Silver Dollars & Trade Dollars of the United States - A Complete Encyclopedia

1974-S Copper-Nickel Clad $1

Coinage Context

Copper-nickel clad Proofs: The Proof copper-nickel 1974-S Eisenhower dollars were issued only in the Proof sets of this year.

Numismatic Information

Readily available: 1974-S copper-nickel Proof dollars are readily available in gem preservation, Very few examples of this date have been certified by PCGS, probably due to their low value. Of- ten, for coins such as this, the cost of certification is more than the value of the coins themselves. As of January 1993, just three PR-65 specimens were listed, with 16 coins at the PR-66 level, 44 pieces at the PR-67 level, and 13 specimens at the PR-68 level, with none higher.

Varieties
Proofs:
1. 1974-S copper-nickel clad. Proofs only. Included in the sets.

1974-S Eisenhower: Market Values

1974-S Eisenhower: Summary of Characteristics

Proofs:
Enabling legislation: Act of July 23, 1965 (clad metal), Act of December 31, 1970, and others.
Weight (copper-nickel clad): 350 grains (tolerance 4%); outer layers of .750 copper and .250 nickel bonded to inner core of pure copper.
Dies prepared (approximate): Obverse: 1,045;
Reverse: 747.
Business strike mintage: None.

Proof mintage: 2,612,568.
Comment on availability, Proof-65 or better: The vast majority of coins of this date fall into this category.
Comment on availability, Proof-64: Scarcer than preceding (for now).
Comment on availability, Proof-63: Still scarcer. Comment on availability, Proof-60 to 62: Proof coins in this grade are definitely in the minority.
Commentary Gem Proofs are readily available.