Type C reverse was used on all Philadelphia business strikes and primarily on the Denver issues. Breen reports that a few of the Denver issues have been reported with the type B reverse and these are rare. As with the 1969 proofs, the type B reverse was used exclusively on the S-mint coinage.
Varieties:
- 1971. Doubled die reverse. (FS#25¢-027.7)
- 1971-D. Doubled die reverse. Several different DDR exist. (FS#25¢-027.8)
Mintage:
| Philadelphia | Denver | San Francisco |
| 109,284,000 | 258,634,428 | 3,220,733 |