The SBA$ (2024)

The Susan B. Anthony Dollar
Facts & Figures, What Makes Up A Set, Anomalies, and More

The Design

Facts and Figures:

Obverse Design	Susan B. Anthony
Reverse Design	Apollo 11 Insignia, Eagle
Mintage years	1979-1981,1999
Mints	Philadelphia (P), Denver (D), San Francisco (S); Mint mark located behind Ms. Anthony's right shoulder
Composition	Cupro-Nickel Clad Outer layers: 75% Cu, 25% Ni Inner core: 100% pure copper Overall Composition: 87.5% copper; 12.5 % nickel
Edge	Reeded (133 reeds)
Weight	8.1 grams
Diameter	26.5mm (1.04")
Thickness	2.00mm
Obverse Designer	Frank Gasparro; Initials "FG" located below Ms. Anthony's left shoulder
Reverse Designer:	Frank Gasparro

COMMENTS: The Susan B. Anthony Dollar Act was signed into law byPresident Jimmy Carter on October 10, 1978. Production began inPhiladelphia on December 13, 1978, in Denver on January 9, 1979,and in San Francisco on February 2, 1979. The release date wasJuly 2, 1979. The Anthony Dollar is the first circulatingU.S. coin to feature a real woman. The "P" mint markwas used on a coin for only the second time in U.S. coinagehistory, the first time being on the War Nickels of 1942-1945.The 1999-P proof Anthony Dollar, along with the 1942-P 5¢, arethe only two proof coins to bear a "P" mint mark. TheAnthony Dollar also has the distinction of having the longestperiod of time between being struck. It was struck in 1981 andthen not struck again until 1999, a lapse of 18 years. Theprevious record was 17 years with the Morgan Dollar which wasstruck in 1904 and then not again until 1921.
NOTE: ThePeace Dollar was struck in 1935 and then again in 1964 (29years). However, the 1964 pieces were never issued and supposedlyall were destroyed.

DID YOU KNOW?

Twenty-seven nations worldwide use the Dollar as their circulating currency.

· Australia · The Bahamas · Barbados · Belize · Bermuda · Brunei · Canada · Cayman Islands ·
· Cook Islands · The East Caribbean States · Fiji · Guyana · Hong Kong · Jamaica ·
· Kiribati · Liberia · Namibia · New Zealand · Samoa · Singapore · Solomon Islands · Suriname ·
· Taiwan · Trinidad and Tobago · Tuvalu · United States of America · Zimbabwe ·

Mintage Figures &
What Makes Up A Set of Susan B. Anthony Dollars

Below are the mintage figures for all Susan B.Anthony Dollars struck by the United States Mint. Also includedin the list are the major varieties. What coins exactly make up a"complete" set is ALWAYS up to the individualcollector. Some may collect one of every year and from every mintstruck. Others will add major varieties, while some want everydie variety known for the series no matter how minor. Some maysimply collect just one of each year minted, yet others, such asmyself, collect anything and everything related to the particularcoin. The coins in the list below marked with an asterisk (*) areconsidered part of a conventional set of Susan B. AnthonyDollars.

Year/ Mintmark	Type	Mintage Total	Comments
*1979-P Narrow Border Variety	Unc.	360,222,000 (Includes both Narrow & Wide Border Varieties)	Photo and more information
*1979-P Wide Border Variety	Unc.	Unknown	Photo and more information
*1979-D	Unc.	288,015,744
*1979-S	Unc.	109,576,000
*1979-S Type 1 Mintmark	Proof	3,677,175 (Includes both Type 1 & Type 2 varieties)	Photo and more information
*1979-S Type 2 Mintmark	Proof	Mintage estimates range from 425,000 to 517,144	Photo and more information
*1980-P	Unc.	27,610,000
*1980-D	Unc.	41,628,708
*1980-S	Unc.	20,422,000
*1980-S	Proof	3,554,806
*1981-P	Unc.	3,000,000	Released only in 1981 Mint Sets
*1981-D	Unc.	3,250,000	Released only in 1981 Mint Sets
*1981-S	Unc.	3,492,000	Released only in 1981 Mint Sets
*1981-S Type 1 Mintmark	Proof	4,063,083 (Includes both Type 1 & Type 2 varieties)	Photo and more information
*1981-S Type 2 Mintmark	Proof	Estimated 330,000	Photo and more information
*1999-P	Unc.	29,592,000	Mintage resumed after 18 years, a record for U.S. coins
*1999-D	Unc.	11,776,000
*1999-P	Proof	749,090 (Maximum mintage had been set at 750,000)	Only the 2nd proof coin in U.S. history to bear a "P" mint mark. The other: 1942-P 5¢

Here Are Some Other CoinsThat Could Be Added
To A Susan B. Anthony Dollar Collection

Year/Mintmark	Type	Mintage Total	Comments
1979P,D,S	Unc.	N/A	First Day of Issue. Several private firms created these first Day covers.
Entire Series	N/A	N/A	Error Coins. Error coins have become very popular over the past few years and are a GREAT addition to any set of coins. Some types of errors that are available with a little searching are off centers, clips, blanks, broadstrikes, etc. Error coins create a fun challenge and add tremendous interest to ANY collection.	SBA DOLLAR STRUCK ON A FRAGMENT OBVERSE
Entire Series	N/A	N/A		REVERSE
No Date (1982)	Proof	3,857,479	Medal placed in the 1982 Proof Sets in place of an Anthony Dollar CLICK HERE TO READ MORE
Possibly Entire Series	Unc. and Proof	Unknown, but Unlimited	Anthony Dollar Autographed Collectibles

***WARNING***
The market is flooded with various plated and colorized AnthonyDollars.
These pieces ARE NOT U.S. Mint products.
The plating and/or colorization was added after the coins leftthe U.S. Mint.

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