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1972-S Silver, NIFC
| Weight | 24.59 g |
| Diameter | 38.1 mm |
| Mint | San Francisco |
| Strike | NIFC (Not Intended for Circulation) |
| Mintage | 2,193,056 Combined mintage for all 1972-S Silver varieties |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Alignment | ↑↓ Coin |
| Composition | 40% Silver, 60% Copper |
| Melt value | — |
| Designer | Frank Gasparro |
| Collector's Key ID | CK-4817 |
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No additional varieties recorded for this strike.
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The 1972-S Silver NIFC continued the Blue Pack Uncirculated program in the second year at 2,193,056 pieces, a substantial step down from the 1971 launch-year figure of 6.87 million. The Mint distributed the issue again through the dedicated Blue Pack, separate from the standard annual proof set and the Brown Pack 40% Silver Proof Set, and collector demand had stabilized at the post-launch baseline rather than the inaugural-year peak. Frank Gasparro's Eisenhower obverse and the Apollo-11-derived eagle reverse remained unchanged on the 24.59-gram 40 percent silver planchet. The satin business-strike finish that defines the Blue Pack Uncirculated continued without modification across the year's production.
Strike quality on the 1972-S Silver NIFC is consistently sharp because Blue Pack production maintained higher die-pair standards than circulation strikes. Most surviving examples grade MS65 to MS67 from sealed Blue Packs, with PCGS, the Professional Coin Grading Service, and NGC populations cluster at MS66 and MS67. The 24.59-gram silver planchet picks up contact and toning marks readily under any handling outside the sealed pack, so cracked-out raw examples often show fingerprints, milky toning, or minor mark issues. No major varieties are documented for the 1972-S Silver NIFC.
This is a regular issue and the second Blue Pack NIFC date. Pricing trails the 1971-S Silver NIFC at most grades because the lower base mintage produces a smaller pool but also lower collector demand, since the 1971 launch-year status anchors the series collecting profile more strongly. Sealed Blue Pack sets remain the standard source. The 1972-S Silver NIFC pairs with the 1972-S Silver Proof as the year's two collector-only silver options, and the price differential between the Blue Pack and Brown Pack mainly tracks the proof-versus-business-strike finish rather than any composition difference. For the Blue Pack program history and the year-by-year Uncirculated silver distribution figures, see the Eisenhower Dollar series history.
Reference data only — not an appraisal.
| Grade | Description | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| G-4 | Good (G) | — | — |
| VG-8 | Very Good (VG) | — | — |
| F-12 | Fine (F) | — | — |
| VF-20 | Very Fine (VF) | — | — |
| EF-40 | Extremely Fine (EF) | — | — |
| AU-50 | About Uncirculated (AU) | — | — |
| MS-60 | Uncirculated (MS) | — | — |
| MS-63 | Choice Uncirculated (MS) | — | — |
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