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Encyclopedia > Eisenhower commemorative dollar
Unirculated Eisenhower Commemorative Dollar Obverse
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Unirculated Eisenhower Commemorative Dollar Obverse
Unirculated Eisenhower Commemorative Dollar Reverse
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Unirculated Eisenhower Commemorative Dollar Reverse

The Eisenhower Commemorative Dollar is a United States commemorative coin minted in 1990 to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the birth of General/President Dwight D. Eisenhower. This coin is not to be confused with the Eisenhower dollar which was a regular issue American coin. Commemorative coins are legally issued coins with a denomination that are not usually meant for circulation. ... // Headline text HI Headline text HI == Headline text ==HI Headline text Dwight David Homo Eisenhower (October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969), American soldier and politician, was the 34th President of the United States (1953–1961) and Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in Europe during World War II, with the... Eisenhower Obverse (Left) and Reverse (Right) Eisenhower dollar A dollar coin issued by the United States government from 1971-1978, equal to 100 cents. ...

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Specifications

  • Box Color: Green
  • Edge: Reeded
  • Weight: 26.73 grams
  • Diameter: 38.1 millimeters
  • Composition: 90% Silver, 10% Copper
  • Silver Content: 0.77344 ounces

About This Commemorative

The Eisenhower Commemorative Dollar or Eisenhower Centennial Dollar was minted in 1990. It is a modern commemorative and the first American silver coin to be minted at the West Point Mint. The obverse was designed by John Mercanti which shows Eisenhower as a president superimposed on Eisenhower the general. The reverse was designed by Marcel Jovine and depicts the Eisenhower Home in Gettysburg, Pennsylvannia.


Mints

Alternate meanings: West Point (disambiguation). ... West Point painting West Point is a federal military base (and a census-designated place) located in the Town of Highlands in Orange County, New York. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Independence Hall Philadelphia (sometimes referred to as Philly or the City of Brotherly Love) is the fifth most populous city in the United States and the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, both in area and population. ...

Mintage Figures

  • 1990-W (Uncirculated): 241,669
  • 1990-P (Proof): 1,144,461

References

  • Yeoman, R.S. A Guide Book of United States Coins Atlanta: Whitman Publishing, 2004
  • Edler, Joel and Harper, Dave U.S. Coin Digest Iola: Krause Publications, 2004

External Link

  • PCGS Price Guide for Modern Commemoratives

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Eisenhower Dollars 1971-1978 - PCGS Library (984 words)
Further, Eisenhower dollars of this year and the next (1972) were not included in current Proof sets, although many felt they should have been.
The situation eased and became infinitely simpler during the last two years of Eisenhower dollar coinage, 1977 and 1978, when all strikings were in copper-nickel clad metal, with business strikes produced at Philadelphia and Denver, and Proofs at San Francisco.
The Eisenhower dollars did not achieve widespread popularity with numismatists at the time, although many of them were sold to the public at large.
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