1971-1976 Eisenhower Dollar 40% Silver Avg Circ (Random Year)

Add a piece of modern American coinage history to your collection with the 1971–1976 Eisenhower Dollar 40% Silver Avg Circ (Random Year). Struck by the U.S. Mint in limited quantities, these large-format dollars contain 40% silver and were issued to honor President Dwight D. Eisenhower as well as America’s achievements in space exploration. Each coin weighs 24.59 grams and carries a diameter of 38.1 mm, making it one of the largest U.S. dollars ever minted for circulation.

The Eisenhower Dollar was introduced in 1971 as the first U.S. dollar coin since the Peace Dollar (last issued in 1935). It marked a return of a circulating dollar coin and was released in both copper-nickel and silver-clad versions, with the 40% silver strikes reserved for collectors. Special bicentennial issues dated 1776–1976 feature the dual date and a reverse design by Dennis R. Williams, depicting the Liberty Bell alongside the Moon to celebrate America’s 200th anniversary.

• Composition: 40% silver, 60% copper
• Actual Silver Weight (ASW): 0.3161 troy oz
• Weight: 24.59 g
• Condition: Average Circulated (may show wear)
• Mint: U.S. Mint
• Face Value: $1 USD, backed by the U.S. government
• Obverse: Portrait of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, designed by Frank Gasparro, with inscriptions “LIBERTY,” “IN GOD WE TRUST,” and the date.
• Reverse (1971–1974): Features the Apollo 11 mission insignia—an eagle landing on the Moon with Earth in the background.