Silver Dollars & Trade Dollars of the United States - A Complete Encyclopedia

1979-D Anthony Dollar

Coinage Context

First coinage: As was the case with Philadelphia Mint coins, 1979-D Anthony dollars were produced by the hundreds of millions in anticipation of wide-spread use by the public. This failed to materialize, and today in 1993, tens of millions of Uncirculated coins are still stored in the Denver Mint and the Denver Federal Reserve Bank.
Coinage of 1979-D dollars commenced on January 9, 1979.

Numismatic Information

Availability: The 1979-D Anthony dollar is readilyavailable in all Mint State levels.
Mint sets: 2,526,000 Uncirculated 1979-D Anthony dollars were included in Mint sets sold by the Treasury to collectors; these sets contained the 1979-P and D dollars only (not the S), plus other denominations cent through half dollar-total face value, $3.82; issue price of set: $8.00.

Varieties

Business strikes:
1. 1979-D. All are of one standard variety.

1979-D Anthony: Market Values

1979-D Anthony: Summary of Characteristics

Business Strikes:
Enabling legislation: Act of July 23, 1965 (clad metal), October 10, 1978, and others.
Designer: Frank Gasparro.
Weight and composition: 125 grains (tolerance 4%); outer layers of .750 copper and .250 nickel bonded to inner core of pure copper.
Business strike mintage: 288,015,744.
Comment on availability, MS-65 or better: Common; perhaps constituting about 15% of the surviving Mint State coins.
Comment on availability, MS-64: Common.
Comment on availability, MS-63: Common.
Comment on availability, MS-60 to 62: Commonest grade.
Comment on availability, VF-20 to AU-58: Common, especially in higher levels such as AU.
Characteristics of striking: Most are well struck, Known hoards of Mint State coins: Vast quantities held by the U.S. Treasury (as of 1993).

Proofs:
None.

Commentary
Made in large quantities, most 1979-D coins subsequently were stored by the government.