What do you do with the IKEs

[goldencoin]

Hey, I just bought a hoard of IKEs (nothing in them) and i was wondering what everyone does with the rejects....I don't want to cart them off to the bank because they are exceedingly rare for me to find

Thanks

HH
-GC

 

[bazinga]

I haven't looked in a while, but I know that they were once selling for a decent premium above face on ebay when sold in bulk. You could give that a shot instead of cashing them in at face value.

 

[fistfulladirt]

I've found about 200 Ikes this year, saved one roll and spent the rest. Funny watching the reactions of the recipients. To me, it would just be a hassle listing them on fee-pay.

AMC

 

[bazinga]

$100 worth has recently sold as high as $157 shipped on several occasions.

Decent profit margin in them.

 

[Goes4ever]

a coin dealer in my area always pays $1.10 for them, so if I see em, I pick em up for an easy 10% profit

 

[BBcardsRI]

I run across like $20 worth here and there and just spend them in differerent places to amuse people and myself.

~Dave

 

[cyberdan]

a coin dealer in my area always pays $1.10 for them, so if I see em, I pick em up for an easy 10% profit

In the last year I have ammased almost $2000 worth I called every coin dealer i could find, none even wanted to pay face for them. So back to the bank they went. I have used up every IKE paper wrapper my local BofA had. Now I just put 50 in a baggy.

 

[Silver_Fox]

I sold about 3 grand worth on Ebay last Christmas and made about $600. I bought $1000 bags at one of my banks. Only found one Peace dollar in the whole bunch.

 

[bazinga]

I sold about 3 grand worth on Ebay last Christmas and made about $600. I bought $1000 bags at one of my banks. Only found one Peace dollar in the whole bunch.

That's a nice profit there for your time. I would do that, but I've never found a bank willing or able to order them.

 

[CaptainRobin]

Leave 'em as tips when I go out to eat.....

It gets rid of them, and I'm sure the wait staff has a field day talking about them.

Robin

 

[jrf30]

My bank asks me if I want Ikes almost every week or two when I go in for halves. A t least one of them has some ikes every week or so.

I don't even bother. I rarely do pick them up, especially when the teller says "Ohhh, I have some old silver dollars for you. Do you want them?" I say yes, but they are always Ikes. No silver. I never burst their bubble, as it is too nice of them to save them for me.

But I see nothing of value in Ikes. If you get a peace or morgan fromt eh search that is great, but the ikes themselves are worth $1.00. NO one wnats them for more than that here.

 

[Silver_Fox]

But I see nothing of value in Ikes.

I don't either but apparently some people on Ebay do