1 Dollar "Susan B. Anthony Dollar" obverse

1 Dollar "Susan B. Anthony Dollar" reverse

United States

1 Dollar "Susan B. Anthony Dollar" · “Susan B. Anthony Dollar”

United States · 1979–1999 · Copper

The coin

The story

The Susan B. Anthony Dollar: America's First Woman, and Its Most Famous Flop

In 1979 the United States put a real woman on a circulating coin for the first time — the suffragist Susan B. Anthony. Then it made the coin almost exactly the size and color of a quarter. America noticed, and never forgave it.

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Designer

Frank Gasparro

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Era

The Modern Dollar Experiments

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Catalogue

Issuer: United States
Years: 1979–1999
Metal: Copper

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Issues — by date & mint

3 listed · each its own page

19791 live · from $100.00 1979-S2 live · from $25.00 1981-S2 live · from $55.00

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Date19793 19812

MintS4 P1

Grade694 701

GraderPCGS5

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Live on eBay — 1979 · grade 70 · PCGS

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