Just Cause I Like 1971-D Eisenhower Dollar RDV-006

Dear JonS.7070
This is a 1971-D Reverse Die Variety 006 Eisenhower. Among Ike collectors the reverse is a major die variety. there are different
parts of the coin that are different than any other reverse of other Eisenhower's. The shape of the shore of the Gulf of Mexico is more
rounded. The Earth its self is more rounded. The Eagles eye brow is missing giving the Eagle a friendlier appearance. (Some thought the Eagle looked too aggressive at the time, Cold War)The Eagles Chest feathers are not as flared as the regular die. The separation between
the top two tail feathers is missing. The largest crater has two debris flow lines between "N" and "E". The crater over "LL" of "DOLLAR" has longer flow lines that frame the second "L". And Frank Gasparro added a touch to the left of the earth.The design for the Apollo 11 re-entry vehicles con-trail is present. As you can see there are quite a few things that make this variety of Ike quite unique. I have have enjoyed collecting them since I was a kid with the usual kid limited budget, but I liked the large dollars so I collected what I could afford. And still enjoy collecting them to this day. Now my on has started collecting them along with other
types. of coins.And I hope to give all of mine to my grand kids some day.

Chuck,

Ikes have different reverse dies that were used. Some have different configurations of the Islands on the world, for example.

This one called the "Friendly Eagle" is a die variety that has no major brow ridge over the eye of the eagle.

On the "usual" Ike, there is a ridge over the eye of the eagle that gives it a more "stern" look when compared to the eagle on this die variety.

Thanks,
Bill

Steve,
There was much discussion of that very subject on whether to call the 1971-D RDV-006 a type or a variety and the crew over at the Ike group web site decided on variety.

Thank You Jbuck that prety much covers it.
my typing is not that good.
again Thank You

It is my opinion that "types" are an intentional and easily noticed change to the design; whereas "varieties" are a possibly unintentional and difficult to notice change to the design.

I believe the Type II 1976 Eisenhower dollars were created to make the reverse eye appealing and consistent with the obverse. The Type II 1913 Buffalo nickels were created to prevent premature wear of the denomination. The Type II Standing Liberty quarter were created to correct what some called an "offensive" image of Liberty.

To sum it up, types are easy to differentiate, varieties are not!