1979 P SBA Wide Rim, Bag Mark Or Strike Through?

It is a near date.

The terms "Wide Rim" and "Near Date" are interchangeable when it comes to these and they are sometimes referred to as "Wide Rim/Near Date"

I am interested in opinions as to the nature of the marks beneath the eyes. They really look like a closed staple to me, which if somehow confirmed would make this an even more valuable coin. Now since I own it, of course it's a more valuable strike through.... LOL

I'm considering sending it out for grading and want to see what others think before I do so asking PCGS or NGC for a Strike Through attribution.

@ coop, the rims were widened specifically to try to distinguish the SBA from the quarter, the more common name is indeed "Wide Rim." The rim is closer to the date because it was widened.

http://www.pcgscoinfacts.com/Coin/D...9571?redir=t
http://www.smalldollars.com/dollar/page29.html
http://www.ngccoin.com/NGCCoinExplo...oinID=818526

I always just thought that it was a matter
of being the incorrect planchet for that year.
That some 1980 dies were made up with 79 dates.

Just to clarify the misinformation being spread in this topic:

Susan B. Anthony dollar Die Varieties

1979-P Narrow and Wide Border: This highly collectible variety is noted by the distance between the rim and peripheral design elements, most prominently between the date and rim. Because of this, this variety is sometimes refered to as "Far Date" and "Near Date". This is actually inaccurate as the date was not moved, but instead the border was widened. They are also often refered to as "Narrow Rim" and "Wide Rim". The Mint began striking the 1979-P SBA Dollars with the "narrow border". Late in 1979 the border was widened to give the coin a more aesthetic appearance. The "narrow border" variety is found on all 1979 dollars from all of the mints. The 1979 "wide border" variety can only be found on the "P" mint issues. The "wide border" variety was used for the remainder of the series.

The mint did not keep accurate records on how many of each variety were struck. According to information provided by George E. Hunter, the Assistant Director of Technology for the U.S. Mint at the time, there were 643 "wide border" dies used at the Philadelphia Mint in 1979. It is estimated that there are approximately 250,000 strikes per die. Using this estimate the Mint would have produced approximately 160,750,000 1979-P "Wide Border" Susan B. Anthony dollars, or nearly 45% of all 1979-P Anthony Dollars minted. However, since the Mint has released their entire production of Anthony Dollars, it does not appear that the "Wide Border" variety makes up nearly half of the 1979-P production. While not rare, or even scarce, the "Wide Border" variety is somewhat elusive, especially in high grades (Mint State 66 and above). We may never know exactly how many were struck.

Source: http://www.smalldollars.com/dollar/page29.html

Also, the topic has nothing to do with the Susan B Anthony Wide Rim/Near Date variety but rather what people think is the source of the two marks on the face just below the eyes.

So now that the confusion has been cleared-up can we discuss the topic at hand?

Wow you bought an entire roll of near dates ? That had to be spendy.

Excellent buy !

I had to look and look till I finally got one on ebay for seven bucks. I was happy with that price.