Weird Eisenhower Dollars

I inherited some Eisenhower Dollars that aren't matching any listings. Is there anyone who can help me out? They have all passed all of the tests, so I am certain that they are silver. I was given them by my grandfather, who was given them by his aunt. Neither of them were coin collectors, and they had just kept them in a drawer for the silver (Kept in a plastic bag and everything, they really didn't care about the coins themselves.). One of them is the 1977D variation, so I am wondering if the others are a rare variation too?

1. I have three of these that match this design (KM# 206a), but all three very clearly have a D mintmark.
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces15203.html

2. I have four that match this design (KM# 203a), but all four also have a very clear D mintmark.
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces15202.html

If anyone has any ideas, I would really appreciate it!!

Perhaps this can help. Be sure to read the second page.
https://www.pcgs.com/books/silver-dollars/Chapter19/2

Are you sure they are silver? What does the edge look like?

Quote: "KLiao"​Are you sure they are silver? What does the edge look like?
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​But silver tarnishes, doesn't it? If they haven't been well maintained, wouldn't they get messy eventually?
Not trying to question your expertise. I just genuinely don't know.

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Quote: "KLiao"​Are you sure they are silver? What does the edge look like?
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​​But silver tarnishes, doesn't it? If they haven't been well maintained, wouldn't they get messy eventually?
​Not trying to question your expertise. I just genuinely don't know.

​yes but it will turn grey to black if they were silver. The non silver ones would be a copper pink but that can also turn dark. Also you can tell if its silver because all silver Ike’s were made in San Francisco, so it should have a S mintmark, but they also made non silver ones

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Quote: "KLiao"​Are you sure they are silver? What does the edge look like?
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​​​But silver tarnishes, doesn't it? If they haven't been well maintained, wouldn't they get messy eventually?
​​Not trying to question your expertise. I just genuinely don't know.

​​yes but it will turn grey to black if they were silver. The non silver ones would be a copper pink but that can also turn dark. Also you can tell if its silver because all silver Ike’s were made in San Francisco, so it should have a S mintmark, but they also made non silver ones

​Drop test would work to. Silver Ikes weren't meant to be in circulation so those coins are extremely harder to come across than normal ikes now days.

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Quote: "KLiao"​Are you sure they are silver? What does the edge look like?
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​​​​But silver tarnishes, doesn't it? If they haven't been well maintained, wouldn't they get messy eventually?
​​​Not trying to question your expertise. I just genuinely don't know.

​​​yes but it will turn grey to black if they were silver. The non silver ones would be a copper pink but that can also turn dark. Also you can tell if its silver because all silver Ike’s were made in San Francisco, so it should have a S mintmark, but they also made non silver ones

​​Drop test would work to. Silver Ikes weren't meant to be in circulation so those coins are extremely harder to come across than normal ikes now days.

I would not recommend the drop test as that would damage the coin​

I think I'm going to need to take these in for some expert evaluation. They have the coppery color, but my family bought them when they were first minted and kept them because of the silver content. It just doesn't make sense with what I know of my family history for them to be anything else.
And if they don't turn a copper color, that would mean that ALL of their silver coins are fake, and I don't think I have the heart to tell them that...
They passed the ping test without a hitch. I don't have any ice cubes to test on them though.

Quote: "aalyasenai"​I think I'm going to need to take these in for some expert evaluation. They have the coppery color, but my family bought them when they were first minted and kept them because of the silver content. It just doesn't make sense with what I know of my family history for them to be anything else.
​And if they don't turn a copper color, that would mean that ALL of their silver coins are fake, and I don't think I have the heart to tell them that...
​They passed the ping test without a hitch. I don't have any ice cubes to test on them though.

​you can post a picture of the front and back then we can determine if they are silver or not

The circulation versions of the Eisenhower Dollar are all copper-nickel clad (they were called silver dollars, but they contained no silver). Only the "Brown Box" and "Blue Envelope" Ikes are made of 40% silver (there are also special Bicentennial silver 3-coin sets).

Thus, unless your coins came like this:


they're NOT silver.

Quote: "Steve27"​The circulation versions of the Eisenhower Dollar are all copper-nickel clad (they were called silver dollars, but they contained no silver). Only the "Brown Box" and "Blue Envelope" Ikes are made of 40% silver (there are also special Bicentennial silver 3-coin sets).
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​they're NOT silver.

​there is a possibility that these were broken out of the holder and are now raw.

Quote: "aalyasenai"​I inherited some Eisenhower Dollars that aren't matching any listings. Is there anyone who can help me out? They have all passed all of the tests, so I am certain that they are silver. I was given them by my grandfather, who was given them by his aunt. Neither of them were coin collectors, and they had just kept them in a drawer for the silver (Kept in a plastic bag and everything, they really didn't care about the coins themselves.). One of them is the 1977D variation, so I am wondering if the others are a rare variation too?
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​1. I have three of these that match this design (KM# 206a), but all three very clearly have a D mintmark.
​https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces15203.html
​
​2. I have four that match this design (KM# 203a), but all four also have a very clear D mintmark.
​https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces15202.html
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​If anyone has any ideas, I would really appreciate it!!

​I can help, my name is Carl Osborne, I had 11 1974 D silver dollars. I know that 1977 D silver dollars were made (40%) silver clad. I work as a casino dealer and found them on the blackjack table. I called the Bureau of the Mint in Washington, D.C and they told me that they had sent some gondolas from San Francisco to the Mint in Denver and they had some 40% silver dollars blanks that were used by mistake. Any questions call 702-578-0908