Eisenhower Varities

[usernameerror]

Hey everyone!

Need people's opinions. Last year I picked up $300 in Ike's from a bank. I was new to the coin collecting scene so I didn't really know what to look for. I did find a 1972 Type 2 which I immediately put in a flip. Unfortunately it has a verdigris spot on the reverse. I then stupidly decided to just keep one if each date and cash the rest. Well I was looking at what I kept from the bunch recently and noticed that the 1971D that I decided to keep looks like a friendly eagle variety. I did some research and it looks indeed like and FEV. Can someone on here confirm? Also is it worth to slab either of these coins?

Thanks

 

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[coinguy*matthew]

Hey everyone!

Need people's opinions. Last year I picked up $300 in Ike's from a bank. I was new to the coin collecting scene so I didn't really know what to look for. I did find a 1972 Type 2 which I immediately put in a flip. Unfortunately it has a verdigris spot on the reverse. I then stupidly decided to just keep one if each date and cash the rest. Well I was looking at what I kept from the bunch recently and noticed that the 1971D that I decided to keep looks like a friendly eagle variety. I did some research and it looks indeed like and FEV. Can someone on here confirm? Also is it worth to slab either of these coins?

Thanks

Congratulations that is indeed a FEV RDV-006, post pics of the whole coin and i'll give you a relative idea on grade and value.

 

[vpnavy]

Nice find usernameerror.

 

[usernameerror]

Thanks! Very glad I happened to randomly keep this coin out of the others. I'm just wondering if the rest had any varieties.

Here's pics of the FEV and Type 2:

 

[coinguy*matthew]

The 1972 type 2 unfortunately has a green verdigris spot but still worth a premium how much im unsure but i would accept no less $50 if it were mine. For the 71-D FEV grading is hard because your photos are not sharp what you have to do is take a good look at Ike's forehead, Ikes ear and on the reverse at the eagles thighs as they are the high points of the design for grayish areas of wear. If you think the coin is uncirculated and shows no sign of circulation wear it might just be worth submitting as it looks clear of marks in the focal areas and decent strike would grade between 64 and 65 although PCGS/NGC are all over the place with ikes..... Its basically a gamble like anything else, high AU and you lose money MS65 or above and its a good pay day.

 

[coinguy*matthew]

Also be sure to check it for the DDO/DDR variety.......

Our Denver die-setter “informant” (Michael Lantz, who held that position during 1971 and 1972 before being promoted) has provided a rich tapestry of details but our own intensive study of the FEV has added much information. For example, a strong FEV obverse DDO is present with and without a paired DDR.

There is an additional and distinctly different DDO, yet these combined constitute about 1 – 4% of all FEV’s, implying 30 to 100 FEV dies were used to coin the roughly 500,000 existing FEV’s. Since a super-majority of FEV’s are in VLDS, it is probably that their 2-3 weeks of production in the Denver basement used the dies that the Philly Mint had extensively tested. Presumably Philly shipped the FEV dies to get Denver started while Philly hurriedly prepared the fresh dies of the new reverse design to be used on all the rest of 1971 low relief Ikes.
1971-D Friendly Eagle Variety | The Ike Group

 

[usernameerror]

Thanks for all the help! Yea I was really bummed about the verdigris spot. Was very tempted to soak it in olive oil. It's not DDO or DDR unfotunately. Looking through the loupe it looks like there isn't much wear at all on the high points. I did notice what looks to be a bag knick on Ike's ear. Here are some pics through the loupe. Unfortunately it's the best I could muster with an iPhone. I've never had anything graded at all. From what I read online it really isn't worth it unless you are confident that the coin is at least MS. However what you see is most likely different than what a professional sees.

Edit: Just noticed that the pictures show that the ear is worn down. It is most definitely not. For some reason with the lighting it won't take a crisp enough picture.

 

[coinguy*matthew]

This is an example of an PCGS AU-58 notice the grey areas especially on the obv jaw line and on the reverse thighs of the eagle, spotting wear isn't all that hard take the coin out into the natural sunlight tomorrow and rotate it back and forth.

Example....

PCGS Photograde Online

 

[usernameerror]

Cool thanks! From what I can tell under a lamp there the coin is not worn like the AU example shown. I'll take it in natural light tomorrow.