Honoring both President Dwight D. Eisenhower and the first landing on the moon, this design is the work of Chief Engraver Frank Gasparro, whose initals are on the truncation and below the eagle. The reverse is an adaptation of the offical Apollo 11 insignia. Collectors coins were struck in both 40% silver composition and circulation issue copper-nickel.

Since 1971, the dies for the Eisenhower dollar have been modified several times by changing the relief, strengthing the design and making the world above the eagle more defined. Low relief (variety 1) dies, with flattened world and three islands off Florida were used for all proofs of 1971, uncirculated silver of 1971 and most copper-nickel coins of 1972.

High relief ( variety II ) dies, with round world and weak or indistinct islands, were used for all proofs of 1971 and all silver issues of 1972, and the reverse of some exceptional and scarce Philadelphia copper-nickel coins of 1972.

Improved high relief reverse dies ( variety III ), were used for late 1972Philadelphia copper-nickel coins and for all subsequent issues. Modified high relief dies were also used on all issues beginning in 1973. A few 1974D and 1977D dollars in silver clad composition were made in error.

Bicentennial coinage dated 1776-1976. The obverse remained the same but the reverse was changed to the Liberty Bell superimposed on the moon. This design was the work of Dennis R. Williams

These duel dated coins were included in the various offerings of proof and uncirculated, they were also struck for general circulation