1979 Susan B Anthony

Clad Composition

One major variety of the 1979 P Susan B. Anthony (SBA) Dollar features a wide rim on the obverse of the coin. The 11-sided rim is slightly thicker which results in less spacing between the 1979 date and the rim. This is sometimes known as the 'near date' variety as the date is closer to the rim.

The 1979-S Susan B. Anthony Dollar is very common in circulated grades and up to MS65 condition. Only MS66 examples and higher are scarce. In MS66 there are probably a couple thousands examples that survive. In MS67 much fewer examples exist, probably more like 400 examples survive in this condition. The 1979 proof set is the first to feature the Susan B. 1979 is also also the year of 2 different types of proof sets - because the U.S. Mint changed the appearance of the 'S' mintmark on the coins in the proof set. One is called a 1979 proof set Type 1. The other is called a 1979 proof set Type 2. USA Coin Book Estimated Value of 1979-D Susan B Anthony Dollar is Worth $2.17 or more in Uncirculated (MS+) Mint Condition. Click here to Learn How to use Coin Price Charts. Also, click here to Learn About Grading Coins. The Melt Value shown below is how Valuable the Coin's Metal is Worth (bare minimum value of coin).

1979 Susan B Anthony Uncirculated

What This Coin Looks Like (Obverse, Reverse, Mint Mark Location, Special Features, etc.):
One major variety of the 1979 P Susan B. Anthony (SBA) Dollar features a narrow rim on the obverse of the coin. The 11-sided rim is slightly narrower which results in more spacing between the 1979 date and the rim. This is sometimes known as the 'far date' variety as the date is farther away from the rim. The difference between the 1979 narrow rim vs wide rim (far date vs near date) Susan B Anthony dollar varieties is depicted below in the example comparison image:

Coin Value Chart: Typical Coin Prices, Values and Worth in USD based on Grade/Condition

Good (G-4)	Very Good (VG-8)	Fine (F-12)	Very Fine (VF-20)	Extremely Fine (EF-40)	About Uncirculated (AU-50)	Uncirculated (MS-60)	Uncirculated (MS-63)	Proof (PR-65)
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	$2.17	-

USA Coin Book Estimated Value of 1979-P Susan B Anthony Dollar (Narrow Rim - Far Date Variety) is Worth $2.17 or more in Uncirculated (MS+) Mint Condition. Click here to Learn How to use Coin Price Charts. Also, click here to Learn About Grading Coins. The Melt Value shown below is how Valuable the Coin's Metal is Worth (bare minimum value of coin). Click here to see the Melt Value of every US Coin.
MELT VALUE: $0.0715

1979 Susan B Anthony Dollar Value

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The first Susan B. Anthony dollars were struck in 1979 at all three mint facilities (San Francisco, Denver and Philadelphia).

1979 Susan B Anthony Dollar Errors

The obverse die design was modified with a “wider” rim late in 1979. This design change affects P-mintmark dollars only.

1979 Susan B Anthony D Mint Dollar Value

The date placement on the die did NOT change, only the design of the rim. This “wider rim” design modification only gives the appearance of the date having been re-located. In fact, all of the outer design features near the rim appear closer including the stars, LIBERTY, and IGWT, but the date is the most commonly mentioned aspect of this ‘wide rim’ modification.

Below are comparison images of wide and narrow rim 1979-P Susan B. Anthony dollars. The first whole-coin image represents the “wide rim” variety. Likewise, the first close-up of the date represents the “wide rim” variety.