Nixon, who served as vice president during Eisenhower's presidency, was sworn in as president two months before Eisenhower died.ĭebate on the dollar coin measure, however, bogged down over metallic composition. The proposal for the dollar coin for Eisenhower had widespread, nonpartisan support. Up to that time, the last circulating dollar had been produced in 1935 bearing the Peace designs.
A dollar coin had not been produced since 1965, when 1964-D Peace dollars were struck (and destroyed before entering circulation). Soon after Eisenhower's death, legislation calling for a dollar coin depicting his likeness was introduced in Congress. The Eisenhower dollar traces its birth to the March 28, 1969, death of military hero and 34th President Dwight David Eisenhower. Circulating dollar honors military hero, president
