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| USA Coinage:
1975 - 1976 |
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under President:
Gerald Rudolph Ford |
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| Currency: Dollar = 100
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Monetary System: Penny = Cent, Trime = 3 Cents, Nickel = 5
Cents, Dime = 10 Cents, Quarter = 25 Cents, Half Dollar = 50, Cents, Dollar
= 100 Cents, Quarter Eagle = $2.50 Gold, Stella = $4.00 Gold, Half Eagle =
$5.00 Gold, Eagle = $10.00 Gold and Double Eagle = $20.00 Gold. |
Mint Marks:
C – Charlotte, N.C., 1838-1861.
CC – Carson City, NV, 1870-1893.
D – Dahlonega, GA, 1838-1861.
D – Denver, CO, 1906-present.
O – New Orleans, LA, 1838-1909.
P – Philadelphia, PA, 1793-present (coins without mintmark also belongs to
Philadelphia).
S – San Francisco, CA, 1854-present.
W – West Point, NY, 1984-present. |
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KM#201 1 cent.
Year: 1975.
Weight: 3.11 g [3.11
g].
Metal: Bronze (95% Cu
and 5% Zn or Tin).
Diameter: 19.00 mm. Edge:
Plain. Alignment:
Coin. Mint:
Philadelphia, USA.
Obverse:
"IN GOD WE TRUST" motto at the top. Right
facing profile of President Abraham Lincoln. "LIBERTY" written at
the left side horizontally. Date at the chest of Abraham Lincoln. "V.D.B"
written at 7 o'clock near the edge. |
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Reverse: "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" written
at the top section. "E·PLURIBUS·UNUM" (Latin for "Out
of many, one") written above Lincoln Memorial building. Lincoln
Memorial building in the center. "ONE CENT" written at the
bottom. Mintage:
5,451,476,142.
Mintage Years:
[see
under 1959].
Engraver: Victor
David Brenner
(Lincoln portrait side) and Frank Gasparro
(Value side). |
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KM#201 1 cent.
Year: 1975D.
Weight: 3.04 g [3.11
g].
Metal: Bronze (95% Cu
and 5% Zn or Tin).
Diameter: 19.00 mm. Edge:
Plain. Alignment:
Coin. Mint:
Denver, USA.
Obverse:
"IN GOD WE TRUST" motto at the top. Right
facing profile of President Abraham Lincoln. "LIBERTY" written at
the left side horizontally. Date at the chest of Abraham Lincoln. "V.D.B"
written at 7 o'clock near the edge. "D" written below Date.
Note: Obverse side is
slightly off flan. |
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Reverse: "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" written
at the top section. "E·PLURIBUS·UNUM" (Latin for "Out
of many, one") written above Lincoln Memorial building. Lincoln
Memorial building in the center. "ONE CENT" written at the
bottom. Mintage:
4,505,275,300.
Mintage Years:
[see
under 1959].
Engraver: Victor
David Brenner
(Lincoln portrait side) and Frank Gasparro
(Value side). |
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KM#A132 1 cent.
Year: 1975S.
Weight: 3.13 g [3.11
g].
Metal: Bronze.
Diameter: 19.00 mm. Edge:
Plain. Alignment:
Coin. Mint:
San Francisco, USA.
Obverse:
"IN GOD WE TRUST" motto at the top. Right
facing profile of President Abraham Lincoln. "LIBERTY" written at
the left side horizontally. Date at the chest of Abraham Lincoln. "V.D.B"
written at 7 o'clock near the edge. "S" written below Date. |
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Reverse: "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" written
at the top section. "E·PLURIBUS·UNUM" (Latin for "Out
of many, one") written above Lincoln Memorial building. Lincoln
Memorial building in the center. "ONE CENT" written at the
bottom. Mintage:
2,845,450 Proof.
Mintage Years:
[see
under 1959].
Engraver: Victor
David Brenner
(Lincoln portrait side) and Frank Gasparro
(Value side). |
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KM#A192 5 cents (Nickel).
Year: 1975.
Weight: 5.04 g [5.00
g].
Metal: Copper-Nickel.
Diameter: 21.20 mm. Edge:
Plain. Alignment:
Coin. Mint:
Philadelphia, USA.
Obverse: The portrait of Thomas Jefferson (The 3rd President of the United
States from 1801 to 1809) facing left in the center. Motto: "IN GOD
WE TRUST" "LIBERTY" written at the right side
clockwise. "LIBERTY" with Date having star (*) in between written at
the right side
clockwise. Designer’s initial “F” is below the Date. |
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Reverse: "E PLURIBUS UNUM" (Latin for "Out
of many, one") written at the top. A representation of Monticello,
President Thomas Jefferson's Virginia home in the center.
"MONTICELLO" and " FIVE CENTS" written below the building. "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" written
at the bottom section. Mintage:
181,772,000.
Mintage Years:
[see under
1946].
Engraver: Felix
Oscar Schlag
(both sides). |
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KM#A192 5 cents (Nickel).
Year: 1975D.
Weight: 4.97 g [5.00
g].
Metal: Copper-Nickel.
Diameter: 21.20 mm. Edge:
Plain. Alignment:
Coin. Mint:
Denver, USA.
Obverse: The portrait of Thomas Jefferson (The 3rd President of the United
States from 1801 to 1809) facing left in the center. Motto: "IN GOD
WE TRUST" "LIBERTY" written at the right side
clockwise. "LIBERTY" with Date having star (*) in between written at
the right side
clockwise. Designer’s initial “F” is below the Date. |
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Reverse: "E PLURIBUS UNUM" (Latin for "Out
of many, one") written at the top. A representation of Monticello,
President Thomas Jefferson's Virginia home in the center.
"MONTICELLO" and " FIVE CENTS" written below the building. "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" written
at the bottom section. Mintage:
401,875,300.
Mintage Years:
[see under
1946].
Engraver: Felix
Oscar Schlag
(both sides). |
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KM#A192 5 cents (Nickel).
Year: 1975S.
Weight: 5.10 g [5.00
g].
Metal: Copper-Nickel.
Diameter: 21.20 mm. Edge:
Plain. Alignment:
Coin. Mint:
San Francisco, USA.
Obverse: The portrait of Thomas Jefferson (The 3rd President of the United
States from 1801 to 1809) facing left in the center. Motto: "IN GOD
WE TRUST" "LIBERTY" written at the right side
clockwise. "LIBERTY" with Date having star (*) in between written at
the right side
clockwise. Designer’s initial “F” is below the Date. "S" mint mark
seen below the Date. |
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Reverse: "E PLURIBUS UNUM" (Latin for
"Out of many, one") written at the top. A representation of
Monticello, President Thomas Jefferson's Virginia home in the
center. "MONTICELLO" and " FIVE CENTS" written below the building.
"UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" written at the bottom section.
Mintage: 2,845,450 Proof.
Mintage Years:
[see under
1946].
Engraver: Felix
Oscar Schlag
(both sides).
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KM#195a Dime (10 cents).
Year: 1975S.
Weight: 2.29 g [2.27
g].
Metal:
Copper-nickel clad Copper.
Diameter: 17.90 mm. Edge:
Reeded. Alignment:
Coin. Mint:
San Francisco, USA.
Obverse:
"LIBERTY" is written at the top left
clockwise. The portrait of Franklin D. Roosevel (32nd President of
the United States from 1933 to his death in 1945) facing left in the
center. Motto: "IN GOD WE TRUST" is at bottom left side. Date at the
bottom right side. |
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Reverse: "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" written
at the top section. An olive branch, a torch and an oak branch in
the center, symbolize respectively peace, liberty and victory. Motto "E
• PLU RIB US • U NUM" (Latin for "Out of many, one") written between
the stems and base of the torch. Value "• ONE DIME •" written
at the bottom section. Mintage: 2,845,450 Proof.
Mintage Years:
[see
under 1965]. Engraver:
John Ray Sinnock
(both sides). This coin is commonly
known by coin collectors as "Roosevelt Copper-Nickel Dime".
Mintmark "D" or "S" is above Date. |
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From the twelve, the judges selected six
finalists for review by the National Bicentennial Coin Design Competition
Committee, consisting of Mint Director: Mary Elizabeth Thomas Peavey Brooks,
Representative John William Wright Patman, Senator John Jackson Sparkman,
Commission of Fine Arts Secretary Charles H. Atherton and Eric Pfeiffer
Newman, chairman of the ARBC's coins and medals advisory committee. After
receiving the committee's recommendations, Secretary George Pratt Shultz
selected the winners and on March 06, 1974, Brooks went on the Today show to
announce them. Jack L. Ahr's design featuring a colonial drummer, with a
torch of victory surrounded by thirteen stars (representing the original
states) was selected for the quarter. Seth Huntington's image of
Independence Hall was selected for the half dollar while Dennis R. Williams'
superimposition of the Liberty Bell against the moon was successful for the
dollar. Ahr owned a commercial art firm and Huntington was head artist for
Brown and Bigelow, a Minneapolis publishing firm. Williams, at age 21 the
youngest person to design a US coin, was an art student who had originally
created his design for a class assignment. No change would be made to the
obverses of the coins, except for the double dating.
This 1973 Bicentennial stamp, like the quarter, depicts a colonial drummer.
Ahr was accused of copying his drummer from a 1973 stamp by the stamp's
designer, William A. Smith; he denied it. According to numismatic historian
Walter H. Breen, "both obviously derive from Archibald MacNeal Willard's
1876 painting Spirit of '76," a painting which numismatic author David L.
Ganz suggests that both undoubtedly saw sometime in their lives. Ahr,
however, stated that his son had been the model for the drummer. Brooks, in
a letter to Smith, stated that the design for the quarter was "sufficiently
original" to impress the National Sculpture Society. Robert Alexander
Weinman later deprecated the winning designs: "I really don't think what we
got was a great bargain. Nothing we selected was a real winner that I'd
fight to the death for. In terms of what we had to work with, though, I
think we did the best we could."
On April 24, 1974, the three winning designers were brought to Washington,
D.C. After a tour of the White House and meetings with the congressional
committees which considered the coin bills, they went to the Treasury
Building and received their $5,000 checks from the new Treasury Secretary,
William Edward Simon, who jokingly asked them if they wanted to invest their
awards in savings bonds.
Mint Chief Engraver Frank Gasparro made minor changes to all three reverse
designs. Gasparro simplified the quarter design, altered the drum for the
sake of authenticity, changed the lettering and modified the expression on
the drummer's face. He made slight changes to Independence Hall on the half
dollar and altered the lettering on the dollar to facilitate the metal flow
during stamping and asked the designer to straighten the bottom edge of the
Liberty Bell. Ahr later stated that he would have liked more time to
finalize his design, wishing to clarify the features of the drummer's face.
The initials of the designer were added to the design by the Mint. All three
agreed that Gasparro's changes improved their designs. |
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KM#201 1 cent.
Year: 1976.
Weight: 3.11 g [3.11
g].
Metal: Bronze (95% Cu
and 5% Zn or Tin).
Diameter: 19.00 mm. Edge:
Plain. Alignment:
Coin. Mint:
Philadelphia, USA.
Obverse:
"IN GOD WE TRUST" motto at the top. Right
facing profile of President Abraham Lincoln. "LIBERTY" written at
the left side horizontally. Date at the chest of Abraham Lincoln. "V.D.B"
written at 7 o'clock near the edge. |
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Reverse: "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" written
at the top section. "E·PLURIBUS·UNUM" (Latin for "Out
of many, one") written above Lincoln Memorial building. Lincoln
Memorial building in the center. "ONE CENT" written at the
bottom. Mintage:
4,674,292,426.
Mintage Years:
[see
under 1959].
Engraver: Victor
David Brenner
(Lincoln portrait side) and Frank Gasparro
(Value side). |
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KM#201 1 cent.
Year: 1976D.
Weight: 3.12 g [3.11
g].
Metal: Bronze (95% Cu
and 5% Zn or Tin).
Diameter: 19.00 mm. Edge:
Plain. Alignment:
Coin. Mint:
Denver, USA.
Obverse:
"IN GOD WE TRUST" motto at the top. Right
facing profile of President Abraham Lincoln. "LIBERTY" written at
the left side horizontally. Date at the chest of Abraham Lincoln. "V.D.B"
written at 7 o'clock near the edge. "D" written below Date. |
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Reverse: "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" written
at the top section. "E·PLURIBUS·UNUM" (Latin for "Out
of many, one") written above Lincoln Memorial building. Lincoln
Memorial building in the center. "ONE CENT" written at the
bottom. Mintage:
4,221,592,455.
Mintage Years:
[see
under 1959].
Engraver: Victor
David Brenner
(Lincoln portrait side) and Frank Gasparro
(Value side). |
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KM#A132 1 cent.
Year: 1976S.
Weight: 3.10 g [3.11
g].
Metal: Bronze.
Diameter: 19.00 mm. Edge:
Plain. Alignment:
Coin. Mint:
San Francisco, USA.
Obverse:
"IN GOD WE TRUST" motto at the top. Right
facing profile of President Abraham Lincoln. "LIBERTY" written at
the left side horizontally. Date at the chest of Abraham Lincoln. "V.D.B"
written at 7 o'clock near the edge. "S" written below Date. |
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Reverse: "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" written
at the top section. "E·PLURIBUS·UNUM" (Latin for "Out
of many, one") written above Lincoln Memorial building. Lincoln
Memorial building in the center. "ONE CENT" written at the
bottom. Mintage:
4,149,730 Proof.
Mintage Years:
[see
under 1959].
Engraver: Victor
David Brenner
(Lincoln portrait side) and Frank Gasparro
(Value side). |
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KM#A192 5 cents (Nickel).
Year: 1976S.
Weight: 5.07 g [5.00
g].
Metal: Copper-Nickel.
Diameter: 21.20 mm. Edge:
Plain. Alignment:
Coin. Mint:
San Francisco, USA.
Obverse: The portrait of Thomas Jefferson (The 3rd President of the United
States from 1801 to 1809) facing left in the center. Motto: "IN GOD
WE TRUST" "LIBERTY" written at the right side
clockwise. "LIBERTY" with Date having star (*) in between written at
the right side
clockwise. Designer’s initial “F” is below the Date. "S" mint mark
seen below the Date. |
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Reverse: "E PLURIBUS UNUM" (Latin for "Out
of many, one") written at the top. A representation of Monticello,
President Thomas Jefferson's Virginia home in the center.
"MONTICELLO" and " FIVE CENTS" written below the building. "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" written
at the bottom section. Mintage:
4,149,730 Proof.
Mintage Years:
[see under
1946].
Engraver: Felix
Oscar Schlag
(both sides).
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KM#195a Dime (10 cents).
Year: 1976S.
Weight: 2.29 g [2.27
g].
Metal:
Copper-nickel clad Copper.
Diameter: 17.90 mm. Edge:
Reeded. Alignment:
Coin. Mint:
San Francisco, USA.
Obverse:
"LIBERTY" is written at the top left
clockwise. The portrait of Franklin D. Roosevel (32nd President of
the United States from 1933 to his death in 1945) facing left in the
center. Motto: "IN GOD WE TRUST" is at bottom left side. Date at the
bottom right side. |
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Reverse: "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" written
at the top section. An olive branch, a torch and an oak branch in
the center, symbolize respectively peace, liberty and victory. Motto "E
• PLU RIB US • U NUM" (Latin for "Out of many, one") written between
the stems and base of the torch. Value "• ONE DIME •" written
at the bottom section. Mintage:
4,149,730 Proof.
Mintage Years:
[see
under 1965]. Engraver:
John Ray Sinnock
(both sides). This coin is commonly
known by coin collectors as "Roosevelt Copper-Nickel Dime".
Mintmark "D" or "S" is above Date. |
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KM#204 Quarter Dollar (25 cents).
Year: 1976P.
Weight: 5.67 g [5.67
g].
Metal:
Copper-nickel clad Copper.
Diameter: 24.30 mm. Edge:
Reeded. Alignment:
Coin. Mint:
Philadelphia, USA.
Obverse:
"LIBERTY" written at the top. George
Washington's head facing left in the center. Motto: "IN GOD WE
TRUST" written in two lines at bottom left side. Dates "1776
·1976" at the bottom. No mintmark besides the hair ribbon
knot. |
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Reverse: "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" written
at the top. A Colonial patriot drummer facing left, with a victory
torch surrounded with thirteen stars at the upper left, is
accompanied with the motto "E PLURIBUS UNUM", in the center. "QUARTER DOLLAR" written at the bottom. Mintage:
809,784,016.
Mintage Years:
1976, 1976D and 1976S. Engraver:
John Flanagan
(Date sides) and Jack L. Ahr (Value
side). Subject:
200 years of United States of America's
Declaration of Independence. This coin is commonly
known by coin collectors as "Bicentennial Quarter". |
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KM#204 Quarter Dollar (25 cents).
Year: 1976D.
Weight: 5.53 g [5.67
g]. Mint:
Denver, USA. Mintage:
860,118,839. "D" mintmark besides the hair ribbon knot. |
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KM#204 Quarter Dollar (25 cents).
Year: 1976S.
Weight: 5.57 g [5.67
g]. Mint:
San Francisco, USA.
Mintage:
4,149,730 Proof. "S" mintmark besides the hair ribbon knot. |
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KM#204a Quarter Dollar (25 cents).
Year: 1976S.
Weight: 5.75 g [5.75
g].
Metal:
0.400 Silver.
Diameter: 24.30 mm. Edge:
Reeded. Alignment:
Coin. Mint:
San Francisco, USA.
Obverse:
"LIBERTY" written at the top. George
Washington's head facing left in the center. Motto: "IN GOD WE
TRUST" written in two lines at bottom left side. Dates "1776
·1976" at the bottom. "S" mintmark besides the hair ribbon
knot. |
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Reverse: "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" written
at the top. A Colonial patriot drummer facing left, with a victory
torch surrounded with thirteen stars at the upper left, is
accompanied with the motto "E PLURIBUS UNUM", in the center. "QUARTER DOLLAR" written at the bottom. Mintage:
4,908,319 + 3,998,621 Proof.
Mintage Years:
Only 1976S issue. Engraver:
John Flanagan
(Date sides) and Jack L. Ahr (Value
side). Subject:
200 years of United States of America's
Declaration of Independence. This coin is commonly
known by coin collectors as "Bicentennial Silver Quarter". |
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KM#205 Half Dollar (50 cents).
Year: 1976S.
Weight: 11.17 g
[11.20
g].
Metal:
Copper-Nickel Clad Copper.
Diameter: 30.61 mm. Edge:
Reeded. Alignment:
Coin. Mint:
San Francisco, USA.
Obverse:
"LIBERTY" written at the section. President
John Fitzgerald Kennedy facing right
in the center. Motto: "IN GOD WE TRUST" written besides his neck.
Date at the bottom.
Reverse: "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" written
at the top section. Independence Hall in the center. "200 YEARS OF
FREEDOM" written on left side, motto "E PLURIBUS UNUM" on the right
side and "INDEPENDENCE HALL" at the bottom of the building. Value "HALF DOLLAR" written at the
bottom with 13 stars above it. Mintage:
7,059,099 Proof.
Mintage Years:
1976, 1976D and 1976S. Engraver: Gilroy
Roberts (Kennedy portrait side) and
Seth Huntington
(Value side). Subject:
200 years of United States of America's
Declaration of Independence. Note: The mintmark
"D" or "S" is
on the Obverse side, above the dates near the lower neck point. |
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KM#205a Half Dollar (50 cents).
Year: 1976S.
Weight: 11.50 g
[11.50
g].
Metal:
0.400 Silver.
Diameter: 30.61 mm. Edge:
Reeded. Alignment:
Coin. Mint:
San Francisco, USA.
Obverse:
"LIBERTY" written at the section. President
John Fitzgerald Kennedy facing right
in the center. Motto: "IN GOD WE TRUST" written besides his neck.
Date at the bottom.
Reverse: "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" written
at the top section. Independence Hall in the center. "200 YEARS OF
FREEDOM" written on left side, motto "E PLURIBUS UNUM" on the right
side and "INDEPENDENCE HALL" at the bottom of the building. Value "HALF DOLLAR" written at the
bottom with 13 stars above it. Mintage:
4,908,319 + 3,998,621 Proof.
Mintage Years:
Only 1976S issue. Engraver: Gilroy
Roberts (Kennedy portrait side) and
Seth Huntington
(Value side). Subject:
200 years of United States of America's
Declaration of Independence. Note: The mintmark "S" is
on the Obverse side, above the dates near the lower neck point. |
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KM#206 Dollar.
Year: 1976S Type I.
Weight: 22.33 g [22.68
g].
Metal:
Copper-Nickel Clad Copper.
Diameter: 38.10 mm. Edge:
Reeded. Alignment:
Coin. Mint:
San Francisco, USA.
Obverse:
"LIBERTY" written at the section. President
Dwight D. Eisenhower portrait facing left in the center. Motto: "IN GOD WE TRUST" written besides his neck.
Dates "1776 ·1976" at the bottom.
Reverse: "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" written
at the top section. The Liberty Bell with the moon behind and to the
right in the center. "E PLURIBUS
UNUM" written at the right side of the base of the Liberty
bell. "* ONE
DOLLAR *" written at the bottom. Mintage:
2,845,450 Proof.
Mintage Years:
1976 Block Lettering (Type I), 1976 Thin
Lettering (Type II), 1976D Block Lettering (Type I), 1976D Thin
Lettering (Type II), 1976S Block Lettering (Type I), 1976S Thin
Lettering (Type II). Engraver: Frank Gasparro
(Date side) and Dennis R. Williams
(Value side). Subject:
200 years of United States of America's
Declaration of Independence. Type I has thick legends on the Reverse side
[actually minted in 1975]. This coin is known as "Eisenhower Dollar"
among coin collectors. Note: This coin
was minted at three locations: Denver, Philadelphia and San
Francisco. Denver coins carry a letter "D" below Eisenhower's neck,
while Philadelphia coins have no mint-mark. All coins of Denver and
Philadelphia were stuck for regular circulation. San Francisco coins
carry a letter "S" below Eisenhower's neck. All San Francisco coins
were struck in proof condition for collectors. |
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KM#206 Dollar.
Year: 1976S Type II.
Weight: 22.33 g [22.68
g]. Mintage:
4,149,730 Proof (Type II - Thin lettering on
Reverse side). Note: In 1976 the lettering on the
reverse was changed to thinner letters, resulting in the Type II
variety for that year. The Type I variety was minted in 1975 but were
dated 1976. |
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KM#206a Dollar.
Year: 1976S.
Weight: 24.52 g [24.59
g].
Metal:
0.400 Silver.
Diameter: 38.10 mm. Edge:
Reeded. Alignment:
Coin. Mint:
San Francisco, USA.
Obverse:
"LIBERTY" written at the section. President
Dwight D. Eisenhower portrait facing left in the center. Motto: "IN GOD WE TRUST" itten besides his neck.
Dates "1776 ·1976" at the bottom.
Reverse: "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" written
at the top section. The Liberty Bell with the moon behind and to the
right in the center. "E PLURIBUS
UNUM" written at the right side of the base of the Liberty
bell. "* ONE
DOLLAR *" written at the bottom. Mintage:
4,908,319 + 3,998,621 Proof.
Mintage Years:
Only 1976S issue. Engraver: Frank Gasparro
(Date side) and Dennis R. Williams
(Value side). Subject:
200 years of United States of America's
independence. This coin is known as "Eisenhower Dollar" among
coin collectors. |
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