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The Eisenhower dollar is the final regular-issue dollar coin to have been minted in silver (collectors and proof issues were minted with a purity of 40% Ag [84]), the final dollar coin to be minted in the original large size, [85] and the only circulating "large dollar" (that is, of the same 38mm diameter as earlier 90 percent dollar coins) to ...
Regardless of when struck, each coin bears the double date 1776–1976 on the normal obverses for the Washington quarter, Kennedy half dollar and Eisenhower dollar. No coins dated 1975 of any of the three denominations were minted. Given past abuses in the system, the Mint advocated against the issuance of commemorative coins starting in the 1950s.
By 1853, the value of a U.S. silver dollar contained in gold terms, $1.04 of silver, equal to $38.09 today. With the Mint Act of 1853, all U.S. silver coins, except for the U.S. silver dollar and new 3-cent coin, were reduced by 6.9% as of weight with arrows on the date to denote reduction.
Take the original Apple-1 computer, which first went on the market in 1976: A fully functional model is worth up to $475,000 today. Related: 10 Tech Flops of the 1970s and '80s That Were Ahead of ...
In 1975 and 1976, the Eisenhower dollar was issued for circulation, among other commemorative coins in those years. The Susan B. Anthony dollar was minted from 1979 to 1981, and then again in 1999. The Dolley Madison silver dollar was available to buy in 1999, made to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Dolley Madison’s death. [18]
Face value Coin Obverse design Reverse design Composition Mintage Available Obverse Reverse $1: Eisenhower Centennial dollar [1] 2 profiles of Eisenhower: Eisenhower's house near Gettysburg, PA, now part of Eisenhower Nat'l Historic Site: Ag 90%, Cu 10% Authorized: 4,000,000 (max) Uncirculated: 241,669 W. Proof: 1,144,461 P. 1990
The Quarter-Dollar, Half-Dollar and Dollar coins were issued in the copper 91.67% nickel 8.33% composition for general circulation and the Government issued six-coin Proof Set. A special three-coin set of 40% silver coins were also issued by the U.S. Mint in both Uncirculated and Proof.
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