Chase's Misc Dollar Coins
1979-P Wide SBA
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
United States |
| Design Description: |
DOLLARS - ANTHONY |
| Item Description: |
$1 1979 P WIDE RIM |
| Full Grade: |
NGC MS 65 |
| Owner: |
T S Chase |
Owner Comments:
FS-016 notation on the label.
Obverse: Susan B Anthony, in recognition of her life-long struggle to win the right for women to vote.
Reverse: Features an eagle landing on the moon . . . the same reverse as the last Eisenhower dollar.
Sometimes called “Near Date” because the date looks like it’s closer to the edge of the coin, but it isn’t really. It’s just the scallop style trim around the rim of the coin is wider than the “Narrow” or “Far Date” variety and makes it look that way. The mint changed to the wide border in late 1979 to give the coin a better look. The 1979 wide border SBA’s were only minted in Philadelphia. The wide border was used for all years after this from all mints.