Calls to honor him in the nation’s currency joined with those for a new silver dollar. Eisenhower, the former president of the United States, died. Silver dollars had largely been replaced by tokens in casinos, but punters preferred the real thing.
These came mainly from the US gaming industry. With that date approaching, there began to be calls for new silver dollar coins. The expectation was that this would be reviewed in 1970. In 1965, legislation was passed banning the use of silver in coins for five years. The rising price of silver in the 1960s had led to a number of changes to coinage. And when the last of the series was minted in 1978, it marked the end of the format. It was a return to a larger, heavier dollar coin after a break of some 36 years. The 1977 silver dollar is the penultimate mintage of the Eisenhower dollar, launched in 1971. Today, PR70 coins can be purchased for $400 to $700.
In 1977, only proof silver dollars were made at the San Francisco mint. And we’ll find out what features mark out the average coin from something that’s rarer and more collectable.
We’re going to look at the 1977 silver dollar value. The series was minted from 1971 to 1979 and marked a return to a larger, heavier dollar.īut how much is one of these dollars worth today? Is it just its face value? Or could it be worth more to collectors? 1977 silver dollars are amongst those known as “Eisenhower dollars”.
