The Kennebunkport Collection™🎁

About This Set: Susan B. Anthony was the first woman honored by having her likeness appear on a circulating United States coin. In 1978, President Jimmy Carter signed the Susan B. Anthony Dollar Coin Act into law (Public Law 95-447), amending the Coinage Act of 1965, changing the size, weight, and design of the one-dollar coin. On July 2, 1979, the US Mint officially released the Susan B. Anthony coin in Rochester, NY, the home of Susan B. Anthony during the most politically active years of her life. Coins were minted in 1979, 1980, 1981, and 1999.

The bill was approved by Congress and signed into law by President Jimmy Carter on October 10, 1978. In a prepared statement, Carter penned, “I am particularly pleased that the new dollar coin will—for the first time in history—bear the image of a great American woman. The life of Susan B. Anthony exemplifies the ideals for which our country stands. The 'Anthony dollar' will symbolize for all American women the achievement of their unalienable right to vote. It will be a constant reminder of the continuing struggle for the equality of all Americans.”