The 1972 Eisenhower Dollar is 38.1 mm in diameter and weighs 24.59 grams.
Copper Sunrise was created in 1972.
November 2, 1972 fell on a Thursday.
Lonely Planet was created in 1972.
Ceylon was renamed Sri Lanka in 1972 when it became a republic and shifted to a new constitution.
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None. It is copper-nickel. Half dollars stopped containing any silver after 1970 for circulation issues.
None. Unless the coin has an "S" mintmark, it is a normal copper-nickel coin made out of the same composition as the dime, quarter and half-dollar and is only worth $1.
Peace dollars were only struck from the end of 1921 until 1935. If your coin is dated 1972 it's an Eisenhower dollar and it's made of copper-nickel, not silver, and is only worth face value.
It's easy to tell 1972 Ike dollars apart. If it has no mint mark or a D above the date, it's made of copper-nickel and is worth face value to maybe $1.25 in circulated condition. If it has an S mint mark it's made of 40% clad silver and might be worth about $7, mostly for its silver content. Some other years saw more varieties, but even so they're still simple to tell apart. The silver issues are lighter in color than the copper-nickel ones. Also the edge on a copper-nickel dollar will plainly show its copper color, while the edge on a silver-clad coin will be somewhat grayish.
Not Susan B. Anthony - President Eisenhower! And not silver, either - copper-nickel. In any case all circulating dollar coins dated 1971 or later are only worth face value. They do not contain any precious metals like silver or gold, only copper-nickel or brass.
It's either not JFK or not a dollar. JFK is on the half dollar. President Eisenhower was on the dollar in 1972. Regardless, it's made of the same material as all other clad coins. It has outer layers of 25% nickel and 75% copper bonded to a core of 100% copper. If you have one in circulated condition, it is only worth face value.
All circulating half dollars dated 1971 and later are made of copper-nickel, using the same "sandwich" composition as dimes and quarters.
A 1972 silver dollar, known as the Eisenhower dollar, weighs about 24.59 grams. It is composed of 40% silver and 60% copper.
If it has an S mint mark and a whitish color, it's made of copper and silver. If it has a D mint mark above the date or no mint mark (Phila.) it's actually made of copper and nickel. Please see the Related Question for more.
AnswerMintage = 92,548,511Considered common, in circulated condition, it has no added value.A nice uncirculated one is worth about $2.50AnswerDespite the name "silver dollar", circulation-issue 1972 dollars were struck in copper-nickel. There were collector pieces struck in 40% silver. These should still be in their presentation cases and are worth maybe $5 or so.
All circulation-strike half dollars dated 1971 and later are made of copper-nickel, not silver. There are many rumors and myths that the coins actually contain some silver but these are all false. The composition is the same as that of dimes and quarters.
All circulation half-dollar dated 1971 and later were struck in copper-nickel. The last half dollars containing silver were minted in 1970 and silver proof sets weren't minted again until 1992. Please see the Related Question for more.