Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 0
Proofs: 3,127,781

Designer: Frank Gasparro, the reverse based on a design by Michael Collins and James Cooper

Diameter: ±38.5 millimeters

Metal Content:
Outer layers - ±75% Copper, ±25% Nickel
Center - 100% Copper

Weight: ±350 grains (±22.7 grams)

Edge: Reeded

Mintmark: "S" (for San Francisco, California) between Eisenhower's head and the date

Images courtesy of Tom Mulvaney

Varieties:

Notes:
The finest Proof example graded by PCGS is a single PR-69. The finest Proof Cameo example graded by PCGS is a single PRCA-67. The finest Proof Deep Cameo example graded by PCGS is a single PRDC-70.

Sources and/or recommended reading:
"Walter Breen's Complete Encyclopedia of U.S. and Colonial Coins" by Walter Breen

"The PCGS Population Report, April 2003" by The Professional Coin Grading Service