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Eisenhower Centennial Dollar
Public Law 100 – 467 - 100th Congress - This Act may be cited as the "Dwight David Eisenhower Commemorative Coin Act of 1988". To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue one-dollar coins in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Dwight David Eisenhower. The design of the coin shall have the likeness of Dwight David Eisenhower on the obverse side of such coin; and have an illustration of the home of Dwight David Eisenhower located in the Gettysburg National Historic Site on the reverse side of such coin.
• The "Secretary" shall mint and issue one-dollar coins in commemoration of the one hundredth anniversary of
the birth of Dwight David Eisenhower.
• The Secretary shall issue not more than 4,000,000 coins and shall contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent
copper.
• The silver coins authorized under this title may be issued in uncirculated and proof qualities, except that not
more than one facility of the United States Mint may be used to strike each such quality
Approved October 3, 1988. (The Secretary may begin selling the coins on January 1, 1990. The
Secretary may not mint coins after December 31, 1990.)
Background
Only a single commemorative coin was issued for 1990, representing a lull in the multiple coins seen for past and future years. The 1990 Eisenhower Silver Dollar was issued to mark the centennial of the birth of Dwight D. Eisenhower on October 14, 1890. He is honored as both a five-star General and the 34th President of the United States.
Released on January 16, 1990, this coin was authorized to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the birth of Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Characteristics
The obverse design of the coin features profiles of Dwight D. Eisenhower as a Five-Star General and President.
The reverse of the coin features the Eisenhower Gettysburg National Historical Site.
Surcharges from the sale of the coins was used to reduce the public debt.
The 1990 Eisenhower Silver Dollar had a maximum authorized mintage of 4,000,000 coins across the available options.
The US Mint's final mintage for the coins was 1,144,461 proof coins and 241,669 uncirculated coins.