at least (2) of the VERY RARE 74-D 40% SILVER Ikes are BOTH Peg Legs with the Filed Off E!
These 74-D Silvers were found in Vegas casinos.....Now, if this variety only came out in mint sets, some one had to cut these two out to
use them in the slots?......Who knows?...Only 2-3 dozen of these 74-D Silvers are thought to exist.
The famous 74-D Silver cover coin on Wexler, Crawford and Flynn's book is NOT a Peg Leg. I sure wish I had more of those to study!

Brian

I LOVE TALON HEAD, PEG LEG & ERROR IKES!

bronze6827

Just picked off another 72D on eBay last week. It will definitely go MS64/65 at PCGS.

The best part - $6.00 delivered.

19Lyds

<< <i>Hello Brian. What are the odds PCGS will EVER recognize the peg leg variety? Is there a list of dates available and/or rarity scale? Do any of the services designate it on the slabs yet? I've only got about 2 dozen and they are taking up space! LOL Thanks a lot in advance! Ray >>



I'm not so sure that this wasn''t a fluke Ray but I got this back from ICG on a freebie reholder.



I purchased the coin at a local coin show only because of the PegLeg. The holder had been trashed so I submitted it at another show for the reholder.

Here's one a good friend sent me that is the result of die polishing.

PQpeace

I have 2 top pop Ikes for sale now:
71d and 74d pcgs ms67's..
Both nice coins...
Maybe this will help someone here
Larry

cladking

Mine aren't slabbed but I'm always on the lookout for upgrades.

A few of them would grade pretty high.