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

1978-S Copper-Nickel Clad $1

Coinage Context

Last Proof Ikes: The last Proof Eisenhower dollars were minted this year. Demand was slightly lower than for the 1977-S coins.

Numismatic Information

Availability: The Eisenhower dollar series ended this year with an outpouring of quality Proof specimens from the mint. Of the small number (173 coins) submitted to PCGS for grading opinions as of January 1993, none has received a grade lower than Proof-65.

Varieties

Proofs:
1. 1978-S copper-nickel clad. Proofs only. Issued with the sets.

1978-S Eisenhower: Market Values

1978-S Eisenhower: Summary of Characteristics

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: Obverse: 1,251; Reverse: 894.
Business strike mintage: None.
Proof mintage: 3,127,781.
Comment on availability, Proof-65 or better: The vast majority of this date exist in this category.
Comment on availability, Proof-64: Common. Comment on availability, Proof-63: Scarce. Comment on availability, Proof-60 to 62: Few are known in this low-level category.

Commentary
This, the final Proof issue in the Eisenhower series, is readily available in gem condition.