Eisenhower Centennial silver dollar

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Eisenhower Centennial dollar
United States
Value1 U.S. Dollar
Mass26.73 g
Diameter38.1 mm (1.500 in)
Thickness2.58 mm
EdgeReeded
Composition90% Ag
10% Cu
Years of minting1990
Obverse
1990 Eisenhower Silver $1 Obverse.jpg
DesignTwo views of Dwight D. Eisenhower
Designer John Mercanti
Design date1990
Reverse
1990 Eisenhower Silver $1 Reverse.jpg
Design Eisenhower's home
Designer Marcel Jovine
Design date1990

The Eisenhower Commemorative silver dollar is a United States commemorative coin minted in 1990 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of the American General and President Dwight D. Eisenhower.

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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 dual portrait symbolizes both his military service and peacetime leadership. This is the only U.S. coin to feature two portraits of the same person on the same side of one coin. The reverse side of the coin was designed by Marcel Jovine and depicts the Eisenhower Home in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

The Eisenhower Commemorative Dollar was offered in both proof and uncirculated models with authorized mintage capped at 4 million coins. Although 4 million coins were authorized, sales were slower than originally projected and approximately 1.39 million coins were sold. [1]

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See also

References

  1. ↑ Modern Commemoratives: Eisenhower Centennial Silver Dollar
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