Sunday, 13 June 2021

1890) i)The Eisenhower Dollar (1971-1974 and again in 1977-78) depicting the 34th President of the United States; ii) The Bicentennial Dollar with a dual date (1776-1976) minted in 1975 and 1976 by the US Mint:

 1890) i)The Eisenhower Dollar (1971-1974 and again in 1977-78) depicting the 34th President of the United States; ii) The Bicentennial Dollar with a dual date (1776-1976) minted in 1975 and 1976 by the US Mint:

On 20.07.1969, Apollo-11 astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first person to set foot on the moon.

With America caught up in "space fever," the U.S. Mint looked for a way to honour this world-changing event and decided it needed a coin as impressive as the achievement itself … a coin that Americans would be proud to own and display.

At the same time, the Mint wanted to honour Dwight D. Eisenhower (the 34th President of the USA), who had passed away shortly before the moon landing.

As President, Eisenhower had helped create NASA, and without his vision, the moon landing might never have happened. 

With this in mind, the Mint felt Eisenhower and Apollo 11 were the perfect match to share on the two faces of a coin.

In keeping with this objective in mind, on 31.12.1970, the Bank Holding Company Act Amendments of 1970 were enacted. Title Two of this Act and its various amendments authorized the Eisenhower Dollar Coin.

While, this same act that gave birth to the nation’s newest dollar coin, it also authorized the sale of one of its predecessors - 2.8 million Morgan Dollars (minted at the Carson City Mint) stored in U.S. Treasury Department vaults.

In 1971, the Mint produced Eisenhower copper-clad and silver-clad dollars. 

This coin marked the first time a portrait of a U.S. President was authorized to appear on a circulating dollar coin. It was also the first circulating silver dollar coin minted since 1935.

The following Eisenhower Dollar issues took place under this scheme at the San Francisco("S") and at the Denver ("D") and Philadelphia ("P") Mints:

A composite image of the Obverses and Reverse Eisenhower Dollars(1971-1974) - and the Bicentennial Dollar (1776-1976). No 1975 dated coins were issued, as the dual date "1776-1976" (Bicentennial) coin was issued in both 1975 and 1976.

The Obverses of the Eisenhower Dollar Coins placed together.
The 1971 Eisenhower Dollar - Obverse & Reverse

The Eisenhower Silver Dollar 1971 - Obverse

The Eisenhower Silver Dollar 1971 - Reverse

The Obverse depicted  an image of President Dwight Eisenhower while the Reverse was a symbolic representation of the Apollo 11 flight and the first landing on the moon and depicted  the bald eagle landing on the crater-pocked surface of the moon, an olive branch clutched in both claws.

From 1971-1974, the new dollar was minted with two different compositions: one for collectors, “as an alloy of 80% silver and 20% copper,” at the San Francisco Mint; the other for circulation (75% copper and 25% nickel), at the Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco Mints.

The 1972 Eisenhower Dollar - Obverse & Reverse

The 1973 Eisenhower Dollar - Obverse & Reverse

The 1974 Eisenhower Dollar - Obverse & Reverse

Bicentennial Coinage and After:

For interesting posts on the Bicentennial Dollar & the Susan Anthony Dollar, please visit the following links on my blog:

During the mid-1970s, the quarter, half dollar, and dollar coins underwent a design transformation for the nation’s upcoming bicentennial celebration. 

The 1975 & 1976  Bicentennial Dollar with a dual date (1776-1976) - Obverse & Reverse

The Bicentennial Silver Dollar 1976 - Obverse

The Bicentennial Silver Dollar 1976 - Reverse

Minted in 1975 & 1976, the Bicentennial Dollar’s Obverse was akin to the Eisenhower Dollar, with the exception of the dual-date addition of 1776-1976. 

On the Coin’s Reverse was featured a Liberty Bell and Moon combination. Like its predecessor, the Bicentennial Dollar was minted with two different compositions and was struck at the Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco Mints.

Following the celebration, the original design of the Eisenhower Dollar (single date and eagle reverse design) returned to circulation. It was struck again in 1977 and 1978, but this time only with the copper-nickel clad version.

Subsequent designs of the dollar coin continued to be issued into circulation from 1979-2011. 

Since 2012, dollar coins have only been minted and issued as bullion numismatic items - not meant to be circulated or used in commerce. 

I have several of these Collector Dollar issues in my numismatic collection.




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10 comments:

  1. coins and more13 June 2021 at 19:02

    Rajan Trikha has commented:
    "Nice information 👍"

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  2. coins and more13 June 2021 at 19:03

    Santosh Khanna has commented:
    "Gr8 information."

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  3. coins and more13 June 2021 at 19:05

    Raj K Singh has commented:
    "Fantastic!👍"

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  4. coins and more16 June 2021 at 23:30

    Vinod Khurana has commented:
    "Very good information."

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  5. coins and more16 June 2021 at 23:32

    Satish Srivastava has commented:
    "Great information. On that night July 1969 I along with one of my friends did not sleep and continued to watch moon and sky."

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    1. coins and more16 June 2021 at 23:32

      Thank you, Satishji . It was an exciting event for all of us.

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