IHOP Score

[kathy88]

Yesterday my daughter found in our booth a 1974 Eisenhower silver dollar. We looked up the current value for silver and I couldn't believe it!

 

[Danke]

Yesterday my daughter found in our booth a 1974 Eisenhower silver dollar. We looked up the current value for silver and I couldn't believe it!

Meh, when I go out to eat, I find money on restaurant tables all the time.

 

[Roxi]

Very cool. When I was managing a store in 09 I had a guy try to pay me in old silver half dollars at their current value. If I remember correctly they were from the 40's. I noticed immediately and handed them back and said "go home, and put these away, they are real silver and worth WAY more than 50 cents. He just had no idea at all. Since silver skyrocketed since then I hope he pays more attention now. People don't have a clue.

 

[Brian4Liberty]

Very cool. When I was managing a store in 09 I had a guy try to pay me in old silver half dollars at their current value. If I remember correctly they were from the 40's. I noticed immediately and handed them back and said "go home, and put these away, they are real silver and worth WAY more than 50 cents. He just had no idea at all. Since silver skyrocketed since then I hope he pays more attention now. People don't have a clue.

It happens all the time when people steal or inherit collectibles.

 

[dealerjim]

I hate being the bearer of bad news, but your 1974 Eisenhower dollar is most likely clad, not silver. There were only a few Eisenhower dollars minted that were 40% silver, but they were only contained in collector sets. The best way to distinguish the two versions is by weight. The copper-nickel (clad) version weighs 22.7 grams, the silver Ike dollar weighs 24.6 grams.

 

[Zippyjuan]

Look at the side of the coin- you should be able to see the copper- it will be a band in the middle of the coin- that will tell you if it is a copper clad coin (as nearly all Eisenhowers were). If it is in uncirculated condition, it may be worth about $5. In fair condition, about $1. Assuming it is the clad one.

They are still cool to find.

I thought I had a score at work not too long ago. Spotted a Morgan Silver Dollar (which would have been 90% silver) and traded a paper FRN for it. After I got home and looked it up (and compared it to another one) I learned it was a cheap counterfit from China. Not silver.

 

[oyarde]

Meh, when I go out to eat, I find money on restaurant tables all the time.

Did you save it all ? I have things for sale .

 

[Danke]

Did you save it all ? I have things for sale .

 

[oyarde]

The sirloin tips at the IHOP here are decent but the service is always bad . Cheap though since the service is crappy I never leave more than 10 percent tip so in & out for 11 FRN's , sirloin tips with onions & mushrooms and double hash browns since I skip the pancakes .