These are pieces made from carefully selected blanks that have been highly polished before being fed to the presses. Cupro-nickel dollar coins also will be made for general circulation, but will not appear until late in the year.
The Mint plans to produce 150 million of the silver content coins. It is emphasized that orders will not be accepted prior to July 1, 1971. The Mint will announce ordering details for these collectors’ coins shortly. Rossides, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, Enforcement and Operations, today announced the following premium prices for special Eisenhower dollar coins to be made of a 40 percent silver alloy:
