Values
A Susan B. Anthony dollar’s market depends on the date, the mint mark, Wide Rim versus Narrow Rim, and the grade. This page is a series reference, not a price list.
The G, VF, and MS-63 columns sit in the mintage chart below. Those figures are from the NGC US Coin Price Guide, retrieved 2026-08-23. They are a published guide, not an offer and not melt. A blank cell means that grade was not printed in this pass. This is not Sacagawea, Native American, Presidential, or Innovation.
A dealer looking at the coin in hand will beat a guide number. If you are trying to sell a pile of them, start with how to sell a coin collection and the Ohio coin dealer directory.
Key Dates
PCGS CoinFacts and NGC named no traditional key-date list for this series in this pass. This page will not invent one. Do not call 1999 a key because it is the last year.
There is no key-date bolding on the mintage chart for that reason. A worn common date is still worn.
Errors
These are named varieties. This page will not invent a count.
Wide Rim versus Narrow Rim. A 1979-P variety. NGC left those mintage cells blank in this pass, so they stay off the chart. That is a variety, not a new series.
Proof S. Proofs exist. They are not circulation rows on this chart.
Compare the coin in hand to the NGC Coin Explorer Anthony page. We do not host their plates.
Varieties
Wide rim versus narrow rim is the circulation variety this page already names. Proof mint-mark styles are the other split guides name. Proofs stay off the business-strike chart.
- 1979-P Wide Rim and Narrow RimAlso called wide rim and near date, or narrow rim and far date. NGC left those counts blank, so they stay off the chart. It is a variety, not a new series.
- 1979-S and 1981-S proof mint marksProofs come in Type 1 and Type 2, a filled S and a clear S. Guides name both. They are not circulation rows.
Names follow PCGS CoinFacts and NGC, the same publishers this site already cites. This is a name list, not a price list and not a count.
Mintage
Susan B. Anthony dollars were struck at Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco. The counts below are the NGC Coin Explorer business-strike cells that printed a mintage in this pass.
| Year | Mint | Mintage | NGC ID | G | VF | MS-63 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | P | 360,222,000 | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | D | 288,015,744 | 19572 | $1.05 | $1.05 | $5 |
| 1979 | S | 109,576,000 | 19573 | $1.05 | $1.05 | $5 |
| 1980 | P | 27,610,000 | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | D | 41,628,708 | 19575 | $1.05 | $1.05 | $5 |
| 1980 | S | 20,422,000 | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | P | 3,000,000 | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | D | 3,250,000 | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | S | 3,492,000 | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | D | 11,776,000 | 19582 | $1.05 | $1.05 | $5 |
| 1999 | P | 29,592,000 | 19581 | $1.05 | $1.05 | $5 |
Mintage: NGC Coin Explorer, retrieved 2026-08-23. A blank year in the prose is a year NGC did not print. These are Explorer manufacture figures, not a Red Book net or melt.
Collector-standard year/mint presentation follows A Guide Book of United States Coins (the Red Book). These cells are Mint manufacture figures, not a Red Book net or melt.
Values: NGC US Coin Price Guide, retrieved 2026-08-23. Guide values, not offers. Not melt. NGC IDs link to the same publisher’s price-guide listing.
Key date names: NGC Coin Explorer. Bold rows are only dates that publisher named.
NGC ID: NGC Coin Explorer listing number, retrieved 2026-08-21. A dash means this pass did not record an ID.
1979-P, 1980-P, 1980-S, and the 1981 business strikes are the PCGS CoinFacts regular-strike figures. Proofs stay off. The grade columns in the same box are NGC guide values from 2026-08-23, not an offer.
Read the date. Read the mint mark. Look at the rim before you argue Wide Rim.
Specifications
These are mint specs, not what a dealer pays. Wear can take a little weight off. We will not invent a tolerance.
An Anthony dollar is copper-nickel clad on a 26.5 mm reeded planchet. That is not the manganese-brass Sacagawea or later small-dollar programs.
| Specification | Figure |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 26.5 mm |
| Thickness | 2 mm |
| Weight | 8.1 g |
| Composition | copper-nickel clad copper |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Designer | Frank Gasparro |
Thickness 2 mm, weight 8.1 g, and diameter 26.5 mm are the Numista type page figures (N#3548). This is not the manganese-brass Sacagawea or later small-dollar programs.
Grading
A Susan B. Anthony dollar wears first on Anthony’s cheek and hair, and on the eagle over the Moon. Wide Rim versus Narrow Rim is a variety, not a grade.
This is still Frank Gasparro’s small dollar. The story is the 1979–1981 and 1999 copper-nickel clad run. Sacagawea and later manganese-brass dollars are not this series.
Key Diagnostic Areas
| Area | What to examine | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Anthony’s cheek and hair | The cheekbone and the hair above the ear. | Those high points flatten while the coat can still look busy. |
| Eagle over the Moon | The Apollo 11 eagle and the lunar surface. | The eagle goes slick first. That reverse is this series, not Sacagawea. |
| Rim | The width of the rim next to the date, especially 1979-P. | Wide Rim versus Narrow Rim is a variety. It is not a higher grade. |
| Date and mint mark | The numerals under the portrait, and the mint mark near the bust. | A worn date is a worn dollar. Do not scrape the rim to force a variety. |
Circulated & Mint State
These cards describe this coin, not a second copy of the P-1 through MS-70 chart. The shared numbers live on the glossary.
See graded photos. The photos that show what VF looks like live at PCGS. We do not host their plates. NGC Coin Explorer is another look if you want a second set.
What each named grade looks like on this design.
Poor
Poor
A disk you can still call the Anthony dollar if you already know it.
- The high points are gone.
- The date may be a shadow.
- Do not invent a variety at this wear.
AG
About Good
You might read a digit. The high points are already slick.
- The design is an outline.
- If you cannot read the date without hoping, stay here.
- Look at the type before you name a variety.
Good
Good
The date is readable. The design is still mostly an outline.
- The high points are flat.
- Leftover field detail does not save it.
- This is a worn coin, not a details story.
VG
Very Good
The date is clear. A little life returns away from the high points.
- Some leftover detail comes back.
- The high points are still tired.
- Do not clean the date to see it better.
Fine
Fine
You can follow the design. The high points are outlined, not sharp.
- The type is readable.
- The high points are not crisp.
- The date should be clear.
VF
Very Fine
The design is doing real work. The high points still decide.
- Leftover detail sits away from the cheek and eagle.
- The center of the cheek and eagle is still the worn spot.
- A pretty tone does not hide a slick high point.
EF
Extremely Fine
Most of the coin looks sharp. The high points tell on it.
- Light wear on the same high points.
- The rest of the coin can look better than the grade.
- Trust the cheek and eagle.
AU
About Uncirculated
Almost no wear — and almost lives on the same spots.
- A trace of rub on the cheek and eagle.
- Luster may still sit in the fields.
- A bright slick high point is still rub.
Basal MS
Mint State
No wear. The fight is marks and luster.
- No rub on the cheek and eagle.
- Marks and luster decide how this mint-state coin lives.
- A bright chewed coin is still chewed.
Choice
Choice Mint State
Still no wear. Cleaner fields than basal mint state.
- Same no-wear rule on the cheek and eagle.
- Fewer marks in the fields.
- A slab is an opinion in plastic.
Gem
Gem Mint State
Clean high points and fields. Still mint state, still not a story.
- No wear on the cheek and eagle.
- Marks and luster, not a romance copied onto MS-63.
- The glossary has the numbers.
Proof Anthony dollars exist. This page does not invent a PR price grid — NGC did not print one in the 2026-08-23 sheet used here. The proof numbers live on the glossary.
Copper color designations (BN, RB, RD) do not apply here. Those belong on copper coins such as the Indian Head cent. See the Lincoln Wheat cent and the glossary.
Overview
A Susan B. Anthony dollar is a United States dollar coin with Anthony on the front and the Apollo 11 eagle over the Moon on the back. Collectors mean 1979–1981 and 1999. People also call it the SBA or the Anthony dollar. Both names point at the same Gasparro design.
People like them because the type is small and 1999 is easy to sort. They are also easy to ruin. A wiped dollar looks “better” to a seller and worse to everyone else.
This page is a series article, not a shop listing.
History
The Mint introduced the Anthony dollar in 1979. Circulation strikes run 1979–1981 and 1999. Sacagawea begins in 2000 on a different planchet. That is a different series.
This page will not invent a shop list or a golden-dollar story to fill the years between.
Design
Obverse: Anthony facing right, LIBERTY, IN GOD WE TRUST, and the date. Reverse: an eagle landing on the Moon, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, E PLURIBUS UNUM, and ONE DOLLAR. The mint mark sits by the bust.
Look at the cheek, the eagle, and the rim. Those spots decide. Wide Rim versus Narrow Rim is a 1979-P variety.
People Also Ask
What years are Susan B. Anthony dollars?
Circulation Anthony dollars were struck in 1979–1981 and 1999. NGC counts stay as printed. 1979-P, 1980-P, 1980-S, and the 1981 business strikes are PCGS CoinFacts regular-strike figures. Proofs stay off.
How much is a Susan B. Anthony dollar worth?
It depends on the date, the mint mark, Wide Rim versus Narrow Rim, and the grade. The G, VF, and MS-63 columns in the mintage chart are NGC guide values from 2026-08-23, not an offer. A dealer looking at the actual coin will beat a guide number.
Is Wide Rim a key date?
No. Wide Rim versus Narrow Rim is a 1979-P variety. CoinFacts and NGC named no traditional key-date list for this series in this pass.
Is this the same coin as Sacagawea?
No. Sacagawea is manganese-brass with a plain edge and an eagle reverse of its own. That series starts in 2000.
Why is 1981 missing?
1981 Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco business strikes are the PCGS CoinFacts regular-strike figures. Proofs stay off. This page will not invent a count.
Collector Considerations
Buy the coin, not the story.
If you inherited a box, do not scrub the date to “see it better.” Keep them in the holders they arrived in, or in cheap cardboard flips, and take the box to a person who sees this series every week. The coin dealer directory starts in Ohio. This site does not invent shop names to fill a paragraph.
Raw coins are fine. So are slabs. What is not fine is a coin that has been cleaned until the fields look like glass, then offered as “original.”
If you collect by type, one honest circulated 1979-D will teach you the cheek and the eagle. For the next small dollar, read the Sacagawea dollar.
A Final Word
These coins reward people who slow down. Read the date. Read the mint mark. Leave the polish under the sink.
When you want the next small dollar, the Sacagawea dollar is already here.