1776-1976 Ike no mint mark, type two.

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Tonyg1234567
Tonyg1234567 Posts: 27 ✭
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I have a 1776-1976 Ike dollar. It’s a type two, no mint mark and is very shiny. Was this part of a set, if so what was included in the set.

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  • IkesT
    IkesT Posts: 4,611 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    They were included in the 1976 Mint sets, along with the other Philadelphia and Denver coinage, and were also released into circulation.

  • Fraz
    Fraz Posts: 2,118 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Welcome to the forum. Whether it was part of a set is no longer important. That is all that I can tell you except that it is a common dollar coin.

  • Tonyg1234567
    Tonyg1234567 Posts: 27 ✭
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    Thanks for the information

  • Steven59
    Steven59 Posts: 11,232 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @Tonyg1234567 said:
    and is very shiny.

    Proof? Polished? Plated? A picture would help us to give you more information.

    "When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"

  • Tonyg1234567
    Tonyg1234567 Posts: 27 ✭
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    Not sure if it came through, first time on this site

  • yosclimber
    yosclimber Posts: 5,322 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    The 1976 Ike dollar made in Philadelphia is not supposed to have a mint mark, so this is a normal coin, worth $1.
    https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts/coin/1976-1-type-2/7419
    https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts/coin/1976-1-type/7418

    The Philadelphia mint did not start using the P mint mark until 1980, and then on nickels and higher denominations.

    If you know it is a Type 2, then you should know this.
    Do you have a Red Book?

  • Fraz
    Fraz Posts: 2,118 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Ike is circulated and scratched. He is worth face value. But that is one wicked photo with the Wiss. It’s acceptable to hold coins in that state with a pair of scissors, but not a coin to collect or sell.

  • Tonyg1234567
    Tonyg1234567 Posts: 27 ✭
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    It just looked different than the other ones I have, very shiny finish, thanks for the info

  • Tonyg1234567
    Tonyg1234567 Posts: 27 ✭
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    I don’t have a red book

  • Fraz
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    Here is one of the best certified examples:

  • bsshog40
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    I would think that by looking at the edges, these are 40% silver which is at least worth more than a dollar.

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  • IkesT
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    @bsshog40 said:
    I would think that by looking at the edges, these are 40% silver which is at least worth more than a dollar.

    They may be silver-plated (post Mint), which would account for the edge appearance. A weight of 22.68 grams will confirm that they are copper-nickel clad. Silver-plating does not add any extra value, of course.

  • yosclimber
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    @Tonyg1234567 said:
    I don’t have a red book

    It's the standard reference book; the one that many of us started with.
    Of course, it is possible to skip it these days by using a couple of the right web sites.
    But it's still a very fast way to look things up like mintage, relative value, grading, etc.

  • MrEureka
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    https://minterrornews.com/features-10-10-23-the-rarest-eisenhower-dollars-known.html

    Andy Lustig

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  • johnny9434
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    @yosclimber said:

    @Tonyg1234567 said:
    I don’t have a red book

    It's the standard reference book; the one that many of us started with.
    Of course, it is possible to skip it these days by using a couple of the right web sites.
    But it's still a very fast way to look things up like mintage, relative value, grading, etc.

    This helps big time. Welcome to the rooms as well 🙂

  • Tonyg1234567
    Tonyg1234567 Posts: 27 ✭
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    Thanks for sharing your information

  • mark_dak
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    Agree with @bsshog40 the dollars APPEAR to possibly be 40% silver and if so worth about $7.00 each. I assume if you do not have a Red Book you also don't have a scale. Best option is to stop by any local dealer to verify. If they're silver, they were part of an annual uncirculated set but they have had a tough life.

    Welcome to the forum, good luck

    Mark

  • IkesT
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    @mark_dak said:
    Agree with @bsshog40 the dollars APPEAR to possibly be 40% silver and if so worth about $7.00 each. I assume if you do not have a Red Book you also don't have a scale. Best option is to stop by any local dealer to verify. If they're silver, they were part of an annual uncirculated set but they have had a tough life.

    Welcome to the forum, good luck

    Mark

    No. A silver-plated Ike is worth only $1. The 40% silver dollars were minted in San Francisco, which means they would have an S mint mark. The only exception is the unique Philadelphia pattern dollar referred to by @MrEureka .

    Either the OP coincidentally has two priceless pattern dollars, or he has two Philadelphia business strike coins out of the countless number that were silver-plated post Mint. Which do you think they are? ;)

    As I mentioned, a weight of 22.68 grams will confirm that they are copper-nickel clad, should the OP wish to do so.

  • bsshog40
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    @IkesT said:

    @mark_dak said:
    Agree with @bsshog40 the dollars APPEAR to possibly be 40% silver and if so worth about $7.00 each. I assume if you do not have a Red Book you also don't have a scale. Best option is to stop by any local dealer to verify. If they're silver, they were part of an annual uncirculated set but they have had a tough life.

    Welcome to the forum, good luck

    Mark

    No. A silver-plated Ike is worth only $1. The 40% silver dollars were minted in San Francisco, which means they would have an S mint mark. The only exception is the unique Philadelphia pattern dollar referred to by @MrEureka .

    Either the OP coincidentally has two priceless pattern dollars, or he has two Philadelphia business strike coins out of the countless number that were silver-plated post Mint. Which do you think they are? ;)

    As I mentioned, a weight of 22.68 grams will confirm that they are copper-nickel clad, should the OP wish to do so.

    Yep, my mistake. I wasn't thinking about the mintmark.

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  • mark_dak
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    @IkesT said:

    @mark_dak said:
    Agree with @bsshog40 the dollars APPEAR to possibly be 40% silver and if so worth about $7.00 each. I assume if you do not have a Red Book you also don't have a scale. Best option is to stop by any local dealer to verify. If they're silver, they were part of an annual uncirculated set but they have had a tough life.

    Welcome to the forum, good luck

    Mark

    No. A silver-plated Ike is worth only $1. The 40% silver dollars were minted in San Francisco, which means they would have an S mint mark. The only exception is the unique Philadelphia pattern dollar referred to by @MrEureka .

    Either the OP coincidentally has two priceless pattern dollars, or he has two Philadelphia business strike coins out of the countless number that were silver-plated post Mint. Which do you think they are? ;)

    As I mentioned, a weight of 22.68 grams will confirm that they are copper-nickel clad, should the OP wish to do so.

    Sorry, I also stand corrected. I was thinking 40% was also in UNC packs... they weren't.

    Mark

  • Tonyg1234567
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    ![](https://us.v-cdn.net/6027503/
    So 23 grams, I did get a scale, Red book and coin scope.

  • FredWeinberg
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    It’s been plated - it should weigh 350 grains
    23 grains is 354.89
    The extra grains is the plating.

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  • rte592
    rte592 Posts: 2,235 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    This might help.
    https://www.usacoinbook.com/coins/5918/dollars/eisenhower/1976-P/silver-type-2-no-s/
    Swing and a miss but this is a good site for reference.
    Well to Collectors.com.

  • Tonyg1234567
    Tonyg1234567 Posts: 27 ✭
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    Thanks, appreciate the information.

  • Byers
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    @MrEureka said:
    https://minterrornews.com/features-10-10-23-the-rarest-eisenhower-dollars-known.html

    mikebyers.com Dealer in Major Mint Errors, Die Trials & Patterns - Author of NLG Best World Coin Book World's Greatest Mint Errors - Publisher & Editor of minterrornews.com.
  • Tonyg1234567
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    That would be nice for retirement, I have three of the one I posted. Supposedly there were only one or two made of the rare one. Maybe there’s three , you never know. Thanks for your input

  • Connecticoin
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    So why does the Secret Service not care about this coin, but they were in hot pursuit of the 1974 aluminum cents, which were made around the same time as the ‘76 no-S silver Ike?

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  • segoja
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    I was told by a prominent error dealer that a hoard of 50 of the 76-D Silver Planchet Ikes exists. That was when I owned the only known coin. I said I'd like to buy some. None ever materialized. Scare Tactic

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  • Byers
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    I get tons of emails from people who claim that they ‘discovered’ a ‘proof’ 1976 No S Ike Dollar.

    I obviously send them the Mint Error News link that Andy provided above, to the only known proof No S Ike Dollar, and add that the one that they have is a circulation strike, not a proof strike.

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  • Connecticoin
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    @Connecticoin said:
    So why does the Secret Service not care about this coin, but they were in hot pursuit of the 1974 aluminum cents, which were made around the same time as the ‘76 no-S silver Ike?

    And not saying they should, the ‘74 Aluminum cents should have been left alone.

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