| Description: |
Excellent cartwheel lustre on bright silvery surfaces. Some light field abrasions account
for the assigned grade, but none are serious and the eye appeal is excellent. Boldly
struck. A very rare variety, a Denver Mint product struck on a silver-clad planchet
intended for use at the San Francisco Mint. Breen gave this off-planchet error a separate
entry in his Encyclopedia and suggested that about 30 pieces were known, the first
"discovered by a Las Vegas blackjack dealer.” The dealer announced his discovery in
the October 10, 1974 issue of Coin World. Confirmation from the Mint of the variety was
forthcoming, stating that the planchets were "rejected as unfit for Proof coinage”
and shipped from San Francisco to Denver accidentally among a group of usual cupronickel
blanks. The variety remains rare today, and is a distinctive variety among Ike dollars,
now meriting mention in recent editions of the Guide Book. |
