1979 Susan B Anthony - a little help.

Hey Guys I would love your opinions on this one. I recently got hold of a decent 1979 Susan B Antony $1 coin. Only I cant decide which variety it is. So I have decided to cast a slightly wider net and ask your considered opinions on the matter.

Is this a type 1 or 2 ie.- is this the 'clear S' or the 'filled S'

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Permalink Reply by Aidan Work on July 19, 2009 at 6:59pm

This looks like a 'Filled S',due to the blob in the lower part of the 'S' mintmark.

Aidan.

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Permalink Reply by Gary on July 19, 2009 at 7:39pm

I was gonna say the clear S......

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Permalink Reply by FiremanDev on July 19, 2009 at 7:55pm

I was gonna say filled....no, clear...no,filled..no, wait--filled. Ah...um...

Truth be told, I WAS gonna say filled because of the blob in both the upper and lower parts of the mint mark. I think I'm wrong..

Look here-

SUSAN B. ANTHONY DOLLAR VARIETIES

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Permalink Reply by Jim Archibald on July 19, 2009 at 9:40pm

Interesting Devin, the pics on that page don't really match either mintmark shown. ~ Jim

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Permalink Reply by Gary on July 19, 2009 at 10:03pm

so was i right??? clear S

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Permalink Reply by Aidan Work on July 19, 2009 at 10:28pm

Gary,
Look again at the lower part of the 'S'.

As it has a blob of metal in it,then it is a 'Filled S' type,as it is a filled die error.

Aidan.

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Permalink Reply by Clair Alan Hardesty on July 24, 2009 at 9:42am

The test of type for the 1979 S Proof SBA isn't so much whether or not it is filled or clear as the common name suggests. The shape of the letter S it the real test. In the Clear-S, type II dollar, the curves of the S are round. In the Filled-S, type I dollar, the curves of the S are oval, flattened on the top and bottom, like your example which is a type I dollar. Many of the type II dollars have frost inside the S and can be mistaken for type I coins (the generally more desireable ones have mirror finish inside the S). I have included three pictures, two type II and one type I, showing the three main appearances of this coin. Note the shape of the S on the open and clear (type II) coins as compared to the filled (type I) coin.

Clair

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Permalink Reply by Numisman on July 24, 2009 at 7:24pm

Thank you Clair

I think that clears it up, seriously no pun intended, quite nicely.
Type I or Filled S it is then. ...... but now I still don't have the type II dollar