The Elusive (Not Beat To Death) Blue Pack Ike

Stew

Just thought I would share with the board after a summer break. I very seldom run across any bluepack Ikes that are not beat
to death from the mint, or seriously poor planchet preparation. and love to see them in good shape. One of my top 5 favorite coins is Ikes.

stinkinlincoln

You got that from a Blue Pack?


WOW!

Thats a clean looking Ike!

Cam40

nice! i cant see anything keeping it from gem status.
are the pics of it raw or through cellophane?
it only looks to have a tinge of haze but, acetone
could fix that and not ruin the coin i`d guess, if there is any haze..

fcloud

Nice! A possible 67!

Stew

That is exactly what I thought when I saw it, Wow gotta have that one. beats the rest of the Blue packs I have hands down

Stew

the picture is raw I HAD to break that one out of the pack ( usually don't) The haze is the lighting

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Jsayre

Can you explain what a blue pack Ike dollar is?

Stew

Blue Pack Ikes are from the U.S. Mint and they were sold to the collectors,
They are 40% Silver Business strikes and they were sold in a cellophane package and put inside a Blue envelope.
The proof versions of the same coins were sold in hard plastic holders and put inside a brown box with red velvet inside
(Brown Box Ikes) Hope that helps

Stew

anoldgoat

That's a nice '71. That date is tough in nice shape.

coinsarefun

Wow, that is an amazing Ike!!!

ProofArtworkonCircs

The best 1971 S uncs (3) that I ever did get came in a group of ten loose Ikes from a bank!

19Lyds

Thats a very nice 1971-S which, IMO, is very close to an MS68!

You do realize that with 1971 being the inaugural year, these coins were sent from the US Mint to the packager in $1,000 bags which is why most of them are literally beat to death?

Starting in 1972, they were packaged in tubes and shipped which accounts for the higher average grades from 1972-1976.

BTW, one of my latest 1971 Blue Pack purchases contained one which was the worst I have ever seen in a mint pack!



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Gandyjai

Nice coin!....a 67+ easy. (JMHO)

I have a real hard time finding them THAT nice!

The ones I like aren't beat to death,...but do have chunks taken out....





I thought it would go higher than 64...most of those marks are on the plastic.

Happy Hunting!
Brian'

I Love Error & Variety Ike Dollars!

Edited to fix link...

bushmaster8

That is a super 71-S!!

I have some at the TPG now that are so bad, I would not be surprised if they get Genuined.

rpw

Can you explain what a blue pack Ike dollar is?

They came from the mint in blue envelopes like this.