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- 1974 Eisenhower Dollar
1974 Eisenhower Dollar
Coin Info
In 1974, the United States Mint continued offering the uncirculated and proof 40 percent silver Eisenhower dollars that had proved so popular during their first few years of issue. This silver dollar coin, designed by Frank Gasparro, shows a bust of Dwight D. Eisenhower on the obverse and an eagle clasping an olive branch while landing on the surface of the moon. The coins commemorate the passing of President Eisenhower and the landing of the Apollo XI, both of which occurred in 1969.
There were a little more than 3 million silver Eisenhower dollars struck in 1974, with 1,306,579 uncirculated pieces and 1,900,156 proof specimens, all of which came from the San Francisco mint. Uncirculated pieces are worth around $30 each with proofs worth about $32
1974 Eisenhower silver dollars are widely collected by numismatists who assemble complete date-and-mintmark sets of the dollar coin, though there are many bullion investors who have also purchased 40 percent silver Eisenhower dollars to include in their portfolios.
Most coin collectors will go the extra distance and seek out Eisenhower dollars that have the fewest contact marks and flashy, white color. These are the hardest Eisenhower dollars to come by and certainly among the scarcest. If you seek high-grade Eisenhower dollars, be sure to purchase them in slabs from highly reputable, third-party coin grading companies.
*There are no 1975-dated Eisenhower dollars; those made in 1975 bear the 1776-1976 dual dating in commemoration of our nation’s bicentennial.
User comments
Unless your coin is in exceptional condition, if it is not silver-clad, it is unlikely that it is worth much more than its face value. Non-silver Eisenhower Dollars in mint state do have some collectible value, but any copper-clad Eisenhower Dollar with signs of being circulated is unlikely to net you any money.
Your coin is worth at least melt value, about $5 at current silver price. If it's shiny and uncirculated it could be worth double that or more.
If you have two 1974-S Eisenhower dollars, they're either clad proofs or 40% silver. Clad proofs are worth about $3 to $4 each, while 40% silver specimens are priced around $6 to $8 each.
Best wishes,
Josh
I HAVE A 25$ ROLL OF THESE EISENHOWER DOLLARS, BUT EACH END OF THE ROLL HAS THE EAGLE, SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT YEAR THEY ARE, WAS AFRAID TO OPEN THEM, IM ASSUMING THEY ARE UNCIRCULATED WAS AFRAID IT WOULD MESS WITH THE VALUE. DO YOU THINK ITS OK TO OPEN, TO FIND OUT THE YR.
If they have an "S" mintmark on them they are 40% silver and are worth $6-$8. If not, they have no silver content and are likely not worth more than face value.
*Thinner,slightly but not worn reedes side's are almost covered in the silver al the way across. Much more than im used to seeing in clad.and anything showing is not copper. More Dull brown or greyish.
*It has more rounded edges than I've ever seen in a Denver piece while looking straight at it. More like you would see in an S coin.
Also really neat, and I think original. Is the lines on the outer edge of the stars bellow the U & A above the O and R. Even in length, approx...
*and funny things like the E in We is ,ugh, funky. ALSO the M IN America.Butb again not from wear. Its softer appearing satin finish but clearly was not demolished like some of the ones I have had...
I'm sure I just get nestalgiac when I clean and find the pieces but this one is different.... besides the really weird 71 I have that couldn't have been struck on the wrong silver base, but is uneven kinda like it was meant to fit a silver Quarter. Where the edge was double struck too low.......im prob overthinking that one:-D But I digress, lol
..,.my question is could it (a 74' D ) possibly be 80%or struck on silver , or Is thst impossible. I dont think they even did silver clad Denver in 74? Thanks for your time!
Silver Eisenhower Dollars were only struck at the San Francisco Mint, and they are 40% silver. There is no 80% silver Eisenhower Dollar, and nothing struck in Denver has silver in it.
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