1979 Susan B Anthony Dollar / SBA Received In Change!

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Moe145 Pillar of the Community United States 8904 Posts	Posted 02/07/2015 12:10 pm Thursday night my wife and I went through the Houston Beltway toll plaza with my wife's new car. Since we haven't received the Easy Tag (that allows you to transit without stopping at the Toll Plaza), we had to fork over the $1.75. I gave the toll taker 2 $1 bills. When I looked at my change she gave me later I was very pleasantly surprised with this lovely lady!! 1979 Susan B. Anthony Dollar (Narrow Rim) Edited by Moe145 02/07/2015 12:15 pm Report this Post to the Staff

scottk Pillar of the Community United States 767 Posts	Posted 02/07/2015 12:18 pm Cool... 1979 SBA was the first really interesting coin I received when I first started harassing bank tellers for "weird" coins. Edited by scottk 02/07/2015 12:19 pm Report this Post to the Staff
eagle_eye_18 Valued Member United States 449 Posts	Posted 02/07/2015 12:19 pm That's really awesome! Report this Post to the Staff
coinsearcher83 Pillar of the Community United States 1358 Posts	Posted 02/07/2015 12:21 pm Nice! I was just comparing an SBA with a quarter yesterday and was wondering why anyone ever thought they were a good idea... Report this Post to the Staff
tgauchsin Valued Member United States 344 Posts	Posted 02/07/2015 2:20 pm Yep. We used to call them Carter's Quarters. Report this Post to the Staff
jack jeckel Pillar of the Community United States 5207 Posts	Posted 02/07/2015 8:33 pm 75¢ profit Report this Post to the Staff
Fox Pillar of the Community 708 Posts	Posted 02/08/2015 5:48 pm My grandaunt (whom I call "other grandma" because she is my grandma's sister, and is more like a grandma to me than a grandaunt) has told me a few times as a kid, about getting SBAs as quarters, and making 75 cents off the deal. I still can not believe that the U.S. designed such a flawed design dollar coin, that was so close in looks and feel to the quarter. I'll bet the SBA could have worked if it had a smooth edge, like the penny or nickel, or if it were a different shape than round, or if the coin had a hole in it. or if it were still reeded edged, but golden, like the current dollar coin. Ah well... Report this Post to the Staff
Bertensgrad Pillar of the Community United States 1192 Posts	Posted 02/08/2015 6:04 pm Should had made it not round haha. I have a complete set besides varieties in flips. The only reason I like them is I see it has a mini-extension of Ike's. Edited by Bertensgrad 02/08/2015 6:06 pm Report this Post to the Staff
CelticKnot Bedrock of the Community United States 12822 Posts	Posted 02/08/2015 7:22 pm Awesome... a real-world illustration of one of the major reasons the coin was a failure. Great story! Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188342 Posts	Posted 02/09/2015 12:10 pm Nice find! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
SteveCaruso Pillar of the Community United States 1796 Posts	Posted 02/09/2015 2:06 pm Indeed, the similarity to the quarter was the coin's ultimate downfall. I can't complain about a refund, though. :-) (Well... $200 would have been nicer...) Report this Post to the Staff
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1979 SBA Received In Change!