Gary's 20th Century Type Set
$1 BICENTENNIAL CLAD 1976


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Set Details
Origin/Country: United States
Design Description: DOLLARS - EISENHOWER
Item Description: $1 1776-1976 D TYPE 2
Grade: PCGS MS 65
Owner: coinsbygary
 
Winning Set: Gary's 20th Century Type Set
Date Added: 9/7/2009
Research: See NGC's Census Report for this Coin

Owner's Description

The year 1976 was an exciting time in our country when we celebrated 200 years as an independent nation. Marking the occasion, our quarter-dollar, half-dollar, and dollar coins all featured patriotic commemorative designs. The reverse of this MS-65, 1976-D Type 2 Eisenhower Dollar features the Liberty Bell superimposed on the moon and signifies how far we have come as a nation in 200 years. However, the history of the “Space Race” is more recent. The “Space Race” started on October 7, 1957, when the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first satellite to orbit the earth. On May 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy announced a national goal of sending man to the moon and bringing him back safely before the end of the decade. On July 21, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the first humans to walk on the moon, essentially ending the space race and winning an important morale victory for the United States at the height of the cold war. This technologically difficult task showed the world what people could accomplish when they have the freedom to pursue their dreams. This is the “other” message in the reverse of the 1976 Eisenhower Dollar as the Liberty Bell represents our freedom and the moon represents our dream. There are two major types of 1976 copper-nickel Eisenhower Dollars minted at the Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco Mints. The reverse of the Type 1 dollar features broad letters in lower relief and the Type 2 features thinner, sharper letters.

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