1976 Eisenhower Dollar Error -- Rotated Die 90 degrees CW
greg133
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Found this in my grandfather's collection; any idea of rarity or value? Pretty cool, imho...!
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nice error and FANTASTIC mirror usage!
welcome btw.
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Very cool. I like the mirror image as well.
It could be a genuine (unusual) mint error, or a magician's coin that can be opened.
The picture looks like there might be a seam along the obverse rim.
I would recommend checking the weight and performing a "ring" test (balance the coin on the tip of your finger and tap the edge with another coin - then listen to the ring tone - compare to another normal Eisenhower dollar - if the ring pitch is different then it is likely a magician's coin).
I had some of those magic ikes as a kid. They have a fingernail notch thing and either open to hide something (usually a smaller coin) or unscrew and turn into two.
If it's legit, it's a nice coin, I've always loved the 1776-1976 sets. I think they're highly underappreciated, and wouldn't be surprised if they're worth more come 2026, or they reissue similar designs and these go up in value.
Hope this one turns out to be the real deal. I wouldn't have even considered the possibility of it being a magician's coin. I've never seen an Ike used - plenty of Kennedy's though!
There used to be a website that cataloged rotated die errors, but I can't find it now. I wonder if it's still around.
http://www.rotateddies.50webs.com/
Doesn't look like it's been updated in years.
Nice... and a great way to show it, using a mirror.... Cheers, RickO
@greg133 .... Welcome aboard... nice first post....Cheers, RickO
Yes, the mirror usage was brilliant.
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First thing I would do is weigh it .Nice mirror image
It looks like the real deal. If it was a trick coin you'd know it. The bicentennial coins are nice commemorative pieces, and nice to have an error on. Even though ikes are somewhat under appreciated, it's still a large coin with an obvious error. On things like Indian cents you'll find a ton and some are fully rotated. There's a lot of activity 1876-1884 from what I've seen. I'm glad as a collector that this piece got picked out while still in good shape. Really cool strong and solid example of a classic error.
would a magician's coin also be under weight?
I would say yes to under weight do to it being
machined.
all the m.coins i've held were by a lot.
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Well if it's a trick coin, it's joined together tight --- I can't move anything on it. I haven't done the ring test but I weighed it and a 1974 Ike and they're both .8 oz. Thanks for the responses, and I have to admit, the mirror idea was suggested by someone else, but it was a great idea!
Nice coin, would be of great interest to Ike specialists.
If you flip with your thumb and it "rings", it's not a magician coin. If it has a "thud" sound, then it's just a magician's coin.
Depends on how much metal was machined off of each piece. Might or might not come out within mint tolerances.
Needs a ring test.
Rings the same as my 1974 Ike!
Great post, welcome. I hope it is real.
At this point I've done every test I can to make sure it's real, Rob...other than send it to be graded and authenticated I'm pretty sure it's the real deal. And thanks for the welcome!
UPDATE: I know this has been a loooong time, but I've sent the coin off to PCGS and am awaiting results. I'll try to remember to let the forum know, Thanks again, all, I know it's been over a year.