What is the value of a 1934 Susan B. Anthony dollar?

Answer 1

Don't assume that every coin with a woman's face on it is Susan B. Anthony! U.S. coins at that time carried stylized images of MISS LIBERTY. Your coin is called a Peace dollar; the design was introduced to honor the end of WW1. Please see the Related Question for more information.

And in any case, SBA was reviled at the time because American society was still very much male-dominated in those days so it's extremely unlikely her image would have appeared on a coin regardless.

Anthony dollars were only struck in 1979-81 and 1999 and are small (26.5 mm) coins made of cupronickel.

Answer 2

Don't assume that every coin with a woman's face on it is Susan B. Anthony! U.S. coins at that time carried stylized images of MISS LIBERTY. And in any case, SBA was reviled at the time because the women's rights movement was only beginning, so she neverwould have been put on a coin.

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Answer 3

Please don't assume that every coin with a woman's picture on it depicts Susan B. Anthony! You're looking at a portrait of Miss Liberty ....

Plus, in 1897 SBA would not be on a coin with that date because she was

(a) very much alive, so legally she couldn't be portrayed

(b) reviled by the men in government for her feminism, so she wouldn't be on a coin for reasons of prejudice, too.

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Answer 4

Don't assume that every woman on a US coin is Susan B. Anthony!! Your coin carries a picture of Miss Liberty, as in "Statue of..."

If your coin has a spread-winged eagle on the back you have what's called a Morgan silver dollar, after its designer G.T. Morgan. If it has a closed-wing eagle it's called a Peace dollar. The Morgan design is much more common. Please see the Related Questions for more information.

If you read any decent history book you'll discover that in the early 20th century women had just gained the right to vote. Susan B. Anthony died in 1906 and was extremely unpopular in the first part of the 20th century due to her feminist views. The chances that a men-only Congress would honor her on a coin would have been less than zero.

It took about 70 years for society to catch up. Her efforts were first recognized on a coin in 1979.

Answer 5

Don't assume that every woman on a US coin is Susan B. Anthony!! Your coin is called a Peace dollar and carries a picture of Miss Liberty, as in "Statue of..."

Please see the Related Question for more information.

If you read any decent history book you'll discover that in the early 2oth century women had just received the right to vote and SBA was hated for her efforts to bring about equality. The chances that a men-only Congress would honor her on a coin would have been less than zero.

Answer 6

Please check your coin again. Anthony dollars were only made for circulation in 1979, 1980 and 1999. All $1 coins minted in 1974 carried a portrait of President Eisenhower.

Answer 7

Anthony dollars were minted for circulation in 1979, 1980, and 1999

Answer 8

Please check again and post a new question. Anthony dollars were minted in 1979-81 and 1999. US $1 coins dated 1973 carry a portrait of President Eisenhower.