The other coins in the roll widely varied as far as their dates were concerned. It was the only silver-copper clad composition coin in that roll, but I’m not going to complain about it. 791 copper, the coin contains 0.3161 ounce or 8.9613 grams of silver. Minted on a planchet with an outer layer composed of. She was happy to get rid of the odd-sized coins, and I was thrilled to take them off her hands.ĭesigned by Frank Gasparro, the coin is 38.1 millimeters in diameter and weighs 24.59 grams. Knowing that I would be interested in any large-sized dollar coins that showed up during the course of business, she held the roll aside until she saw me. I found this piece in a roll of Ikes that was saved specifically for me by one of my favorite tellers.
My cultivated friendships with the tellers at my bank had a direct effect on my being able to add this coin to my collection for face value.
Look at this silver clad 1972-S Eisenhower dollar, for example. I might succeed, as a result of those efforts, in discovering even more coins like the one that I am featuring here.
