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Clad Dollars (1971 - 1999)

Honoring both President Eisenhower and the first landing of man on the moon, the Eisenhower Dollar is the work of Chief Engraver Frank Gasparro, whose initials are on the truncation and below the eagle.  The reverse is and adaptation of the official Apollo 11 insignia.  Collectors' coins were struck in 40% silver composition and the circulation issue is copper-nickel.  These dollars were minted from 1971 - 1978.

Legislation dated October 10, 1978, provided for the issuance of the Susan B. Anthony dollar coin.  Both designs, obverse and reverse,   were the work of Chief Engraver Frank Gasparro.  His initials FG are located below the portrait and the eagle.  The SBA likeness on the new dollar represented the first time that a woman, other than a mythical figure, has appeared on a circulating U.S. coin.  The reverse design is the same as that on the Eisenhower dollar.  Because of the small size often caused confusion with the quarter and half dollar coins in circulation, the Anthony dollar failed to gain widespread public acceptance and was discontinued in 1981 until 1999. The 1999 dated S.B.A.'s was the final year they were produced due to the Federal Reserve running short of dollar coinage. The SBA coins are still distributed by the U.S. Post Office.

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