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Anthony dollar

American  

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, the Philadelphia Mint began stamping the Susan B. Anthony dollar, which went into circulation the following July.

From Washington Times Dec. 13, 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

“My Susan B. Anthony dollar is gone! Somebody took it. Probably while I was posing for pictures before.”

From "The Million Dollar Shot" by Dan Gutman

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