Astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins journeyed to the lunar satellite by way of Apollo 11, whose mission insignia, designed by Collins and James Cooper, appears on the reverse (tail’s side) of the Ike dollar in a slightly modified form. Those who remember 1969 will also recall another major news headline from the year - the landing of the first men on the moon. Mint Chief Engraver Frank Gasparro captures a portrait of Eisenhower, who passed away at the age of 78 in 1969. The Eisenhower dollar honors one of America’s greatest World War II generals and presidents, Dwight D.
