Values
An Eisenhower dollar’s market depends on the date, the mint mark, the 1976 type, and the grade. This page is the circulating clad type. 40% silver S collector strikes live on the 40% silver Eisenhower dollar page. This page does not duplicate that mintage or value table.
The G, VF, and MS-63 columns sit in the mintage chart below. Those figures are from the NGC US Coin Price Guide, retrieved 2026-08-23. They are a published guide, not an offer and not melt. A blank cell means that grade was not printed in this pass.
A dealer looking at the coin in hand will beat a guide number. If you are trying to sell a pile of them, start with how to sell a coin collection and the Ohio coin dealer directory.
Key Dates
PCGS CoinFacts and NGC named no traditional key-date list for this series in this pass. This page will not invent one. Do not call 1973 a key because the printed clad count is smaller than 1972. Do not call silver S a key because the planchet is different.
There is no key-date bolding on the mintage chart for that reason. A worn common clad Ike is still worn.
Errors
These are named varieties. This page will not invent a count.
1976 Type 1 versus Type 2. Two Bicentennial reverse styles. NGC printed separate P and D mintages. They already have their own rows in the chart below. That is a design style, not an error.
40% silver S. A collector planchet. It is not an error and not a higher grade. Those rows live on the 40% silver Eisenhower dollar page.
1972 Types 1 / 2 / 3. Catalogs name reverse details on the Earth. This chart does not split them. This page will not invent those rows.
Compare the coin in hand to the NGC Coin Explorer Eisenhower page. We do not host their plates.
Varieties
This page is the clad dollar. Catalogs name the Earth reverses and the Bicentennial lettering. Silver S coins are the other page. This chart does not invent a count the NGC sheet did not split.
- 1972 Type 1, Type 2, and Type 3Three treatments of the Earth on the reverse. Catalogs name them. This chart does not split them into rows.
- 1976 Type 1 and Type 2Two Bicentennial reverse styles. NGC printed separate clad P and D counts, and those rows are already on the chart. Silver S coins of the same idea are the other page.
Names follow PCGS CoinFacts and NGC, the same publishers this site already cites. This is a name list, not a price list and not a count.
Mintage
This chart is circulating clad P and D. 40% silver S mintages live on the 40% silver Eisenhower dollar page. This page does not duplicate that table.
The counts below are the NGC Coin Explorer clad cells that printed a mintage in this pass. 1976 Type 1 and Type 2 clad stay here. That is the same series, two styles.
| Year | Mint | Mintage | NGC ID | G | VF | MS-63 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | P | 47,799,000 | 17406 | $1.05 | $1.05 | $15 |
| 1971 | D | 68,587,424 | 17407 | $1.05 | $1.05 | $12.50 |
| 1972 | P | 75,890,000 | 17409 | $1.05 | $1.05 | $15 |
| 1972 | D | 92,548,511 | 17410 | $1.05 | $1.05 | $12.50 |
| 1973 | P | 2,000,056 | 17412 | $1.05 | $1.05 | $15 |
| 1973 | D | 2,000,000 | 17413 | $1.05 | $1.05 | $12.50 |
| 1974 | P | 27,366,000 | 17415 | $1.05 | $1.05 | $15 |
| 1974 | D | 46,517,000 | 17416 | $1.05 | $1.05 | $12.50 |
| 1976 | P Type 1 | 4,019,000 Bicentennial clad. NGC lists these as 1776-1976 Type 1 / Type 2. | 17418 | $1.05 | $1.05 | $12.50 |
| 1976 | P Type 2 | 113,318,000 Bicentennial clad. NGC lists these as 1776-1976 Type 1 / Type 2. | 17419 | $1.05 | $1.05 | $12.50 |
| 1976 | D Type 1 | 21,048,710 Bicentennial clad. NGC lists these as 1776-1976 Type 1 / Type 2. | 17420 | $1.05 | $1.05 | $12.50 |
| 1976 | D Type 2 | 82,179,564 Bicentennial clad. NGC lists these as 1776-1976 Type 1 / Type 2. | 17421 | $1.05 | $1.05 | $12.50 |
| 1977 | P | 12,596,000 | 17423 | $1.05 | $1.05 | $12.50 |
| 1977 | D | 32,983,006 | 17424 | $1.05 | $1.05 | $12.50 |
| 1978 | P | 25,702,000 | 17425 | $1.05 | $1.05 | $12.50 |
| 1978 | D | 33,012,890 | 17426 | $1.05 | $1.05 | $12.50 |
Mintage: NGC Coin Explorer, retrieved 2026-08-23. A blank year in the prose is a year NGC did not print. These are Explorer manufacture figures, not a Red Book net or melt.
Collector-standard year/mint presentation follows A Guide Book of United States Coins (the Red Book). These cells are Mint manufacture figures, not a Red Book net or melt.
Values: NGC US Coin Price Guide, retrieved 2026-08-23. Guide values, not offers. Not melt. NGC IDs link to the same publisher’s price-guide listing.
Key date names: NGC Coin Explorer. Bold rows are only dates that publisher named.
NGC ID: NGC Coin Explorer listing number, retrieved 2026-08-21. A dash means this pass did not record an ID.
The grade columns in the same box are NGC guide values from 2026-08-23, not an offer.
Read the date. Read the mint mark. Look at Ike’s cheek before you argue silver.
Specifications
These are mint specs, not what a dealer pays. Wear can take a little weight off. We will not invent a tolerance.
A circulating Ike is copper-nickel clad on a 38.1 mm planchet. That is not the current small dollar. 40% silver collector strikes are a different planchet and live on the 40% silver Eisenhower dollar page.
| Specification | Figure |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 38.1 mm |
| Thickness | 2.58 mm |
| Weight | 22.68 g clad circulating |
| Composition | copper-nickel clad copper |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Designer | Frank Gasparro |
Thickness 2.58 mm, weight 22.68 g, and diameter 38.1 mm are the Numista circulating clad type page (N#1346). This is not the current 31 U.S.C. § 5112 small dollar. 40% silver collector Ikes are a different planchet. This site has no printed 40% Ike melt preset, so this page will not invent a fine-silver number for those strikes.
Grading
An Eisenhower dollar wears first on Ike’s cheek and hair, and on the eagle over the Moon. Type 1 versus Type 2 on the Bicentennial reverse is a style, not a grade.
This page is circulating copper-nickel clad P and D. 40% silver S collector strikes live on the silver Eisenhower page. This is not the current small dollar.
Key Diagnostic Areas
| Area | What to examine | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Eisenhower’s cheek and hair | The cheekbone and the hair above the ear. | Those high points flatten while the coat can still look busy. |
| The eagle over the Moon | The eagle and the Earth on the regular reverse, or the Liberty Bell and Moon on 1976. | The reverse high points go slick with the cheek. Type 1 versus Type 2 is a 1976 style. |
| Date and mint mark | The date, including 1776–1976, and D when the mint marked it. | A worn date is a worn dollar. Silver S is a different page, not a grade. |
| Fields | Bag marks on the cheek and in the open fields. | On mint-state coins, marks and luster decide the number. White is not a grade. |
Circulated & Mint State
These cards describe this coin, not a second copy of the P-1 through MS-70 chart. The shared numbers live on the glossary.
See graded photos. The photos that show what VF looks like live at PCGS. We do not host their plates. NGC Coin Explorer is another look if you want a second set.
What each named grade looks like on this design.
Poor
Poor
A disk you can still call a clad Eisenhower dollar if you already know the type.
- Ike’s cheek and the eagle are gone.
- The date may be a shadow. Do not scrape it.
- Shine does not make this a better coin.
AG
About Good
You might read a digit. The high points on this clad Eisenhower dollar are already slick.
- Ike’s cheek and the eagle are worn to a blank patch.
- If you cannot read the date without hoping, stay here.
- A 1971-D is still this grade if it is this worn.
Good
Good
The date is readable. The design is still mostly an outline.
- Ike’s cheek and the eagle are flat. The type is an outline, not a portrait.
- The rim should be full enough to hold the legend.
- This is a worn coin, not a details story.
VG
Very Good
The date is clear. A little life returns away from the high points.
- Some leftover detail sits away from ike’s cheek and the eagle.
- The high points are still tired.
- Do not clean the date to “see it better.”
Fine
Fine
You can follow the design. The high points are outlined, not sharp.
- Ike’s cheek and the eagle are outlined and flat — no real sharpness yet.
- The rest of the coin can look busier than the grade.
- The date should be clear. The mint mark should be too, if there is one.
VF
Very Fine
The type is doing real work. Ike’s cheek and the eagle still decide.
- Leftover detail sits on ike’s cheek and the eagle. The centers are still the worn spot.
- Marks do not raise the grade.
- A regular 1971-D is still this grade if it is this worn.
EF
Extremely Fine
Most of the coin looks sharp. The high points tell on it.
- Light wear on ike’s cheek and the eagle.
- The rest of the coin can look better than the grade. Trust the high points.
- The date should be sharp.
AU
About Uncirculated
Almost no wear — and “almost” lives on the same high points.
- A trace of rub on ike’s cheek and the eagle.
- Luster may still sit in the fields. Rub on those high points is still rub.
- A bright coin with a slick high point is still slick.
Basal MS
Mint State
No wear. The fight is marks and luster, not how white the coin looks.
- No rub on ike’s cheek and the eagle.
- Marks and luster decide how this mint-state coin lives.
- A bright chewed-up coin is still chewed-up.
Choice
Choice Mint State
Still no wear. Cleaner fields than basal mint state.
- Same no-wear rule on ike’s cheek and the eagle.
- Fewer marks in the fields. Luster is more intact.
- White is not a grade.
Gem
Gem Mint State
A clean clad Eisenhower dollar for this type. Still mint state, still not a story.
- No wear on ike’s cheek and the eagle.
- Marks and luster, not a romance about a date or a white field.
- A slab is an opinion in plastic. The glossary has the numbers.
Proof clad Ikes exist. This page does not invent a PR price grid. The proof numbers live on the glossary.
Copper color designations (BN, RB, RD) do not apply here. See the Lincoln Wheat cent and the glossary.
Overview
An Eisenhower dollar on this page is a United States dollar coin with Eisenhower on the front and the Apollo 11 eagle over the Moon on the back, struck in copper-nickel clad from 1971 through 1978. People also call it the Ike dollar. Both names point at the same Gasparro design. The 1976 coins use a Bicentennial reverse. That is still this series.
40% silver S collector strikes — what people mean by silver Ikes — live on the 40% silver Eisenhower dollar page.
People like them because the type is large. They are also easy to ruin. A wiped dollar looks “better” to a seller and worse to everyone else.
This page is a series article, not a shop listing.
History
The Mint introduced the Ike dollar in 1971. Circulating coins are clad. San Francisco made 40% silver collector strikes for part of the run. Those silver S coins are the other page. 1975 is not a date. 1976 uses 1776–1976. The series ends in 1978. The Bicentennial Kennedy half is a different series.
This page will not invent a shop list or a small-dollar story to fill the years between.
Design
Obverse: Eisenhower facing left, “LIBERTY,” “IN GOD WE TRUST,” and the date. Reverse: an eagle landing on the Moon with Earth behind, “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,” “E PLURIBUS UNUM,” and “ONE DOLLAR.” 1976 uses the Liberty Bell and Moon. The mint mark sits above the date when the coin is not from Philadelphia.
Look at the cheek, the eagle, and the date. Those spots go flat first. Type 1 versus Type 2 is a 1976 style.
People Also Ask
What years are Eisenhower dollars on this page?
Circulation Eisenhower dollars were struck from 1971 through 1978. This page is circulating clad P and D. 1975 does not exist as a date. 1976 uses 1776–1976 and Type 1 / Type 2 reverses. Those clad types stay on this page. 40% silver S collector strikes live on the silver Eisenhower page.
How much is an Eisenhower dollar worth?
It depends on the date, the mint mark, whether it is clad or 40% silver, the 1976 type, and the grade. The G, VF, and MS-63 columns in the mintage chart are NGC guide values from 2026-08-23 for the clad dates on this page, not an offer. Silver S values live on the silver page. A dealer looking at the actual coin will beat a guide number.
Are silver Ikes on this page?
No. The 40% silver S strikes are collector planchets. Those years, mintages, and values live on the silver Eisenhower page. This page does not duplicate that chart. Circulating P and D coins are copper-nickel clad.
What is Type 1 versus Type 2 on 1976?
Two styles of the Bicentennial reverse. NGC printed separate mintages for P and D. They sit on their own rows. That is a design style, not a new series.
Is the 1976 Kennedy half on this page?
No. Type 1 and Type 2 here are Eisenhower dollar reverses. The Bicentennial Kennedy half is a different series and is not this page.
Collector Considerations
Buy the coin, not the story. A common clad 1972 in a high grade can cost more than a worn silver S. That is normal. The silver S chart lives on the 40% silver Eisenhower dollar page.
If you inherited a box, do not scrub the date to “see it better.” Keep them in the holders they arrived in, or in cheap cardboard flips, and take the box to a person who sees Ikes every week. The coin dealer directory starts in Ohio. This site does not invent shop names to fill a paragraph.
Raw coins are fine. So are slabs. What is not fine is a coin that has been cleaned until the fields look like glass, then offered as “original.”
If you collect by type, one honest circulated clad Ike will teach you the cheek and the eagle. For an earlier silver dollar, read the Morgan dollar. For another Bicentennial-year design on this site, read the Lincoln Bicentennial cent.
A Final Word
Ike dollars reward people who slow down. Read the date. Read the mint mark. Leave the polish under the sink. Do not call a clad Ike silver because the face looks the same.
When you want the silver collector Ikes, the 40% silver Eisenhower dollar is already here.