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

1977-S Copper-Nickel Clad $1

Coinage Context

Proofs only: The 1977-S Eisenhower dollars were minted on copper-nickel clad planchets, and only in Proof finish.

Numismatic Information Availability: Gem Proofs are readily available on the market today.

Certification: Just 142 specimens of this date had been submitted to PCGS as of January 1993. Of these coins, only three pieces failed to make the Proof-65 or finer grade range. This speaks highly of the San Francisco Mint's quality control efforts. As is the case with other Proof Eisenhower dollars, relatively few have been submitted to commercial grading services, as the cost of certifying the coins is often more than the value of the coins themselves.

Varieties
Proofs:
1. 1977-S copper-nickel clad. Proofs only. Issued with the sets.

1977-S Eisenhower: Market Values

1977-S Eisenhower: Summary of Characteristics

COPPER-NICKEL CLAD

Proofs:
Enabling legislation: Act of July 23, 1965 (clad metal), Act of December 31, 1970, and others.
Designer: Frank Gasparro.
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: 1,300; Reverse: 929.
Business strike mintage: None. Proof mintage: 3,251,152.
Comment on availability, Proof-65 or better: The vast majority of this issue is found in this category.
Comment on availability, Proof-64: Scarcer than above, but still common.
Comment on availability, Proof-63: Scarcer than above.
Comment on availability, Proof-60 to 63: Only a few are known in this category.

Commentary
Gem Proofs are readily available.