Susan B. Anthony's

After a quick read on Full Talons... I have 13 of them pulled out. I need to do a little further research to see how far up the talon needs to be defined in order for it to be considered FT. I think the reason I have so many is b/c 90% of them are 1979-P. That date seems to be the most common FT out there.

That's a really nice looking wide rim/near date coin they have for sale.

But, they're asking MS65 kind of money. No way (at least for me) to tell from those pics, other than it looks like a nice coin.

I would keep a few for your future. but if you have a bunch left just go use them. They made these dollar coins for a reason. Use them. Some people dont even know what a dollar coin is (true. I went in to buy some candy and I handed the cashier a Sacagawea dollar coin and she said to me "Ive never seen this. I dont know if I can accept this as currency. But I guess I will accept it cause it says its United States." Keep the uncirculated and all the 1981 (they were not released into circulation, sort of like the 1970-d and 1987p&d half dollars). I also find it hard to find 1999. (i am still missing 1999-d for my collection) I always look into teller trays. sometimes they have good stuff. Found ten Ikes in the half dollar part. They were happy to get rid of them.

I have a large safe deposit box full of SBA's. My grandfather used to take all of us Grand kids to the bank on our birthday to get a couple hundred dollars worth of SBA's when they were minted and he would put them in our safe deposit box for us. When each of the other 3 Grandchildren was 18 he told them he would buy them from them or they could have them or leave them in the box. Everyone else cashed theirs in to him and got the cash (probably about $1000.00 each for them). I was the youngest and I decided to keep my SBA's in the safe deposit box. After about 15 years he told me he was going to close the deposit boxes and if I wanted to keep mine I could pay for it and he would put all the coins from the rest of the Grand kids in my box since I was the only one who was interested in coins, but I would have to upgrade to a larger box. So now I have at least $8000.00 worth in a safe deposit box still in their wrapper since he would buy just as many for himself at the same time to put in his SDB

I purchased 2 mint bags each of the 99 P & D, back in 2000 for face value and so far all they are doing is holding down the safe to the floor!

I use to search them for the near date. I think I've found 7 or 8 of them.

What you have to wonder is what is the deciding factor on what coins are in demand and why do the values rise so quick on a whim. As an example which I have used before. 2 years ago I was picking up Large Cents Middle years dates for 1-4 bucks off the auction. I came back into collecting thinking I'd go back that route. Well seems your luck to pick one up that looks like it has been set on the interstate and ran over for several hours for under $10. So could someone wake up tomorrow and say well lets make SBA's the coin to have. Then poof here comes a mad value increase.