Auction results for PCGS PR-69 Deep Cameos hover around 21 on eBay but once in a while go for. In fact, any Eisenhower dollar in MS-66 or above is quite a prize. A typical 1972 Eisenhower silver dollar in uncirculated condition is worth around 20, while a proof coin can be worth several times that amount. This 1972-S Eisenhower Dollar Proof (NGC PF68) realized 920 at a 2006 Stack’s Bowers Auction. The values for both the 1973-S uncirculated and silver proof dollars goes up dramatically as the coins approach the upper Mint State grades. The 1973-S uncirculated Eisenhower dollar has a value of around $19 , though this is a bargain as compared to the $120 (in 1981 dollars) that it was worth in the early 80s. While both 1973 issues had a much lower production output than the 19 silver dollars, the 1973-S proof is especially scarce. The uncirculated silver dollar is often known as a “blue pack” silver dollar (so named thanks to the blue envelope in which it came) and the proof dollar is dubbed the “brown pack,” thanks to the brownish color of its faux-wood box. The 1973 40 percent silver dollars come in two varieties: an uncirculated version that was originally packed in a cellophane holder with an enclosed blue and silver token, and a proof specimen packaged in a hard plastic case which came inside a woodgrain box. In 1973, the United States Mint was in its third year of striking Eisenhower dollars, and while most were made with a copper-nickel clad metal base, some were produced with a 40 percent silver composition for coin collectors.
