Which U.S. dollar coin featured the Liberty Bell superimposed on the Moon for the 1976 Bicentennial?

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The Eisenhower dollar featured the Liberty Bell superimposed on the Moon for the 1976 United States Bicentennial. The special reverse was designed by Dennis R. Williams, while the obverse retained the portrait of President Dwight D. Eisenhower.

The Bicentennial dollar was part of a three-coin series. The other temporary reverse designs appeared on the Washington quarter and Kennedy half dollar. All three denominations carried the dual date 1776–1976, even though some coins were struck in 1975.

The dollar design linked two powerful American symbols: the Liberty Bell represented independence, while the Moon recalled the country’s achievements in space exploration. The coin’s size and weight were inherited from the Eisenhower dollar series, which circulated from 1971 through 1978.

Collectors sometimes confuse this coin with the ordinary Eisenhower dollar reverse, which depicts an eagle and the Moon based on the Apollo 11 mission insignia. The Liberty Bell-and-Moon design was used only for the Bicentennial issue.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Oct. 2026

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