Going through some more " Inherited" coins and came across this proof set. I was examining the mint marks and found that the s mint mark looks kinda wierd. I'm in need of CTs experts again lol. Please take into consideration that it is a proof set so the pic is taken through plastic.
Rachel.....I'd be curious to see a closer picture of the mint mark, and if you can manage a closer picture of IN GOD WE TRUST, that would be cool too. I believe yours is an S Business strike, not a PROOF coin.
There was two varieties of 1979 S Mint SBA Dollars but both are only found in proof sets. IMO your coin is not a proof coin but a regular business strike. Here's a photo of the two types: https://www.usacoinbook.com/coins/3363/dollars/susan-b-anthony/1979-S/type-1-filled-s-proof/
Well, your coins are not proof coins from the U.S. Mint. They are all business strikes. The San Fransisco mint produced Proof and Business strike coins that year. Your set was put together on the secondary market by the Littleton Coin Company. Don't know what exactly is happening with the S mint mark. It looks like a filled S from here. Not sure, it's probably normal.
Ok now I understand that it is not a proof set just SBA set.. still curious about the S mint mark though. .how say ye @MontCollector @Spark1951 @paddyman98
Someone please correct me if I'm wrong. It is my understanding that 1979-S Mint type 2 (clear S) SBA's appear only on proof coins. Therefore all other S Mint coins are type 1. Also, there are 2 varieties of the 1979 P Mint SBA dollars, called near date and far date
There is only one type of MM for the 1979S business strikes from what I have read. It is a "filled" MM like yours is. Check out this thread from 2018 https://www.cointalk.com/threads/1979-susan-b-wierd-mint-mark.317530/
Could it really be called a variety on this coin when all the business strikes of this year had this MM?
Well, it’s abnormal in a normal vein...if you take my meaning...but I understand what you are saying...one of those...Spark
What you have is not a proof set but it was put together by the Littleton coin company in the aftermarket to have all three mint marks of 1979 which was the first year issue for Susan B Anthony dollars. They are all circulation issues but judging by your photo they appear to be uncirculated. One thing to check for on a 1979-P is the location of the date. There are 2 varieties a narrow rim and a wide rim. A clear example will be in your Redbook. The wide rim is close to the edge of the coin and there is a premium for the wide. For the 1979S there is a circulation issue and there is a proof issue. The proof issue is the one that has a type one and a type two. Type one is a filled S, it looks more like a blob than an S. Type two, is a clear Svand it's completely rounded. Looking at your photos it appears that you have the narrow rim or far date as it's known and you have the filled S, which is type one. In other words you have the most common 1979S Susan B Anthony dollar. Susan B Anthony dollars were only minted in 1979, 1980 and 1981. Due to the size, shape and color they were rejected by the public as beening too much like a quarter. In 1999 the mint produce them again to meet the demands for vending machines. If you want to have every Susan B Anthony dollar minted you would only have 18 coins to collect. This includes proof issues as well as all the varieties. A relatively inexpensive set but nobody really likes them. One last thing to note is the reverse on the Susan B Anthony dollar. It is the same reverse that was used on the Eisenhower dollars. The reverse on the Eisenhower dollar was changed for the bicentennial year only. And yes, I have a complete set of these somewhere around here but I haven't seen them in years as it's packed away.
Some like the large print, others like the binder. Me, I just buy the hardback copy as all of the information is there. As long as it's by R. S. Yeoman you'll be good. Some people collect these trying to get every year since the first issue. I only buy one every 3 or 4 years.
The 1979-S (blob mint mark) is not a proof coin. There are 3 types of 1979-S. 2 are proof coins and 1 is a business strike. 1979 S 109,576,000 1979 S Type 1 - Filled S - Proof 3,677,175 1979 S Type 2 - Clear S - Proof N/A
Am I right in saying that the "blob" S on the '79 business strike is the same as the Type 1 - Filled S on the '79 proof?