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I take it you mean the Franklin half dollars ('48 - '63). There were no business strike dollar coins during that time period.
The Ike dollars were controversial as Ike was against debasing silver coins and the business strikes bearing his likeness were cupro-nickel. They tried to get around that by striking collectors' editions in actual silver; however, the unpopularity of general circulation coins of that size with no intrinsic value caused the Ike's demise. Even a reduction in size to the current dimensions of base metal dollar coins has not made them acceptable. The days of the "cartwheels" are gone; until, they can find a gimmick as alluring as precious metals ... maybe Gummy Dollars!
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