1974-d Ike Dollar 40% Wrong Planchet? Discovering Cool Mint Errors.

[Red Llama]

I knew of the super rare 76-d 40% but I guess same error happened in 1974?

 

Was looking for high value error coins and say this and never heard of it. When was this discovered? More/less rare than 76d or the 77d same error?

 

[RWB]

Did you have a denomination of coin in mind?

[coinman_23885]

Did you have a denomination of coin in mind?

 

This. An Ike may be more plausible than say a Kennedy Half (the 40% silver pieces were struck with the 1976 date in both 1975 and 1976 I believe).

[Red Llama]

Sorry-its ike dollars

Doing more research as never heard this error for this yer and guess 1974-d is legitimate error and guess worth some $.

One sold at auction in Jan. 05 for $5520.00.

 

 

[CaptHenway]

I handled the two discovery pieces of the 1974-D 40% silver Ikes. Was working at Coin World (I'm pretty sure it was late summer or early fall of 1974) when we got one in from a card dealer in Vegas who had seen it on a table and swapped dollars for it. Less than an hour after looking at that coin I took a call from another dealer in Vegas who had one.

 

We spoke with the Mint, which was uncharacteristically cooperative on this occasion, and they told us that when the SFAO started striking copper-nickel clad dollars in 1973, all of the planchets rejected as unfit for Proof coinage were placed in barrels, and when they finally had enough barrels to fill up a semi they shipped them to Denver to be struck as circulation dollars. Some 40% planchets got mixed in by error.

 

TD

[Red Llama]

Neat. So how many have been found and how many are out there?

[RJP]

Just within the last hour I read your story on that discovery peice.

"Denver Mint 40% Silver Dollars" By TD

I was looking over the Ike Book "The Authoritative Reference on Eisenhower Dollars" By J.Wexler, B Crawford and K Flynn. 2nd Edition 2007

 

Looking for some info on the proof errors of 1971-S, 1972-S, and 1973-S.

But it was on page 189 and page 190 has the article on "1976 No S Proof Bicentennial Eisenhower Dollar" By TD.

Good articles!

 

In the article you had these numbers on the coins:

74-D 40% silver Ikes estimates 30 By Q David Bowers

76-No S Proof (Type 2) Unique

76-D 40% silver reports of 2 peices

77-D 40% silver Ikes est. 15 By Q David Bowers

 

[Red Llama]

So 74 is the 'most' common of the group and I have never heard of it.

I guess everybody better start buying up rolls of Ikes spending every weekend going through each coin carefully.

[Conder101]

I knew about the 74-D and 77-D coins, but I had never heard of the 76-D errors before. Learned something new, thanks.

[johnny9434]

cool, i learned something as well

[RJP]

Saw this on ebay and thought you all might want to see it.

This is one of the two known, but could be more. It is just out of my price range by 49,490.00

BIN 49,500 Free shipping

76-D Ike Mint Error Silver

[braddick]

Mitch (Wondercoin) knows a lot about these and I think he even owns a couple (one being the highest graded).

[Red Llama]

Who knew a little old Ike dollar could be so variable-amazing. I knew of the 76d and knew it was pretty pricey but would not of guess almost a 50k coin.

If 2 known I wonder who owns the other one?

[19Lyds]

So 74 is the 'most' common of the group and I have never heard of it.

I guess everybody better start buying up rolls of Ikes spending every weekend going through each coin carefully.

These are not that difficult to spot within a roil of CnClad coins but I seriously doubt that any are left to be found.

 

Kinda like the 1975 No S Dime?

[VDBCoins]

So 74 is the 'most' common of the group and I have never heard of it.

I guess everybody better start buying up rolls of Ikes spending every weekend going through each coin carefully.

These are not that difficult to spot within a roil of CnClad coins but I seriously doubt that any are left to be found.

 

Kinda like the 1975 No S Dime?

 

Speaking of No S dimes, 19Lyds, is there a No Mintmark Ike dollar proof error that you know of? Thanks,

 

George

[cpm9ball]

I was looking over the Ike Book "The Authoritative Reference on Eisenhower Dollars" By J.Wexler, B Crawford and K Flynn. 2nd Edition 2007

 

............But it was on..............page 190 has the article on "1976 No S Proof Bicentennial Eisenhower Dollar" By TD.

 

I can't count how many times I've (re)read this story by TD. I always get a kick out of it because I grew up in the DC area, and I shopped at Woodward & Lothrop on a regular basis.

 

Chris

 

 

[19Lyds]

So 74 is the 'most' common of the group and I have never heard of it.

I guess everybody better start buying up rolls of Ikes spending every weekend going through each coin carefully.

These are not that difficult to spot within a roil of CnClad coins but I seriously doubt that any are left to be found.

 

Kinda like the 1975 No S Dime?

 

Speaking of No S dimes, 19Lyds, is there a No Mintmark Ike dollar proof error that you know of? Thanks,

 

George

Absolutely!

 

The Type 2 BiCentennial Proof that Wondercoin owns.

 

Read about it here: http://www.pcgs.com/News/The-Unique-1976-Philadelphia-Eisenhower-Dollar

 

[RJP]

Found the title post coin on eBay 1974-D Wrong Plachet.

Plus the 1977-D silver Ike

 

Ebay Ike dollars

[Coindude]

I guess since it's only an AU it only deserved the "STK" and not the full "STRUCK" designation!

[e1cnr]

I think I had a brown box proof struck on a clad planchet from 1973 - that error does not have much interest.

 

Have you seen the IKE site? for serious IKE collectors

The Ike Group Forum

[RJP]

Thanks, I did not know there was a forum. But I do use the web site.

[cpm9ball]

I guess since it's only an AU it only deserved the "STK" and not the full "STRUCK" designation!

 

Maybe they meant "STUCK" on silver planchet.

 

Chris

[Conder101]

I think I had a brown box proof struck on a clad planchet from 1973 - that error does not have much interest.

The problem with that error is that is only valuable while it is still in the government holder which means there always some question if the composition is what it is supposed to be.

[copper toning]

Very interesting article and coin. I did get a little chuckle out of the part where it was spent and now resides in a proof 66 holder.

[CaptHenway]

Very interesting article and coin. I did get a little chuckle out of the part where it was spent and now resides in a proof 66 holder.

 

Indeed........

[rbrennan-migration]

How do you tell if its 40% silver? I have a 74 d. But not sure how to tell

[RWB]

...ask it....?

[CaptHenway]

How do you tell if its 40% silver? I have a 74 d. But not sure how to tell

 

Weight is the first clue, then specific gravity to confirm it.