Bicentennial coins - The special quarter dollar, half dollar and dollar struck from mid-1975 to the end of 1976 in honor of the 200th anniversary of American Independence.
A few dealers pay about 10% over face for rolls of lightly circulated bicentennial coins and a bit more for uncirculated ones.
Because very large quantities of the circulation-variety commemoratives were minted, the bicentennial coins are still often found in everyday commerce and carry no premium over face value.
I have a bag (or large bottle) of the special Bicentennial coins we used back in 1976; what are they worth?
Where are the mint marks on Morgan and Peace silver dollars and how do I judge their condition?
The Bicentennial coins exist with either the Variety 1 reverse (broad letters) or the Variety 2 (narrow letters). A small quantity of silver-clad dollars were made at the Denver Mint in error and may be found dated 1974-D, 1976-D or 1977-D.
- usually refers to special coins minted for the 200th anniversary of the United States of America. US Quarters, Half Dollars and the Eisenhower dollar dated 1976 had a special commemorative type reverse designs. Some Bicentennial coins were minted ...
The last silver clad dollars were the Bicentennial coins. They entered circulation in July of 1975. Among these pieces were 4 million three coin sets containing Proof Bicentennial silver clad coins from the San Francisco Mint.
fact, even in our own era in the late 20th century the Mint continues to do this, as in the restriking of denominations from Lincoln cents to Kennedy half dollars in the mid-1960s from earlier-dated dies, the pre-striking of 1976 Bicentennial coins ...
 See also: Copper, Half Dollar, Reverse, Quarter, Revers
  
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