SILVER CLAD / PROOF. BU-MS / UNC – DVC SLAB. 1971-S – San Francisco Mint. VETERAN OWNED AND OPERATED BUSINESS. 1971-S / IKE – EISHENHOWER DOLLAR / SILVER PROOF – BU-MS / UNC. The Eisenhower dollar was a one-dollar coin issued by the United States Mint from 1971 to 1978; it was the first coin of that denomination issued by the Mint since the Peace Dollar series that ended in 1935. The coin depicts President Dwight D. Eisenhower on the observe, and on the reverse a stylized image honoring the 1969 Apollo 11 Moon mission based on the mission patch designed by astronaut Michael Collins. Both sides were designed by Frank Gasparro. It is the only large-size U. Dollar coin whose circulation strikes contained no silver. In 1965, because of rises in bullion prices, the Mint began to strike copper-nickel clad coins instead of silver. No dollar coins had been issued in thirty years, but, beginning in 1969, legislators sought to reintroduce a dollar coin into commerce. After Eisenhower died that March, there were a number of proposals to honor him with the new coin. While these bills generally commanded wide support, enactment was delayed by a dispute over whether the new coin should be in base metal or 40% silver. In 1970, a compromise was reached to strike the Eisenhower dollar in base metal for circulation, and in 40% silver as a collectible. President Richard Nixon, who had served as Vice President under Eisenhower, signed legislation authorizing mintage of the new coin on December 31, 1970. Williams in honor of the Bicentennial of American Independence. Beginning in 1977, the Mint sought to replace the Eisenhower dollar with a smaller-sized piece. Congress authorized the Susan B. Anthony dollar, struck beginning in 1979, but that coin also failed to circulate. Given their modest cost and the short length of the series, complete sets of Eisenhower dollars are inexpensive to assemble and are becoming more popular among coin collectors. This is in violation of U. Postal Service is based on the value & weight of the item(s) when packed. This item is in the category “Coins & Paper Money\Coins: US\Dollars\Eisenhower (1971-78)”. The seller is “gruntsrucksack” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Coin: Eisenhower
- Certification: Uncertified
- Strike Type: Proof
- Mint Location: San Francisco
- Grade: Ungraded
- Year: 1971
- Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated
- Composition: Silver
- Denomination: $1