1972 Eisenhower Dollars : Type 1 - Low Relief Reverse

Clad Composition

Mintage: 75,890,000
Minted at: Philadelphia (No Mint Mark)

Designer - Engraver: Frank Gasparro
Metal Composition: 91.67% Copper - 8.33% Nickel

Diameter: 38.1 mm
Mass / Weight: 22.68 grams

What This Coin Looks Like (Obverse, Reverse, Mint Mark Location, Special Features, etc.):
1972 Type 1 Eisenhower Ike Dollar
One major variety is the 1972 Type 1 Eisenhower "Ike" Dollar - also known as Variety 1. The varieties of this year largely deal with the styling of the depiction of earth on the reverse of the coin and the differences are very subtle - but easy to distinguish.

The Type 1 dollar features three islands off the coast of Florida - All of them are east of the eastern edge of the Gulf of Mexico (or western edge of Florida). This variety is of lower relief and was used in most copper-clad and uncirculated silver dollars of 1971 and most copper-clad 1972 dollars.

The Type 2 dollar features a higher relief and rounder earth - but the islands are very indistinct. Usually the islands appear to lump into one very large island or indentation where the islands would normally appear on the coin. This variety was used in most proof dollar coins of 1971 and all silver dollars of 1972. This variety is also found on a very few copper-clad Ike dollars in 1972 - and this is an extremely rare and valuable variety!

The last major variety is the Type 3 Eisenhower dollar which also features a high relief strike. Except this variety has 3 very clearly visible islands like the type 1 variety. The difference is that the upper-left island extends in towards the Gulf of Mexico - far past the western edge of Florida. The bottom-left island is also larger and is oriented more towards the west. This design type was used for later 1972 dollars and in the years afterwards.

The difference between the 1972 Type 1 vs Type 2 vs Type 3 Eisenhower Dollar varieties is depicted below in the example comparison image:

1972 Type 1 vs Type 2 vs Type 3 Eisenhower Ike Dollar - Difference and Comparison


Coin Value Chart: Typical Coin Prices, Values and Worth in USD based on Grade/Condition
Good
(G-4)
Very Good
(VG-8)
Fine
(F-12)
Very Fine
(VF-20)
Extremely Fine
(EF-40)
About Uncirculated
(AU-50)
Uncirculated
(MS-60)
Uncirculated
(MS-63)
Proof
(PR-65)
-------$6.81-

USA Coin Book Estimated Value of 1972 Eisenhower Dollar (Type 1 - Low Relief Reverse Variety) is Worth $6.81 or more in Uncirculated (MS+) Mint Condition. Click here to Learn How to use Coin Price Charts. Also, click here to Learn About Grading Coins. The Melt Value shown below is how Valuable the Coin's Metal is Worth (bare minimum value of coin). Click here to see the Melt Value of every US Coin.


MELT VALUE: $0.2212










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