Copper-nickel, not silver.
In circulated condition, each of these coins is only worth $1. Uncirculated in MS63 condition 1971-D and 1972-D Eisenhower Dollars are worth $ 5 and $5, respectively.
None of the Eisenhower dollar coins (1971-1978) made for general circulation have any silver or are worth more than face value. Only Proof and collectors coins with "S mintmarks sold from the US Mint contain any silver, and that's just 40%. NOTE: Because no Ike dollars were included in the 1971 & 1972 Uncirculated Mint sets sold from the US Mint, typical Mint State coins from 1971 & 1972 do have values of $2.00 to $8.00 depending on the grade and mintmark
The Eisenhower dollars made for everyday use do NOT have any silver in them regardless of date or mintmark. ONLY special collectors coins sold from the Mint were struck in 40% silver and were not released for circulation by the US Mint.
If your 1972 coin is a uncirculated example it may be worth about $5.00 because the 1971 & 1972 issue coins were not included in the Uncirculated Mint sets sold from the Mint in those years. In general none of the coins made for circulation have any silver and are not worth more than face value. Only proof and uncirculated collectors coins sold from the Mint have premiums. The Mint did offer Proof and Uncirculated coins in 1971-1976 that were struck in 40% silver.
1971 or 1972
Shrek was bornMarch 14, 1971/1972
The Eisenhower dollars from 1971-1978 struck for an taken from circulation have no silver and only have face value. Proof and special collectors coins sold from the Philadelphia Mint are the only coins of this series that are above face value.
8-14-11>>> US Kennedy half dollars made for general circulation dated 1971 to 2011 are not silver. The coin is face value.
All 1971 & 1972 Eisenhower "S" mintmark dollars are 40% silver. The value is about $12.00.
8-2-11>>> The Eisenhower dollars from 1971-1978 struck for an taken from circulation have no silver and only have face value. Proof and special collectors coins sold from the Mint are the only coins of this series that are above face value. For 1971 and 1972 all "S" mintmark coins are 40% silver clad coins.
None of the Eisenhower dollar coins (1971-1978) made for general circulation have any silver or are worth more than face value. Only some of the Proof and collectors coins with "S mintmarks sold from the US Mint contain any silver, and that's just 40%. NOTE: Because no Ike dollars were included in the 1971 & 1972 Uncirculated Mint sets sold from the US Mint, typical Mint State coins from 1971 & 1972 do have values of $2.00 to $8.00 depending on the grade and mintmark.
None of the Eisenhower dollar coins (1971-1978) made for general circulation have any silver or are worth more than face value. Only Proof and collectors coins with "S mintmarks sold from the US Mint contain any silver, and that's just 40%. NOTE: Because no Ike dollars were included in the 1971 & 1972 Uncirculated Mint sets sold from the US Mint, typical Mint State coins from 1971 & 1972 do have values of $2.00 to $8.00 depending on the grade and mintmark
None of the Eisenhower dollar coins (1971-1978) made for general circulation have any silver or are worth more than face value. Only Proof and collectors coins with "S mintmarks sold from the US Mint contain any silver, and that's just 40%. NOTE: Because no Ike dollars were included in the 1971 & 1972 Uncirculated Mint sets sold from the US Mint, typical Mint State coins from 1971 & 1972 do have values of $2.00 to $8.00 depending on the grade and mintmark
They're still worth one dollar each.
None of the Eisenhower dollar coins (1971-1978) made for general circulation have any silver or are worth more than face value. Only Proof and collectors coins with "S mintmarks sold from the US Mint contain any silver, and that's just 40%. NOTE: Because no Ike dollars were included in the 1971 & 1972 Uncirculated Mint sets sold from the US Mint, typical Mint State coins from 1971 & 1972 do have values of $2.00 to $8.00 depending on the grade and mintmark.
The Eisenhower dollars made for everyday use do NOT have any silver in them regardless of date or mintmark. ONLY special collectors coins sold from the Mint were struck in 40% silver and were not released for circulation by the US Mint.
The 1971 through 1974 coins are only worth face value. All circulating half dollars minted since 1971 are made of copper-nickel rather than silver. As for the "1975" half, please check again. No US half dollars were dated 1975. Quarters, halves, and dollars minted both that year and in 1976 were all dual-dated 1776-1976 Bicentennial coins.
Silver Eagles are one ounce bullion coins that were first made in 1986, a one dollar coin dated 1972 is a Eisenhower dollar (1971-1978) and none of them made for circulation have any silver or any collectible value.