1935 and earlier: Various images of Miss Liberty
1971-78: President and General Dwight Eisenhower
1979-81 and 1999: Women's rights advocate Susan B. Anthony
2000-present: A stylized picture of Native American guide Sacajawea
2007-present: Portraits of each US president in the order they held office
Note that $1 coins dated 1971 and later don't contain any silver or gold. They're made of base metals like nickel, copper, and manganese.
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It's the monogram of Anthony Di Francisci, the coin's designer.
On the "heads" side of US coinage there is a date, that tells you when the coin was made.
No. All US dollar coins have the reverse side of the coin 180 degrees in rotation from the obverse side of the coin.
A 1979 US dollar coin is still worth one dollar.
A genuine 1883 U.S. trade dollar is worth no less than $700 and quite possibly over $1,000 depending on condition. Note: An actual trade dollar has the Seated Liberty design on the obverse (heads) side and says "120 grains 900 fine" and "trade dollar" on the reverse (tails) side. If one side is only a woman's face, and the other side has an eagle and says "one dollar," then it's an 1883 Morgan dollar, worth about $25.