All the Susan B Anthony - 79/80/81/99 - Proof - OGP

In 1979, the U.S. Mint unveiled its first ever "mini-dollar" the Susan B. Anthony. It was released with great fanfare and lofty expectations; it was supposed to usher in a new era of American commerce. These "mini-dollars" were produced as a response to the Mint's recent failure in convincing the public to replace dollar bills with silver Eisenhower Dollars. Many individuals found even these "mini-dollars" to be too heavy to carry, and ultimately production was cancelled and the Mint moved on to the significantly lighter dollar bills.

It is true that the Susan B. Anthony Dollars are some of the most unique coins in United States history, and as such have cemented themselves as a collector must have due to its historical significance in the United States Mint's Dollar Program! We recently put together a collection containing all the rarest mini-dollars ever created: the Susan B. Anthony Proof collection!

Many believe that the Susan B. Anthony Dollar is special because it was a 'first' for the United States Mint...but, the reason it is so special is because it is actually three firsts in one coin! The SBA Dollars were the first "mini-dollars" ever struck by the United States Mint, while also being the first coin ever produced by the United States Mint for circulation bearing the image of a woman: American women's rights' leader Susan B. Anthony. Not only was it a groundbreaking coin in its size and image, but it was also signified a first in the production process as well...It was also the first time in U.S. history that the U.S. Mint used the reverse design from a prior release! (The Susan B. Anthony Dollars have the Apollo reverse design from the Eisenhower Dollar before it)

Sadly, even being a 3-time United States Mint 'first' coin it was not enough to save these special "mini-dollars" and they too were discontinued from production after a short 3 year mintage. Much like the Eisenhower Dollars before them, the Susan B. Anthony Dollars downfall was directly linked to its everyday use...American's were confusing them with their quarters in their pockets due to their small size and thus refused to carry them!

As the massive stockpiles of Susan B. Anthony Dollars struck 20 years earlier finally dwindled at the United Sates Mint, one final year was approved and produced to meet the monetary needs of the nation. This 18 year span represented the longest gap between two dates of the same series in the history of U.S. coinage.

Traditionally, the U.S. Mint features every circulating coin design for every issue made each year in the Official U.S. Mint Set and Proof Sets. However, neither of the sets released in 1999 had these special Susan B. Anthony Dollars...officially cementing their status as "Secret" among avid coin collectors. Most collectors aren't aware of their existence to this day - 15 years later!

Three coins were made that year: an uncirculated version from both the Philadelphia & Denver Mints, and a rare Philadelphia Mint Collector's Proof. The Mint Collectors Proof was the only Philadelphia Mint proof struck in the Susan B. Anthony program (the 79, 80 and 81 Proofs were struck at the San Francisco Mint). It was also the first "P" Mint proof of a circulating coin since 1964!

Our complete collection of Susan B. Anthony Proof Dollars includes the three proof sets containing the rare mini-dollars produced from 1979 to 1981 by the San Francisco Mint, as well as the rare 1999 stand alone-proof - secretly struck at the Philadelphia Mint! Each and every coin in this collection will arrive in stunning proof condition, with the U.S. Proof Sets being sealed in their original government packaging and the 1999 SBA arriving encapsulated in its own special U.S. Mint Box