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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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