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

1979-S Anthony: Market Values

1979-S Anthony: Market Values

(Proofs; Worn S Punch)

1979-S Anthony: Summary of Characteristics

Business Strikes:
Enabling legislation: Act of July 23, 1965 (clad metal), Act of 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: 109,576,000.
Comment on availability, MS-65 or better: Scarcer than the following, but millions exist.
Comment on availability, MS-64: Scarcer than the following, but millions exist.
Comment on availability, MS-63: Common.
Comment on availability, MS-60 to 62: Commonest grade.
Comment on availability, VF-20 to AU-58: Common in higher grades such as AU.
Characteristics of striking: Most are sharply struck. Known hoards of Mint State coins: Vast quantities are held by the U.S. Treasury (as of 1993).

Proofs:
Proof mintage: 3,677,175
Comment on availability, Proof-65 or better: Most specimens are in this category (in all categories, the Clear S coins are scarcer than the Worn S Punch pieces).
Comment on availability, Proof-64: Common. Comment on availability, Proof-63: Scarce, as most coins have been handled carefully.
Comment on availability, Proof-60 to 62: Few have been cleaned or mishandled, to be at this level.
Comment on availability, less than Proof-60: Few have been impaired.

Commentary
The 1979-S Anthony dollar is readily available in Mint State as well as Proof grades.