~570 million struck; the last big-format dollar before the mini SBA.
Too big for pockets and unloved by commerce, the clad Ike circulated mainly in casinos. It died in 1978, replaced by the equally unloved Susan B. Anthony — proving that America's dollar-coin problem was never about size.
Ikes are the cheapest way to own a physically massive US dollar — many trade barely above their $0.28 melt.
Check these before treating any coin as melt. Think you have one? Check recent auction records before selling, and read the grading basics first.
Never clean a coin. Ever. Cleaning permanently destroys collector value — dark original toning is worth more than shiny damage.
Gear that settles it: an electromagnetic verifier, a calibrated scale and calipers — counterfeit basics.
Clad circulation Ikes: barely, except nice uncirculated pieces and the 1972 Type 2 variety. The metal is worth about 28 cents.
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