A Mystery 1977 Eisenhower Small Dollar |
| During the later years of
producing the Eisenhower Dollar, the U. S. Mint began to
contemplate changing the dollar coin to a smaller size.
There exists a vintage photograph of an apparent
small-format, decagon shaped (10-sided), 1977 dated
Eisenhower Dollar pattern piece. Susan B Anthony was eventually chosen as the theme for the new small dollars issued in 1979. Instead of being decagon shaped, the Susan B Anthony dollar is round and has an 11-sided inner rim. 1979 was the 10th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing. It has been speculated that this is the likely reason for the 11-sided inner rim. |
PHOTO COURTESY OF DANIEL CARR / MOONLIGHT MINT |
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PHOTOS COURTESY OF DANIEL CARR / MOONLIGHT MINT |
| Daniel Carr, of Moonlight Mint, has struck some small size Ike Dollars similar to the Mystery 1977 Dollar above. They were over-struck on genuine U. S. Mint Susan B Anthony Dollars of 1979-1980, and Presidential Dollars of 2007-2020. In addition he has struck some "1970", "1975", and "1979" dated Eisenhower Dollars over-struck on genuine Ike Dollars from 1971-1978. To see and read about the full size over-struck Ike Dollars, follow this link: Moonlight Mint Production Blog. |
