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The moon is on the back of all 1970s Eisenhower dollars. It was in recognition of the moon landing.

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What is a dollar coin with the landing of the moon on the back worth it's a 1972?

A 1972 Eisenhower dollar coin, featuring the Apollo 11 moon landing on the reverse, is a common coin with a value of around $1 to $3 in circulated condition. If the coin is in mint state or proof condition, it could be worth slightly more to collectors.


What size was a 1972 copper nickel silver dollar coin?

The 1972 Eisenhower dollar coin was made of a copper-nickel composition and had a diameter of 38.1 mm (1.5 inches). It featured a design of President Dwight D. Eisenhower on the obverse and an eagle landing on the moon on the reverse.


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??? Roosevelt is on the dime, not the dollar. If you have a large coin (about 38 mm in diameter) with a picture of an eagle landing on the moon on its back side, you have an EISENHOWER dollar. Assuming it's from circulation, it's made of copper-nickel, not silver, and is only worth face value.


How is the moon like a dollar?

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What does a 1978 dollar look like?

Take a dollar out of your wallet. It looks pretty much like that. If you mean the dollar coin, it was considerably larger than any modern US coin; the front had a profile of Eisenhower and the back was an eagle landing on the Moon.


What is the value of a 1972 Eisenhower Dollar Coin worth the eagle has a large circle over his head with some undistinguisable markings in the circle?

That circle can be viewed almost any night -- it is the moon above us. In circulated condition, that coin has no added value.


What coin has a moon on it?

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What does a 1976 Eisenhower bicentenial coin looks like?

The front looks the same as any other Eisenhower dollar, but with 1776-1976 for the date. Then on the back, it shows the Liberty Bell and the moon.


When was the last mission to the moon by the USA?

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1969 first man on the moon silver dollar?

Yes, I have the Republic of the Marshall Islands "First Men on the Moon" $5 Commemorative Coin


What is on the back of us silver dollar?

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What does the dollar bill and the moon have in common?

They both have a circular shape and feature historical figures on them.