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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

A Susan B. Anthony dollar was used for the event to commemorate the upcoming 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage and the passage of the 19th amendment.

From Fox News

In 1978, the Philadelphia Mint began stamping the Susan B. Anthony dollar, which went into circulation the following July.

From Washington Times

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

From Washington Times

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

From US News