![]() ![]() Anthony (1820-1906), the womans rights pioneer whose work led to the 19th Amendment to the Constitution that assures. Anthony Dollar was the first circulating coin to feature an identifiable woman. ![]() It had previously sold at Heritage’s June 2013 Long Beach auction for $9,106.25. These historic coins have been hand-selected in original Brilliant Uncirculated condition and then 24K Gold Plated. Graded AU-58 by Professional Coin Grading Service, the error sold at Heritage’s Aug. Heritage writes, “This transitional off metal error presumably occurred late in 1999, when the Philadelphia Mint was striking clad Anthony dollars for immediate needs of commerce and stockpiling manganese alloy Sacagawea dollars for their much-promoted early 2000 release.” A key factor making the new Sacagawea dollar different from its failed predecessor is its golden manganese-bronze clad planchet, which would replace the copper-nickel clad planchet used on the Anthony dollars that made it easily confused with a quarter dollar. 2000 marked the first year of Glenna Goodacre’s Sacagawea dollar design, which replaced the Anthony dollar that had returned in 1999 for a single year. ![]()
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