Since, they weren’t very well accepted, the 1980 run was smaller and the 1981 run was never put into circulation. The 1979 year coins were the largest production year for Susan B Anthony’s. Treasury didn’t have the authority to mint the replacement Sacagawea dollar coin that was due out in 2000, so they were forced to make another run of Susan B.
Anthony dollars consists of just 11 coins, minted for 3 short years from 1979 through 1981, then again in 1999 because of high demand created by transit and postal vending machines. Anthony coins still show up in pocket change these days.įor the beginning coin collector, what better way to start a fun collection than with loose change that happens to have an interesting history? About The Susan B Anthony Coin With a short run and high numbers minted, Susan B. Philip Diehl (former director of the Mint who oversaw the coin’s launch)
It is often referred to as the Carter Quarter (the Carter administration promoted it with a vengeance, calling it “ the dollar of the future“), as well as the Anthony Dollar, Susie B, SooBee and SBA.Ĭalling it the Carter quarter made reference to the deterioration of the value of the dollar, plus it emphasized the fact that it was being confused with the quarter and that it was conceived on president Carter’s watch. Anthony dollar coin has all the hallmarks of becoming a highly sought after collectible.
