Susan B Anthony Dollar

1. Susan B Anthony
2. Sacagawea Dollar
3. Susan B Anthony Dollar Value

Anthony dollar is a United States dollar coin minted from 1979 to 1981, when production was suspended due to poor public acceptance, and then again in 1999. Intended as a replacement for the larger Eisenhower dollar, the new smaller one-dollar coin went through testing of several shapes and compositions, but all were opposed by the vending machine industry, a powerful lobby. This copper-nickel clad coin is the first U.S. Small-size dollar coin. Anthony Dollars were issued 1979-1981 and a final time in 1999. The obverse of the Susan B. Anthony Dollar depicts the pioneer of women’s rights. The reverse honors the 1969 lunar landing. Engraver Frank Gasparro designed the Susan B. Anthony Dollars.

The Sacagawea dollar, along with the Presidential Dollar series, is one of the two current United States dollar coins. This coin was first minted in 2000 and depicts th woman Sacagawea, a member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Originally, since there was no known portrait of Sacagawea, the committee that chose Sacagawea for the coin specified the figure as Liberty depicted as a Native American woman inspired by Sacagawea. Sacagawea dollars began being minted in 2000. These coins were made to replace the unpopular Susan B. Anthony dollar coins which were often confused with quarters because of their similar size, similar ridged edge, and identical color. To remedy this problem, Sacagawea dollars were given a smooth outside edge and distinctive gold color which made it the only gold-colored coin in the United States that was circulating at the time.We offer Sacagawea Dollars in Singles, Rolls, and as a complete set including the proofs coins that come from US Proof Sets.

Most commonly remembered for its unpopularity within circulation, the Susan B. Anthony Dollar was minted during four years. The first three years of mintage were from 1979 to 1981, and following a lengthy gap in production, the final year of the series was 1999. The obverse of the coin features a portrait of the famous women’s suffragist and the reverse features an image of the eagle landing on the moon after the Apollo 11 mission insignia. The designer of the coin was Frank Gasparro.

In size, the Susan B. Anthony Dollar was between the quarter dollar and half dollar. This caused confusion within circulation when the coins were reportedly often confused with the quarter. After the short duration of the series, the US Mint would create an entirely new composition and color for the following Sacagawea Dollars, in an attempt to differentiate the coins better within circulation.

For the Susan B. Anthony Dollar series:

Susan B Anthony

• The highest mintages occurred for the 1979 Susan B. Anthony Dollar when large scale production took place ahead of the circulation release, in anticipation of high demand.
• The lowest mintages occurred in 1981, when the coins were only struck for inclusion in US Mint Sets.
• The gap between the 1981 and 1999 coin releases, represents the longest for any series of circulating U.S. coins.
• Proof coins were minted for each year of the series. The first three years proofs were struck at San Francisco, and for the last year proofs were struck in Philadelphia.
• Noted varieties like the Type 1 and Type 2 1979 and 1981 Proof coins and 1979 narrow and wide rim add some complexity to the short lived series.

Sacagawea Dollar

Susan B. Anthony Dollar Mintages

Susan B Anthony Dollar Value

Source: SusanBAnthonyDollar.org