Material: Copper-Nickel Clad (outer layers 75% copper, 25% nickel; core pure copper)
Diameter: 26.5 mm
Weight: 8.1 g
Edge: Reeded
Mint: Denver (D mintmark left of Anthony’s shoulder)
Obverse: This United States small-sized dollar coin features the right-facing profile portrait of the prominent women's suffrage leader, Susan B. Anthony, on the obverse side. Engraved by Chief Engraver Frank Gasparro, the profile is surrounded by an eleven-sided inner border, the inscription "LIBERTY," the national motto "IN GOD WE TRUST," and the year 1979 flanked by stars. A small "D" mintmark is visibly stamped just above her right shoulder, signifying its production origin at the Denver Mint.
Reverse: Apollo 11 mission eagle landing on the Moon, based on the Eisenhower dollar design; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, E PLURIBUS UNUM, ONE DOLLAR.
Circa: Modern Small-Size Dollar Series (1979 – 1981 & 1999)
Condition: Very Fine – light wear, good definition of Anthony’s hair and lunar eagle.
Notes:
This coin represents a historic milestone as Susan B. Anthony was the first real, non-allegorical woman depicted on a circulating United States coin. Unfortunately, the coin suffered massive public rejection upon release because its size, reeded edge, and color were so close to the Washington quarter that people constantly confused the two denominations in daily commerce. The Denver Mint struck a massive run of 288,015,744 of these dollars in 1979 alone, ensuring that standard circulated examples remain incredibly common and usually hold only face value today.