Is this the Type 2 of the 1972-P Ike variety?

tychojoe

I'm pretty sure it is, but since it's my first, I'd appreciate your opinion.

Last week, I grabbed 60 Ikes at a B&M in Kansas as a courtesy to a dealer here in Korea, just picking out the least beat-up and ugly ones -- out of probably 300 that resided in a bucket. (Mind you, even an ugly Ike is still a cool coin to me, but I wanted the best ones I could find to put into future collectors' hands.)

Lucky me, of the four 72-P's I happened to pick, this one came up Type 2, didn't it?

19Lyds

Yes, thats the Type 2 Reverse.

As long as its a copper nickel clad coin, its THE type 2 reverse as the Type 2 reverse was used on the 1971-S and 1972-S Silver Proofs as well as the 1972-S Silver Business Strike Reverse.

19Lyds

Pay particular attention to the "shape" of Florida and the "shape" of the Gulf of Mexico as both shapes help tremendously in determining Type on well worn coins.

tychojoe

Woohoo!

(I might have added it is the common, CuNi clad business strike. I was learning all the in's and out's from posts by you and Rob-ModernDollarNut, etc, but just took that detail for granted when I posted. Thanks for adding the caveat! Future readers might benefit!)

Thanks, Lee.

John

sinin1

very nice


a great chart Lee,
where are type 6 and 7's found?

are the 6's the 1971-D FEP RDV-006?

tychojoe

<< <i>very nice


a great chart Lee,
where are type 6 and 7's found?

are the 6's the 1971-D FEP RDV-006? >>




I was thinking the same thing about Lee's chart - it's a big help to collectors!

With respect to the questions, I'll offer a reply until Lee returns:

Yes, the 6 is the "FEV" RDV-006 (IkeGroup et al have opted for "Friendly Eagle Variety" over the "Friendly Eagle Pattern").

I think that 7 is for the reverse of the two known "prototype" 1971-S silver clad proofs, of which Lee owns the first. For the story on the 2nd, perhaps see, John Roberts reports a cool find.

ProofArtworkonCircs

<<(I might have added it is the common, CuNi clad business strike. I was learning all the in's and out's from posts by you and Rob-ModernDollarNut, etc, but just took that detail for granted when I posted. Thanks for adding the caveat! Future readers might benefit!)>>

I am not sure as to just what you mean here. I am somewhat afraid you might have misread Lee's comments.

1972 P cu-ni dollars are common. 1972 P cu-ni type 2 are scarce. You have a good find there.

tychojoe

Thanks for your concern! I meant that it is the clad, not the silver-clad, business strike. My excitement of course, is that I had found the elusive Type 2 clad among the everyday clads.