UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - Lot 521

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Eisenhower" Silver Dollar 1971 San Francisco (24.00 g) Under seal. Superb condition. Silver "Eisenhower dollars" were struck at the San Francisco Mint. The branch was responsible for producing uncirculated strikes and proofs of the one-dollar coin for collectors, to prevent hoarding. These Eisenhower dollars contain 60% copper and 40% silver. The obverse features a portrait of Dwight David Eisenhower, nicknamed Ike. He was born on October 14, 1890 in Denison, Texas, and died on March 28, 1969 in Washington, D.C. A member of the Republican Party, he was the 34th President of the United States, in office from January 20, 1953 to January 20, 1961. The reverse symbolizes the Apollo 11 lunar mission of July 1969, inspired by the mission patch designed by astronaut Michael Collins.