Type 1 & 2 Coin Varieties

描述: The Type 1 & Type 2 Coins are so unique and unnoticeable to the untrained eye, and as a result of that challenge, I have always had an interest in finding these coins.

In 1979, a number of changes occurred in numismatics and hobbyist coin collecting. First, the Eisenhower dollar coin was replaced by the Susan B. Anthony dollar. The results? Susan B. Anthony coins became widely collected like all new coin series are when they first come out. To make the series even more interesting for all of us who collect coins, the 1979 proof set came with two very different mint mark styles. These styles had one with a "filled S," better known as the Type 1, and the other with a "clear S," better known as the Type 2. This key variations means all the difference with these cherished and easily remembered coins.

That clear “S” is what makes the differences in value for the proof sets. The Type 2 mint mark style was released later in the year starting with the lower denominated coins first and going up from there. The clear S is considered to be most scarce on the half dollar and the Susan B. Anthony dollar, and less scarce on the other denominations.

It might sound pretty self-explanatory, but it is the differences in the 1981 types that are often what dealers and collectors have the most trouble with identifying. The difference really does lie in the style of the mint mark. The Type 1 is actually the same punch or tool used to make the Type 2 1979 coinage. The Type 1 has a strongly pointed top when compared to a flat top of the 1981. The Type 2 has rather bulbous serifs in comparison to the Type 1 and the serifs do not touch the inside of the S either. It is these small differences that give the coin so much more value and makes them more scarce, bringing in a much as $325 for the set versus $11 for the Type 1's.