America’s first small-size dollar coin honored women’s rights pioneer Susan B. Anthony. It was the first circulating U.S. coin to depict a historical woman (not Liberty). But the public found it too close in size and appearance to the quarter. So while the series spanned 20 years, coins were only struck 1979-1981 and 1999. Frank Gasparro’s obverse bears Anthony’s portrait surrounded by 13 stars, LIBERTY, IN GOD WE TRUST and the date. His reverse – first used on the Eisenhower dollar – was adapted from the Apollo 11 mission patch. It shows an eagle landing on the moon with the earth in the background. Above the eagle are UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and E PLURIBUS UNUM, with ONE DOLLAR below. Learn More