1972 eisenhower uncirculatedsilver dollar

The Eisenhower dollar symbolizes at least two numismatically significant elements, being the first dollar coin minted during the copper-nickel clad era (which began in 1965) and the last regularly issued dollar coin with physical dimensions approximating the traditional silver dollars of earlier times.

* There are no 1975-dated Eisenhower dollars those made in 1975 bear the 1776-1976 dual dating in commemoration of our nation’s bicentennial.Eisenhower dollars were minted from 1971 through 1978 and designed by Frank Gasparro. If you seek high-grade Eisenhower dollars, be sure to purchase them in slabs from highly reputable, third-party coin grading companies. These are the hardest Eisenhower dollars to come by and certainly among the scarcest. Most coin collectors will go the extra distance and seek out Eisenhower dollars that have the fewest contact marks and flashy, white color.

Uncirculated pieces are worth around $18ġ974 Eisenhower silver dollars are widely collected by numismatists who assemble complete date-and-mintmark sets of the dollar coin, though there are many bullion investors who have also purchased 40 percent silver Eisenhower dollars to include in their portfolios. There were a little more than 3 million silver Eisenhower dollars struck in 1974, with 1,306,579 uncirculated pieces and 1,900,156 proof specimens, all of which came from the San Francisco mint. The coins commemorate the passing of President Eisenhower and the landing of the Apollo XI, both of which occurred in 1969. Eisenhower on the obverse and an eagle clasping an olive branch while landing on the surface of the moon. This silver dollar coin, designed by Frank Gasparro, shows a bust of Dwight D. In 1974, the United States Mint continued offering the uncirculated and proof 40 percent silver Eisenhower dollars that had proved so popular during their first few years of issue.

1972 eisenhower uncirculatedsilver dollar