1979 (D) Susan B. Anthony Dollar

Coin Details

Auction Record

$1,528 MS68 01-04-2017 Heritage Auctions

Description

Produced at the Denver Mint, the 1979 (D) Susan B. Anthony Dollar is part of the Susan B. Anthony Dollars 1979-1999 series. The U.S. Mint produced 288.0 million examples, making this ranked 2nd of 4 mint variants by mintage, with 26% of production. The obverse features Susan B. Anthony facing right, the first woman depicted on a U.S. circulating coin and the reverse displays an eagle landing on the moon, adapted from the Apollo 11 mission patch. First year of the Susan B. Anthony Dollar — the first circulating U.S. coin to depict a real woman. The 1979-P Wide Rim (Near Date) variety is scarcer than the standard Narrow Rim. Public rejection was immediate due to confusion with the quarter. Denver's mint evolved from a frontier assay office into one of the nation's primary coin production facilities, opening in 1906. Estimated market value ranges from $1 to $7 depending on grade and condition. Struck in 75% copper, 25% nickel over a pure copper center, weighing 8.1 grams, 26.5 mm in diameter, with a reeded edge. Cataloged as PCGS #9572.