Eisenhower Dollar
The Eisenhower Dollar is a $1 coin that was produced between 1971 and 1978. Obviously named after the 34th President of the United States, Dwight Eisenhower who died in 1969. Designed by frank Gasparro, this copper-nickel coin was the first U.S coin that was not made of a precious metal like silver or gold. The coin does contain .3164 troy ounces of silver. Because many kept the coins as a memory to President Eisenhower, not many coins ended up in circulation.
The Eisenhower dollar was struck at 3 U.S Mint locations including: Philadelphia, Denver and San Francisco. Mintages for the Eisenhower dollar were quite high, ranging from 3.5 million to 115 million produced each year. Even though they were produced from 1971 to 1978, no coins were made dated 1975.