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USA Coin Book Estimated Value of 1980-S Susan B Anthony Dollar is Worth $13 or more in Uncirculated (MS+) Mint Condition. Although this coin bears the 'S' mintmark and was put into general circulation and can also be found in Brilliant Uncirculated condition in mint sets as well.Ĭoin Value Chart: Typical Coin Prices, Values and Worth in USD based on Grade/Condition Good

Typically coins minted in San Francisco during modern times are proof-only coins. This is the business strike version of the San Francisco minted 1980 S Susan B. These include the 1979-P Near Date (Wide Rim) variety, the 1979-S Type II proof, and 1981-S Type II proof.What This Coin Looks Like (Obverse, Reverse, Mint Mark Location, Special Features, etc.): In 2000, the Sacagawea dollar took the place of the Susan B. Anthony dollar in 1981, but reintroduced it in 1999. It looked too much like a quarter and confused people. Anthony dollar was a very short-lived series, remarkably there were a few scarce issues and varieties. When the Susan B Anthony dollar was minted, many people did not like. Production resumed in 1999 to fill a shortage of dollar coins, which by the late 1990s were increasingly used in vending machines and in the mass transit industry. Anthony dollar was struck only for uncirculated sets and proof sets. Mintages shrank in 1980 and in 1981, the Susan B. Making matters harder, too, was the reluctance of Americans to stop using the dollar bill (which was simultaneously in production with the Anthony dollar) in lieu of adopting the smaller dollar coin.

Why? The coin, measuring 26.5 millimeters in diameter and silvery in color too closely approximated the appearance of the Washington quarter, and thus many people confused the denominations, often losing 75 cents (or more) in transactions. Anthony dollars were released in July 1979 with much fanfare, but the coin soon proved a massive flop. Anthony, was a champion for women's rights in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and seemed a fitting design subject in an era of equal rights. Making this first even more historic was the fact that the coin would be the first US coin to place the figure of a non-mythical woman on the obverse. The most notable attributes to look for with this coin are the 1979 wide rim size and S blob (or filled) mint mark on proof coins. Authorized by a 1978 bill signed by President Jimmy Carter, the United States Mint began production of the nation's first small-size dollar coin. Anthony dollar was the first coin since World War II to have a P mintmark, increasing value in some cases. In 1979, the United States government undertook what many may call a socio-numismatic experiment.

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