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Anthony dollar

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noun

  1. a cupronickel coin of the U.S., equal to one dollar, bearing a portrait of Susan B. Anthony on its obverse: first issued in 1979.


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A Susan B. Anthony dollar is 82 percent the size of the previous Eisenhower dollar.

From Washington Post • Feb. 17, 2022

In 1978, President Jimmy Carter signed a bill authorizing the Susan B. Anthony dollar.

From Washington Times • Oct. 10, 2018

In 1979, the Susan B. Anthony dollar coin was released to the public.

From US News • Jul. 2, 2015

I have been a big fan of the United States dollar coins since the days of the Susan B. Anthony dollar, and I use them in stores all the time.

From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2012

I filled out the entry form, put Annie’s poem in the envelope, and rubbed my lucky Susan B. Anthony dollar against it.

From "The Million Dollar Shot" by Dan Gutman

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