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Susan B. Anthony Dollar |
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1979 - 1999
Susan B. Anthony was the first women to be
honored by having her likeness appear on a circulating United
States coin. In 1978, President Jimmy Carter signed the Susan
B. Anthony Dollar Coin Act into law (Public Law 95-447). This
law amended the Coinage Act of 1965, changing the size,
weight, and design of the one-dollar coin. On July 2, 1979,
the U. S. Mint officially released the Susan B. Anthony coin
in Rochester, NY, the home of Susan B. Anthony during the most
politically active years of her life. In 1979, 757,813,744
coins were produced. Additional coins were dated 1980, 1981 (numanistic
items only), and 1999. Ultimately, the United States Mint
produced 888,842,452 Susan B. Anthony coins for circulation.
In 1997, Congress passed the United States $1 Coin Act (Public
Law 104-124, Sec. 4), replacing the Susan B. Anthony dollar
with the golden dollar coin. The golden color of this new
coin, combined with a smoother edge and wider border, helps to
more easily differentiate it from a quarter. The act also
authorized the Secretary of Treasury to continue to mint Susan
B. Anthony coins until such time as the production of new
golden coins was ready. In 1999, the final 41,368,000 Susan B.
Anthony coins were minted.
A total of 847.5 million Susan B. Anthony Dollar Coins were
minted for circulation in 1979 and 1980, and 9.7 million coins
for numismatic sets only in 1981.
Overview
Though it is round, The Susan B. Anthony dollar may appear
11-sided, due to an 11-sided rim bordering the edge of both
sides. The original design called for the coin itself to be an
11-sided hendecagon, but vending machine manufacturers
protested this plan, claiming that available vending machine
technology could only accommodate round coins without
extensive (and expensive) retooling.
Because of their similar size and color, it was found to be
very easy to mistake the coin for a quarter. The
originally-planned hendecagon-shaped edge, which would have
distinguished it from the quarter, had been replaced with a
depiction of an hendecagon and the same reeded edge as the
quarter, thus compounding the confusion. It was unpopular and
was disparagingly referred to as the "Carter quarter" or the
"Anthony quarter." 888,842,452 Anthony dollars were produced
for circulation (Additional dollars were produced as
numismatic items).
The coin was released July 2, 1979. A $1 postage stamp, Scott
#1612, was released nationwide on the same day, allowing
philatelic/numismatic first day souvenirs to be produced.
While a large quantity were produced in 1979, they failed to
circulate well (despite the slogan "Carry three for Susan B.")
and a minimal number were produced in 1980. In 1981, none were
produced for circulation, but instead were produced for
numismatic sets marketed by the Mint. Many of those have been
broken, and it is not unusual to find 1981-dated coins.
At the end of production, the Treasury was left with hundreds
of millions of the coins in its vaults.
In the 1980s and into the 1990s, vending machines (especially
postal and transit machines) began to take higher denomination
notes, when previously they had been effectively limited to
dollar notes. While change could be given in quarters and
smaller coins, more and more such machines began to give
change in dollar coins. This led to an increased call on the
Treasury's supply. By 1998, the Treasury's stock of dollar
coins was near exhaustion. The Mint lacked the legal authority
to change the design of the coin, and it was not deemed
possible to release the new Sacagawea dollar earlier than
2000. Accordingly, after the longest hiatus for the same
design of a circulating coin in U.S. history (one year longer
than for the Morgan silver dollar), the coin was restruck in
1999.
Since the Sacagawea dollar's 2000 introduction, the Susan B.
Anthony dollar circulated along with it--the two coins have
identical metallic signatures to vending machines. The
Presidential $1 Coin Act of 2005, which initially proposed
taking all remaining Susan B. Anthony dollars out of
circulation, merely directed the Secretary of Treasury to take
a deeper look into the matter and report back to Congress
sometime in 2006.
Collecting the Susan B. Anthony dollar
The Anthony dollar is notable for numismatists because (as of
2007) it was the last coin produced for circulation by the San
Francisco Mint.
The Susan B. Anthony dollar is relatively simple to collect.
It is a short series with large mintages. Referred to
affectionately by collectors as the "Susie B," the basic
circulated set includes just 11 coins. The basic proof set
includes 6 coins. There are several important varieties that
can also be collected. In the circulated set, the 1979 P "Near
Date" also commonly known as the "Wide Rim" is rather scarce.
In the proof set, the main varieties are the 1979 Type I and
Type II mintmarks and the 1981 Type I and Type II mintmarks.
A growing segment of Anthony dollar collectors are looking for
coins with Full Talons. Like Full Bell Lines on the Franklin
half dollar, Full Head on the Standing Liberty Quarter, and
Full Split Bands on the Mercury and Roosevelt Dime, Full Talon
(abbreviated FT) coins are recognized as having a superior
strike. While the FT designation is not yet recognized by any
major Third Party Grading companies, it is increasingly
popular. The designation refers to the talons on the feet of
the eagle on the reverse. Often, either due to poor strike or
clogged dies, the eagle has "blob feet," without
distinguishable toes. To qualify for FT, the talons must be
fully separated and rounded, without any marks or weakness.
The ultimate FT also shows the folds of skin on the toes. FT
is not a function of die state, as FT coins are known on late
state dies as well as early state dies.
Specifications:
Denomination
Designed By Frank Gasparro
Designer's Initial FG
Composition Cupro-Nickel, 12.5% Ni,
Weight 8.1 g
Diameter 1.04 in. 26.50 mm
Thickness 2.00mm
Edge Reeded
No. of Reeds 133
1999 SUSAN B. ANTHONY & 2000 SACAGAWEA DOLLARS - UNC
W@W! Susan B. Anthony Dollars set 1979 (all mints) {NR}
W@W! Susan B. Anthony Dollar GOLD PLATED 1979 {NR}
BEAUTIFUL SUSAN B ANTHONY DOLLAR-ONLY MINTED 4 YEARS
BEAUTIFUL SUSAN B ANTHONY DOLLAR-ONLY MINTED 4 YEARS
US Coins 1999-P Susan B. Anthony One Dollar, Proof
1999 Susan B. Anthony Dollar Coin BU
1979 P Susan B Anthony Dollar roll - $25 FACE
1979 S GEM PROOF Susan B Anthony Dollar Type 1 US Coins
1980 S GEM PROOF Susan B Anthony Dollar US COIINS Cameo
1981 S GEM PROOF Susan B Anthony Dollar Type 1 US Coins
1979 P Susan B. Anthony dollar uncirculated
1980 S Susan B Anthony ROLL 25 UNCIRCULATED DOLLARS
1981 SUSAN B. ANTHONY P,D,S DOLLAR MINT SET
1981 S PROOF CAMEO SBA SUSAN B ANTHONY DOLLAR COIN
Susan B Anthony dollar coin stainless steel money clip
1979-S Susan B Anthony Dollar - Gem Proof Deep Cameo T1
1980-S Susan B Anthony Dollar - Gem Proof Deep Cameo
1981-S Susan B Anthony Dollar - Gem Proof Deep Cameo T1
1999-P Susan B Anthony Dollar - Gem Proof Deep Cameo
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