Special 1971-S Ike presentation box

coinkat · January 27, 2013 10:52AM

Anyone see this before? Just curious

AUandAG · January 27, 2013 11:02AM

Wow, these youngsters!

Yep, that's the way they were issued in Proof.

bob

keets · January 27, 2013 11:08AM

you're kidding, right?? I sure hope so.

coindeuce · January 27, 2013 11:08AM

<< <i>Wow, these youngsters!

Yep, that's the way they were issued in Proof.

bob >>

Not. These are an aftermarket revision of the Mint slip case. The Mint never made a Proof Silver Ike slip case with raised embossing of Nixon's signature or the Presidential Seal.

Constantine · January 27, 2013 11:10AM

<< <i>Wow, these youngsters!

Yep, that's the way they were issued in Proof.

bob >>

I don't think that is true. I have 1971 S in "wood" boxes without the seal and Nixon signature.

tincup · January 27, 2013 11:11AM

First that I've seen presentation boxes w Nixon signatures... were they an edition by a private concern?

coinkat · January 27, 2013 11:21AM

I am not kidding...

I just do not recall ever seeing the Brown box for the 1971-s or any other date look like this.

Could it be aftermarket? That seems plausible

If it were aftermarket, was the entire wood grain replaced? It would seem that would be required because the smaller seal in the lower right corner would need to come off and I doubt that could be easily done without replacing the entire cover to the box.

I am wondering if it is not a VIP issue or if the box cover changed shortly after the first issues were done-

Edited to add- see Ebay listing- not my coin- just shows a small seal in the lower right cornerText

AUandAG · January 27, 2013 11:55AM

Hmmm, I don't have one to review. But, it did not stick out as unusual to me. Perhaps there was
not a signature. I might be mistaken (again).

lol

bob

19Lyds · January 27, 2013 12:08PM

<< <i>I am not kidding...

I just do not recall ever seeing the Brown box for the 1971-s or any other date look like this.

Could it be aftermarket? That seems plausible

If it were aftermarket, was the entire wood grain replaced? It would seem that would be required because the smaller seal in the lower right corner would need to come off and I doubt that could be easily done without replacing the entire cover to the box.

I am wondering if it is not a VIP issue or if the box cover changed shortly after the first issues were done-

Edited to add- see Ebay listing- not my coin- just shows a small seal in the lower right cornerText >>

These "brown boxes" are woodgrained on both sides and since the listing only shows one side of the box, I strongly expect that the seal which is on every one of these is on the side which cannot be seen.

Besides, the listing states: "stamped Nixon signature" which tells me "aftermarket".

I definitely believe that its aftermarket marketing.

Justlooking · January 27, 2013 12:42PM

Never made the connection. Nixon was Ike's vice president. Hm.

19Lyds · January 27, 2013 1:01PM

<< <i>Never made the connection. Nixon was Ike's vice president. Hm. >>

Huh?

Nixon signed the bill authorizing the production of the coin on Dec 31st, 1970. The first "Proof" coins were not mailed out until 2,180 were mailed in October 1971 followed by much larger numbers in December 1971.

Justlooking · January 27, 2013 1:09PM

I never made the connection that Nixon was Eisenhower's vice president. So it was appropriate that Ike was on the dollar.

Don't mind me. I'm not feeling well ...

CaptHenway · January 27, 2013 2:05PM

I have never seen that before. It may well have been a special package made up for President Nixon to distribute. I notice that there was a Nixon Second Inauguration medal in silver in the sale.

Did anybody here buy them?

Special 1971-S Ike presentation box

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