Are Ike dollars in PCGS Doily holders rare?

braddick · May 11, 2016 11:32AM

First time I've seen one available and was wondering if these are truly difficult to locate (for those who seek out these types of slabs)?

Thanks!

illini420 · May 11, 2016 11:42AM

Several showed up on the market a year or two ago. Can't remember how many exactly. I would guess 6 to 10 of them. That said, they are certainly not common.

DRUNNER · May 11, 2016 11:58AM

I got what may have been the first one in the Pacific northwest about 4 years ago. It came from an old collector to a dealer who I work with there . . .and he held it for me. Got it for $50. Soon after, a stash of them turned up with a CA dealer . . . . I knew of 6 more for sure, and heard several had sold before I became aware of them.

So . . . in an absolute sense, surely they are rare. But as for Doily Type, every guy I know who wanted one . . . now has one, so there is no hugely crazy driving force behind pricing.

They certainly were odd coins to certify during the weeks of the Doily slabbing . . . most coins going through at that time were Morgies . . . . .

Drunner

braddick · May 11, 2016 1:02PM

Thanks for the info, for sure.
I'll pass as the asking price is $200. for a common date in MS65.

DCW · May 11, 2016 2:49PM

Yeah, why in the world would someone slab an Ike back then (or now!)

mannie gray · May 11, 2016 3:46PM

I've only seen one, I think it was a 77 in a 5 holder.

At the time, I knew doilys were scarce but I wasn't aware of the demand for them.

This was probably at least 10 years ago.