Eisenhower (IKE) Dollar 1971-78 US Coin Facts, Image

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EISENHOWER DOLLAR 1971-1978

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SPECIFICATIONS:

Designer: Frank Gasparro, the reverse based on a design by Michael Collins and James Cooper

Diameter: 38.5 millimeters

Metal Content:

Outer layers - 75% Copper, 25% Nickel

Center - 100% Copper

Weight: 350 grains (22.7 grams)

Edge: Reeded

Mint mark: None (for Philadelphia, PA) between Eisenhower's head and the date.

1971-S 40% Silver

1972-S 40% Silver

1973-S 40% Silver

1974-S 40% Silver

BICENTENNIAL REVERSE (1975-1976)

1776-1976-S Proof only 40% Silver

Designer: Obverse by Frank Gasparro; Reverse by Dennis R. Williams

Diameter: 38.5 millimeters

Metal Content:

Outer layers - 80% Silver, 20% Other

Center - 79% Copper, 21% Nickel

Weight: 380 grains (24.6 grams)

Edge: Reeded

Mint mark: Is between Eisenhower's head and the date.

Cherry Picker's List:

1974-D Rare off-metal errors exist on 40% Silver planchets.

1776-1976 Found in two varieties, with the tail of R in Dollar straight or curved. Four Proofs were struck without mintmarks.

1776-1976-D Found in two varieties, with the tail of R in Dollar straight or curved.

1776-1976-S 40% silver Found in two varieties, with the tail of R in Dollar straight or curved. Struck only as Proofs and available originally only in Proof Sets.

1977-D Rare off-metal errors exist on 40% Silver planchets.

1971 $10 Better Dates

1972 High Relief Earth $50.00 Type II

1973 $11 Better Dates

1973-S $10 Better Dates

1973-D $11 Better Dates

1974-D Rare wrong metal, 40% silver planchets found.

EISENHOWER DOLLARS 1971-1978

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BICENTENNIAL REVERSE (1975-1976)

NORMAL REVERSE RESUMED (1977-1978)

Bicentennial Reverse Bold or Wide Lettering

Peg Leg Variety (rare in 40% silver Ikes).

Type I

Named for the die break on the R's second "leg". Some varieties are called Claw/Peg Leg because Ike's cheek has what looks like a claw scratch.

Thin Lettering Reverse

Related Links: Ike Dollar Price Guide/Mintages,

Type II

Type III

Ike Dollar Grading Guide,

Bold Letter Reverse Eisenhower Dollar Image

Claw Peg Leg Variety Eisenhower Dollar Image

Thin Letter Reverse Image Eisenhower Dollar

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