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1973-S Silver Clad Eisenhower Dollar $1--Double

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:14,500.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1973-S Silver Clad Eisenhower Dollar $1--Double
<B>1973-S Silver Clad Eisenhower Dollar $1 --Double Struck With Two Off-Center Broadstrikes--PR65 Ultra Cameo NGC.</B></I> Though only the upper tips of the digits in the date are visible, three factors allow for conclusive identification. The piece is a silver-clad proof in the vein of the "brown-box" Ike dollars, which narrows the possible dates to 1971-1974. The last digit in the date shows a rounded top, further limiting the potential candidates to 1972 or 1973. The islands on the tiny Earth on the reverse show the strong definition of the "modified high-relief design," which was used only from 1973 on, which finally provides a conclusive date.<BR> This piece was struck twice out-of-collar and off-center. The first strike was only slightly off-center toward 6 o'clock on the obverse, while the second strike shows a more pronounced shift to the south. On the obverse, ghosts of the underlying Eisenhower portrait appear at the left of his profile, and the S mintmark from the first strike is visible near a small gap that appears on his neck. A minimally toned and immensely interesting proof error.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coins & Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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