1979 - 1981, 1999 Susan B. Anthony Dollar

Metal ValueUS$ 0.108
COMPOUND COMMODITYCOIN WEIGHTCOMPOUND WEIGHT %COMMODITY PRICEMETAL VALUE
Nickel8.1 Grams8.33 %US$ 0.4506/ounceUS$ 0.011
Copper8.1 Grams91.67 %US$ 0.3714/ounceUS$ 0.097
MINT SPECIFICATIONSUS$1.00
OBVERSE IMAGESusan Brownell Anthony, women's suffrage campaigner.
REVERSE IMAGEEagle flying over the moon holding an olive branch; tribute to the Apollo 11 mission.
METAL COMPOSITIONNickel : 8.33%
Copper : 91.67%
WEIGHT8.1 Grams

The original design called for the coin itself to be an 11-sided hendecagon, but vending machine manufacturers protested this plan, claiming that available vending machine technology could only accommodate round coins. [ ? ]