The piastre was a unit of currency originally equal to one silver dollar or peso. It served as major unit of currency of French Indochina and in the Ottoman Empire from 1885 to 1952. The term is unofficially used in Quebec Acadian slang as reference to the Canadian dollar.
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One dollar in 1970 was valued at $0.17 in 2011 dollars. Essentially what cost you $1 in 1970 would have cost you $5.71 in 2011 to purchase.
No one dollar US coins were made in 1970, 1971 was first year for the Eisenhower dollar and most are face value only.
From what country? The U.S. did not issue any dollar coins for circulation between 1936 and 1970 inclusive.
Please turn the coin over and check the denomination. It's a 50¢ piece. Please see the question "What is the value of a 1970 Kennedy half dollar?" for more information.
In 1970, one dollar was worth one dollar. Adjusted for inflation, one dollar in 1970 is just over $6 in 2014.