Pos	Grade	Image	Pedigree and History
1	PCGS MS67		Joe Shirley, Jr.; "The Sonoran Monsoon Collection (Shirley)," Heritage Auctions, January 11, 2016, Lot 8871 - $8,812.50. Light planchet chatter along the jawline. Three small aligned vertical cuts across Eisenhower's face. Tick located at the upper right of star 12.
2	PCGS MS66+		Brilliant. Tick on Ike's forehead.Light planchet chatter on jaw. Small tick on rim above F of OF.

#1 PCGS MS67

Joe Shirley, Jr.; "The Sonoran Monsoon Collection (Shirley)," Heritage Auctions, January 11, 2016, Lot 8871 - $8,812.50. Light planchet chatter along the jawline. Three small aligned vertical cuts across Eisenhower's face. Tick located at the upper right of star 12.

#2 PCGS MS66+

Brilliant. Tick on Ike's forehead.Light planchet chatter on jaw. Small tick on rim above F of OF.

Charles Morgan:

The 1971-S Eisenhower Dollar, FS-501 “S/S Repunched Mint Mark (RPM)” (#396477) is a well-known Cherrypicker’s Guide variety and one of the most recognizable RPMs in the Eisenhower Dollar series. The repunched mintmark is clearly visible under magnification on coins struck with fresh dies, though it becomes increasingly difficult to distinguish as the dies wear.

Key Identifying Marker

Fortunately, a major die marker exists to the left of the "T" in TRUST and above the "1" in the date. This marker appears as a pair of diagonal line segments. This identifying feature can be seen through the pliofilm packaging of a Blue Pack Ike and serves as an easy naked-eye pick for specialists.

Market Value and Rarity

The 1971-S Eisenhower FS-501 varieties likely trade every day in their original packaging without notice. Certified examples suffer from the same eye appeal issues as the majority of 1971-S Eisenhower Dollars (#7408). The coins' surfaces are usually somewhat baggy and the planchets often carry with them some residue from their original production, or from longterm exposure to their pliofilm pouches.

PCGS has certified a single MS67 example, formerly Joe Shirley, Jr.'s "Sonoran Monsoon" coin, which realized $8,813 at a Heritage auction in January 2016. Examples in MS66 trade for a few hundred dollars.

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