Coin specifications and design
Design identification
Obverse: Dwight D. Eisenhower facing left, with LIBERTY above and the date below.
U.S. Mint coin reference
1971-1976 Eisenhower Dollar 40% Silver
Eisenhower 40% Silver Collector silver Ike dollar issues.
Eisenhower Dollar - 40% Silver history
The 40% silver Eisenhower dollar was created as a collector counterpart to the copper-nickel clad Eisenhower dollars introduced in 1971. These silver-clad coins were struck at San Francisco and sold in special uncirculated and proof formats rather than released as ordinary circulating dollars. The original reverse honored the Apollo 11 mission, while the 1776-1976 Bicentennial issues used the Liberty Bell and Moon design. The silver collector series ended after the Bicentennial coinage.