Q. David Bowers
Commemorating: Centennial of the birth of Dwight D. Eisenhower
Obverse motif: Two portraits of Eisenhower
Reverse motif: Eisenhower's Gettysburg home
Authorization date: October 3, 1988
Dates on coins: 1990 (also 1890)
Date when coins were actually minted: 1990
Mints used: Philadelphia, West Point
Maximum quantity authorized: 4,000,000
Total quantity minted: Information not released by the Mint
Quantity melted: Information not released by the Mint
Net number distributed: 239,777 Uncirculated West Point coins; 1,137,805 Proof Philadelphia coins. (These figures are based on sales as of June 21, 1991.)
Issued by: U.S. Mint (early orders to P.O. Box 13636, Philadelphia, PA 19101-3636; later orders to P.O. Box 41996, Philadelphia, PA 19101-1996; inquiries about orders to Customer Service Center, United States Mint, 10001 Aerospace Road, Lanham, MD 20706) Standard original packaging: Various (see text)
Official sale prices: Proof Philadelphia Mint coins $25 in advance (later, $29); Uncirculated West Point Mint coins $ 23 in advance (later, $26; also available as part of the Prestige Proof set)
Designer of obverse: John Mercanti
Designer of reverse: Marcel Jovine (modeled by Chester Y. Martin)
Interesting facts: This coin is the only commemorative to feature more than one portrait of the same person on the same side; the building on the reverse is identified as EISENHOWER HOME, but it is not stated that it was his retirement home, not his birthplace.
(average market prices)
1990 (December) MS-65 $25
(average market prices)
1990 (December) Proof-65 $28