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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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