{"product_id":"1971-1978-d-p-s-american-eisenhower-silver-and-silver-clad-dollars","title":"1971-1978-D,P,S American Eisenhower Silver and Silver Clad Dollars Complete 32-Coin Set in a Whittman Album 10 Coins 40% Silver","description":"\u003cp style=\"margin: 6.0pt 0in 12.0pt 0in;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\"\u003eThe\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb id=\"mwEA\"\u003eEisenhower dollar\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a one-dollar coin issued by the\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Mint\" title=\"United States Mint\" style=\"color: var(--color-visited,#6a60b0); border-radius: 2px; overflow-wrap: break-word;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\"\u003eUnited States Mint\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efrom 1971 to 1978; it was the first\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dollar_coin_(United_States)\" title=\"Dollar coin (United States)\" style=\"color: var(--color-visited,#6a60b0); border-radius: 2px; overflow-wrap: break-word;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\"\u003ecoin of that denomination\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eissued by the Mint since the\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peace_dollar\" title=\"Peace dollar\" style=\"color: var(--color-visited,#6a60b0); border-radius: 2px; overflow-wrap: break-word;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\"\u003ePeace dollar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eseries ended in 1935. The coin depicts President\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dwight_D._Eisenhower\" title=\"Dwight D. Eisenhower\" style=\"color: var(--color-visited,#6a60b0); border-radius: 2px; overflow-wrap: break-word;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\"\u003eDwight D. Eisenhower\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon the\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Obverse_and_reverse\" title=\"Obverse and reverse\" style=\"color: var(--color-visited,#6a60b0); border-radius: 2px; overflow-wrap: break-word;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\"\u003eobverse\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, and a stylized image honoring the 1969\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apollo_11\" title=\"Apollo 11\" style=\"color: var(--color-visited,#6a60b0); border-radius: 2px; overflow-wrap: break-word;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\"\u003eApollo 11\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMoon mission on the reverse. Both sides were designed by\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frank_Gasparro\" title=\"Frank Gasparro\" style=\"color: var(--color-visited,#6a60b0); border-radius: 2px; overflow-wrap: break-word;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\"\u003eFrank Gasparro\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, with the reverse based on the mission patch designed by astronaut\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Michael_Collins_(astronaut)\" title=\"Michael Collins (astronaut)\" style=\"color: var(--color-visited,#6a60b0); border-radius: 2px; overflow-wrap: break-word;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\"\u003eMichael Collins\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. It is the only large-size U.S. dollar coin whose circulation strikes contained no silver.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration-thickness: auto; text-decoration-style: solid; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 6.0pt 0in 12.0pt 0in;\" id=\"mwGQ\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\"\u003eIn 1965, because of rises in bullion prices, the Mint began to strike copper-nickel\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cladding_(metalworking)\" title=\"Cladding (metalworking)\" style=\"color: var(--color-visited,#6a60b0); border-radius: 2px; overflow-wrap: break-word;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\"\u003eclad\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003ecoins instead of silver. No dollar coins had been issued for thirty years, but, beginning in 1969, legislators sought to reintroduce a dollar coin into commerce. After Eisenhower died that March, there were a number of proposals to honor him with the new coin. While these bills generally commanded wide support, enactment was delayed by a dispute over whether the new dollar coin should be in base metal or 40% silver. In 1970, a compromise was reached to strike the Eisenhower dollar in base metal for circulation, and in 40% silver as a collectible. On December 31, 1970, President\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Richard_Nixon\" title=\"Richard Nixon\" style=\"color: var(--color-visited,#6a60b0); border-radius: 2px; overflow-wrap: break-word;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\"\u003eRichard Nixon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, who had served as\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vice_President_of_the_United_States\" title=\"Vice President of the United States\" style=\"color: var(--color-visited,#6a60b0); border-radius: 2px; overflow-wrap: break-word;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\"\u003evice president\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eunder Eisenhower, signed legislation authorizing mintage of the new coin.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration-thickness: auto; text-decoration-style: solid; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 6.0pt 0in 12.0pt 0in;\" id=\"mwHQ\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\"\u003eAlthough the 40% silver collector's pieces sold well, the new base-metal dollars circulated only slightly, except in and around\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nevada\" title=\"Nevada\" style=\"color: var(--color-visited,#6a60b0); border-radius: 2px; overflow-wrap: break-word;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\"\u003eNevada\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecasinos, where they were preferred over privately issued tokens. No dollar coins are dated 1975; coins struck that year and from 1976 bear the double date 1776–1976 and a special reverse by Dennis R. Williams honoring the\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Bicentennial\" title=\"United States Bicentennial\" style=\"color: var(--color-visited,#6a60b0); border-radius: 2px; overflow-wrap: break-word;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\"\u003ebicentennial of American independence\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. Beginning in 1977, the Mint sought to replace the cumbersome Eisenhower dollar with a smaller-sized coin. Congress authorized the\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Susan_B._Anthony_dollar\" title=\"Susan B. Anthony dollar\" style=\"color: var(--color-visited,#6a60b0); border-radius: 2px; overflow-wrap: break-word;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\"\u003eSusan B. Anthony dollar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, struck beginning in 1979, but that coin also failed to circulate. Given their modest cost and the short length of the series, complete sets of Eisenhower dollars are inexpensive to assemble and are gaining popularity with coin collectors.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Silver and Gold Treasures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67550255874283,"sku":null,"price":399.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0826\/3716\/0683\/files\/73AF4E06-2D1F-4E19-8FA4-55FCB4287B04.jpg?v=1790705420","url":"https:\/\/silverandgoldtreasures.com\/products\/1971-1978-d-p-s-american-eisenhower-silver-and-silver-clad-dollars","provider":"Silver and Gold Treasures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}