Who can help me with verifying if my coin is rare or common?
mbaron1973
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I believe I might have a 1976 (Type 2) Bicentennial Eisenhower Dollar coin without an "S" mint mark. If anyone knows anything that will help, I would be very grateful.
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illini420
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Very easy to spot, especially in looking at the lettering style on the reverse.
The Type 1 is the more valuable of the two, though in my experience I haven't noticed very much price difference in Type 1 vs. Type 2 on these unless you're talking about certified gem uncirculated or better examples.
Good luck and welcome to the forum!
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ike group's info page on Type 1 and Type 2 Ikes
They are very easy to separate
Type 1 are the ones with jumbo crayon lettering on USA
Welcome @mbaron1973 .
My answer is common.
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@mbaron1973.....Welcome aboard.... It is not a rare coin... Cheers, RickO
Usually when there is not a mintmark, it is Philadelphia. Is yours a proof or something to make you feel it should have a S ?
welcome to the forums as well.
Well, there is one known 1976 Type 2 Silver Proof no-S Ike dollar. It was a demonstration piece that never made it back to the mint for destruction. It is silver clad, weighing 24.59 grams (the regular Philadelphia CuNi clad coins weighed 22.68 grams).
Just one of number of various examples of rare Ikes.
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- DIVa (Designated Ike Varieties) Project co-lead and attributor
How many Type 2 coins with out a mint mark are there?
Ikes don't get the respect they should. Especially considering the coin that came after them.