Missing Ikes
Eisenhower dollars did not appear in the 1971 and 1972 mint and proof sets. The only Ikes available to collectors from the Mint with these dates were the silver clad uncirculated and proof issues. Copper-nickel clad issues had to be obtained directly from circulation. Very high grade examples thus tend to be somewhat more expensive than those of later years.
On the other hand, 1973 copper-nickel clad Ikes were limited to the uncirculated and proof sets of that year; none were released for general circulation.
All following dates of this series in copper-nickel were available both in uncirculated and proof sets from the Mint.
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