Two Ikes are better than one! With this offer you get both the 1973-D and 1974-D clad Ike dollars. Until the debut of the Eisenhower dollar in 1971, large dollar coins had been absent from the U.S. Mint's lineup since the end of the Peace series in 1935. By modern standards, the Ike's elephantine size was awkward for use in commerce – especially when compared to a pocketful of svelte paper dollars – no doubt a contributing factor to the series' short run of only eight years.