1971-S $1 Silver, DCAM PR67DCAM Certification #28735352, PCGS #97428

ex-Brian Vaile Specimen - Rare NIGHTCRAWLER Variety (DIVa - 1S2-401) - First Generation Red DIVA™ Sticker. This is a single-die variety, of which less than 50 are known (graded and raw combined)! The anomaly is a small, straight, hubbed through debris artifact next to the eagle’s left talon and directly against the olive leaf. The eagle appears to be clutching a worm, or nightcrawler. This one, however, is unique in that it also contains a struck-thru fiber anomaly starting from the rim between the "L" and "A" in DOLLAR and running through the bottom of "A" and through the middle of "R." It curls straight up at the end. SteveP commentary: Hubbed-through reverse: a linear shard of die metal slid off the eagle's left leg, and embedded near the talon, giving the appearance that the eagle is clutching a large worm. ODV with full serif R. Obverse with TDO - tripling best seen in the left serif of the R, Ike's hair, the N in the motto, and the 9. Reverse with DDR seen in AMERICA, most stars, Dollar, and olive leafs. IDDD die stage AA - the W and E a barely kissing.

Ron Guth

Up until 1971, the Mint made only Proof Sets and Mint Sets as special collectibles for sale to the public.  With the introduction of the Eisenhower Dollar in 1971, the Mint offered 40% silver versions of the new Dollar in Uncirculated and Proof condition, but only from the San Francisco Mint.  The Proof versions were sold in a hard plastic case inside of a brown slipcover box.  The 40% alloy, the special case, and the opportunity to purchase s aingle Proof coin for the first time in more than a century proved a considerable draw, and collectors snapped up more than four million of these innovative coins.

The majority of the 1971-S Proof Silver "Ikes" remain in superb condition, however examples in the top grade of PR70DCAM are extremely rare relatiive to the total population.