Comments on: Ike Dollers Price how to tell the design by the number on chart of second link. Same as link on first links pg? http://silvereagleproof.com/2010/04/ike-dollers-price-how-to-tell-the-design-by-the-number-on-chart-of-second-link-same-as-link-on-first-links-pg/ American Proof Silver Eagles Mon, 26 Apr 2010 04:28:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: I. B. Zoxx http://silvereagleproof.com/2010/04/ike-dollers-price-how-to-tell-the-design-by-the-number-on-chart-of-second-link-same-as-link-on-first-links-pg/comment-page-1/#comment-440 I. B. Zoxx Mon, 26 Apr 2010 04:28:59 +0000 http://silvereagleproof.com/2010/04/ike-dollers-price-how-to-tell-the-design-by-the-number-on-chart-of-second-link-same-as-link-on-first-links-pg/#comment-440 First: The numbers you are referring to have to do with the condition of the coin, not the design. MS (for Mint State) 70 is the so-called perfect coin - no blemishes or nicks visible under 10x magnification. MS-69 coins can have one or two tiny nicks, on down to MS-60, which is an uncirculated coin with quite a few dings and contact marks. That is why an MS-67 coin is worth more than an MS-60 coin. The 1971 plain and D mint mark dollars are not worth much more than $1, as you have found. The mint mark is a small letter D or S beneath the truncation of Ike's neck and above the 71 in the date. (Coins produced at Philadelphia mint have no mint mark). The S mint mark coins are 40% silver and contain .3162 troy ounces of silver. The uncirculated coins have a normal looking finish, and the proof coins have a highly polished, mirror like finish. Added later: The coin in your photo has been professionally graded MS-67 by a third party grading company. The company that graded the coin in your photo (NTC) is one I have never heard of. NGC, PCGS, and ANACS are the most widely recognized grading services, and I would not buy a coin graded by anyone else. For that reason, I would say that the price being asked is far too high. First: The numbers you are referring to have to do with the condition of the coin, not the design.
MS (for Mint State) 70 is the so-called perfect coin – no blemishes or nicks visible under 10x magnification. MS-69 coins can have one or two tiny nicks, on down to MS-60, which is an uncirculated coin with quite a few dings and contact marks. That is why an MS-67 coin is worth more than an MS-60 coin.
The 1971 plain and D mint mark dollars are not worth much more than $1, as you have found. The mint mark is a small letter D or S beneath the truncation of Ike’s neck and above the 71 in the date. (Coins produced at Philadelphia mint have no mint mark). The S mint mark coins are 40% silver and contain .3162 troy ounces of silver. The uncirculated coins have a normal looking finish, and the proof coins have a highly polished, mirror like finish.

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The coin in your photo has been professionally graded MS-67 by a third party grading company. The company that graded the coin in your photo (NTC) is one I have never heard of. NGC, PCGS, and ANACS are the most widely recognized grading services, and I would not buy a coin graded by anyone else. For that reason, I would say that the price being asked is far too high.

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