United States 1973-S dollar
The mint ceased production of silver dollars in 1935. It was proposed to revive the Peace dollar in 1964, and several hundred thousand were made, but none were released. In 1971, a new design was released, featuring the recently deceased president Eisenhower. The Philadephia and Denver mints struck these in copper-nickel for circulation while the San Francisco mint struck proofs and "uncirculated" in billon (40% silver). In 1973, the Eisenhower dollar was included with the regular proof sets; these were the same copper-nickel composition as the Denver and Philadelphia issues. There was little demand for these dollars outside of casinos and production was terminated in 1978.
Recorded Mintage: 1,883,140 plus 1,013,646 proofs plus 2,760,339 proofs in copper-nickel.
Specification: KM 203: 22.68 g, copper-nickel clad copper; KM 203a: 24.59 g, 0.400 fine silver, 38.1 mm diameter, reeded edge.
Catalog reference: KM 203 (copper-nickel), KM 203a (billon).
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