1972 American One Dollar (also known as Ike Dollar)

Issue Year: 1972 Composition: Copper (91.67%), Nickel (8.33%) Diameter: 38.1 mm Weight: 22.68 g Edge: Reeded

History and Design: In 1972, the US Mint produced the normal copper-nickel coin for circulation at two mint branches, Philadelphia and Denver. Denver mint coins can be recognized by the small 'D' mintmark directly above the coin's date. Philadelphia coins can be identified by their lack of a mintmark.

OBVERSE - Features Dwight Eisenhower (American Army general and statesman who served as the 34th President of the United States from 1953 to 1961) the official motto of the US "IN GOD WE TRUST" and the year of issue.

REVERSE - Features Apollo 11 Mission insignia and the traditional US motto "E Pluribus Unum (Latin for "Out of many, one"), with "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" and "ONE DOLLAR" on the upper and lower periphery, respectively.