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Up to the time the coin was issued no historic woman had been featured on an American coin. Many coins had carried an image of the symbolic Miss Liberty, but only male presidents and other leaders had been depicted.

Anthony was chosen (note the spelling) because she was a major 19th century leader in the effort to allow women to vote and to gain other rights. Unfortunately the coin's design was rushed to completion and was deficient in nearly every respect. In particular it was almost identical in size to the 25c piece, and carried an especially unflattering portrait of the arguably forbidding Ms. Anthony.

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