Almost every modern dollar coin is worth exactly one dollar. Susan B. Anthony, Sacagawea, Presidential, Native American and American Innovation dollars were struck by the hundreds of millions, none contains silver or gold, and a circulated one is face value as of late 2026. Uncirculated coins from Mint rolls and sets bring about $2-5. The dollar coins worth more form a short, specific list: 40 percent silver Eisenhower dollars with an S mint mark, worth about $19-30; the 1979-P wide rim Susan B. Anthony at about $10-30 worn; the 2007 Washington Presidential dollar with no edge lettering at roughly $30-80; the 2000-P Wounded Eagle Sacagawea at about $50 to a few hundred; and the 2000-P Cheerios Sacagawea at several thousand dollars and up.
If your dollar coin is big, about the size of a Ritz cracker, it is an Eisenhower or an older silver dollar, and a different page applies. If it is small and gold colored, the color is brass, not gold. The checks below sort a pile of small dollars in a few minutes.
Quick answer
- Circulated Susan B. Anthony, Sacagawea, Presidential, Native American and Innovation dollars: $1.
- Uncirculated from Mint rolls or sets: about $2-5.
- Eisenhower dollars: clad $1-2; 40 percent silver S coins about $19-30.
- Worth checking: 1979-P wide rim ($10-30 worn), 2007 missing edge lettering (roughly $30-80), 2000-P Wounded Eagle ($50 to a few hundred), 2000-P Cheerios (thousands).
How to tell which dollar coin you have, step by step
- Measure it. Small dollars are 26.5 mm across, a little bigger than a quarter. A coin about 38 mm across is an Eisenhower dollar or an older silver dollar; see our silver dollar guide for those.
- Look at the color and the shape of the border. A silver-gray small dollar with an eleven-sided border inside the rim is a Susan B. Anthony, struck 1979 to 1981 and in 1999. A golden-brown small dollar is a Sacagawea, Native American, Presidential or American Innovation coin, all made of manganese brass.
- Read the obverse. Susan B. Anthony faces right. Sacagawea carries her infant son on her back; this design was used from 2000 to 2008 with an eagle reverse, and from 2009 as the Native American dollar with a new reverse each year. A president's portrait with his name and term means a Presidential dollar, 2007 to 2016 plus a 2020 George H.W. Bush. An Innovation dollar, from 2018, shows the Statue of Liberty and a state's design on the reverse.
- Find the date and mint mark. On Susan B. Anthony and Sacagawea coins of 2000 to 2008, both are on the obverse. On Presidential, Native American and Innovation dollars, the date and mint mark are lettered on the edge.
- Check the edge. Turn a Presidential or Native American dollar and look for the incused lettering. A coin with a completely plain edge is missing its edge lettering, and that is an error worth checking.
- Look for the known varieties. On a 1979-P Anthony, check how close the date sits to the rim. On a 2000-P Sacagawea, look at the eagle's tail feathers and breast. On an Ike, look for an S above the date.
- Judge whether it is uncirculated. Look at the high points: Sacagawea's cheek, Anthony's cheekbone, Ike's jaw. Any rub, dullness or small scratches mean circulated, and circulated common dates are face value.
Values by series
Recent sold results and price guide figures as of late 2026.
| Series | Years | Circulated | Uncirculated | The ones worth more |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eisenhower dollar, clad | 1971-1978 | $1-2 | $3-10 | 1972 Type 2 reverse, $15-50 worn |
| Eisenhower dollar, 40% silver S | 1971-1974, 1976 | Rarely worn | About $19-30 | Top grades only |
| Susan B. Anthony | 1979-1981, 1999 | $1 | $2-5 | 1979-P wide rim $10-30 worn; 1979-S and 1981-S Type 2 proofs $50-250 |
| Sacagawea, eagle reverse | 2000-2008 | $1 | $2-5 | 2000-P Wounded Eagle $50 to a few hundred; 2000-P Cheerios thousands |
| Presidential | 2007-2016, 2020 | $1 | About $2-4 | 2007 Washington with no edge lettering, roughly $30-80 |
| Native American | 2009 on | $1 | About $2-4 | Genuine edge and striking errors |
| American Innovation | 2018 on | $1 | About $2-4 | Few known varieties so far |
Three things explain the table. First, none of these coins has precious metal apart from the S-mint silver Ikes, so there is no melt floor above face value. Second, from 2012 the Mint stopped shipping Presidential and Native American dollars to banks for circulation and sold them only to collectors in rolls, bags and sets; their mintages look small next to quarters, but nearly all were saved in uncirculated condition, so they are not scarce. Third, the coins that are worth money are worth it because of a specific difference you can see, not because of the date alone.
Each series has its own guide with full date tables: Susan B. Anthony dollars, Sacagawea dollars and Eisenhower dollars.
The varieties worth looking for
1979-P wide rim, also called the near date. On the common 1979-P, the date sits well away from the rim. On the wide rim variety, the rim is visibly thicker and the date almost touches it. Compare with any 1980 Anthony, which has the wide rim, to train your eye.
1979-S and 1981-S Type 2 proofs. These come from proof sets. On the Type 1 the S mint mark is a filled blob; on the Type 2 it is a crisp, clear S. The Type 2 coins sell for about $50-250.
2000-P Cheerios dollar. About 5,500 early Sacagawea dollars went into Cheerios boxes in early 2000. They show an eagle with enhanced, detailed tail feathers, unlike the regular coins. They sell for several thousand dollars and up, and the variety is attributed by grading services, not by eye alone.
2000-P Wounded Eagle. A die gouge runs through the eagle's breast on the reverse, looking like a wound. It sells for about $50 to a few hundred dollars depending on grade.
Missing edge lettering. In 2007, many Washington Presidential dollars left the Mint without their edge lettering, the source of the "godless dollar" nickname. They sell for roughly $30-80 in typical uncirculated grades. Other Presidential and Native American dollars with plain edges exist but are scarcer and need to be checked against published error lists.
40 percent silver Ikes. These have an S mint mark above the date and weigh about 24.6 grams, against 22.7 grams for a clad Ike. They came in blue envelopes as uncirculated coins and brown boxes as proofs. They hold about 0.3161 ounces of silver, about $18.35 at $58 silver.
Condition and what it does to price
| Condition | Typical small dollar | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Circulated, any wear | $1 | Unless it is one of the varieties above |
| Uncirculated from a roll | $2-5 | Small premium, plenty available |
| Uncirculated in Mint set packaging | Price of the set | Sets are often sold whole |
| Proof | A few dollars for most | Type 2 Anthony proofs are the exception |
| Top grade, MS67 and up | Tens to hundreds of dollars | Only in professionally graded holders |
A worked example
Say a drawer in your kitchen holds 18 small dollar coins and one big one. The big one has Eisenhower's portrait, a D under the bust, a copper stripe on the edge, and a date of 1977. It is a clad Ike from circulation: worth $1-2.
Of the small ones, six are silver-gray Susan B. Anthony dollars. Five are dated 1979 and 1980; you check the 1979-P coins and see the date sitting well away from the rim, so they are the common narrow rim, $1 each. Eight are Sacagawea dollars dated 2000 to 2002, worn and brown; you look at the 2000-P eagles and see no gouge across the breast and ordinary feathers, so they are $1 each. The last four are Presidential dollars. One, a George Washington, has a completely plain edge with no lettering. That one is the missing edge lettering error, worth roughly $30-80 depending on condition.
The drawer is worth about $50-100 in all, and most of the premium is the one plain-edged Washington. That is the usual pattern: dollar coins are face value until one specific difference shows up.
Common mistakes
- Thinking golden dollars are gold. They are manganese brass. Real US gold dollars, made from 1849 to 1889, are tiny, about 13 to 15 mm, and covered by our US gold coins guide.
- Thinking Susan B. Anthony dollars are silver. None ever was. They are copper-nickel clad.
- Calling every large Ike silver. Only some S coins from collector sets are 40 percent silver, and they weigh about 24.6 grams; S proofs from 1975 on are clad.
- Mistaking a dark or spotted Sacagawea for an error. Brass tones brown and spots in circulation. That is wear, not a variety.
- Pricing from listings. Ordinary Sacagawea and Presidential dollars are often listed for hundreds. They sell for a dollar or two.
- Paying to grade a common uncirculated coin. The fee is more than the coin.
How WorthPic reads dollar coin photos
WorthPic runs on the newest and most capable AI model available, tuned for exactly this kind of identification. For a dollar coin it reads the design to name the series, reads the date and mint mark from the obverse or the edge, and compares the coin with the known varieties: the rim on a 1979-P Anthony, the tail feathers and breast of a 2000-P Sacagawea eagle, the S on an Ike, and whether a Presidential edge is lettered. It judges wear and gives an honest value range, which for most dollar coins is face value or a little more. A photo cannot show weight, which separates a silver Ike from a clad one, and it cannot always settle a Cheerios attribution, and it says so. It identifies and estimates. It does not authenticate, grade or appraise.
What to photograph
- Both sides straight on, in even light, filling the frame.
- The date and mint mark close up, wherever they are on that series.
- The edge, turned toward the light, for any Presidential, Native American, Innovation or Ike dollar.
- The eagle's tail feathers close up on any 2000-P Sacagawea.
- The date and rim close up on any 1979-P Anthony.
- An Ike on a scale showing grams, if you have one.
When to get it looked at in person
Common dollar coins need no expert. For a possible Cheerios dollar, a Type 2 proof, a wide rim Anthony in uncirculated condition or a striking error, a local coin dealer or coin club can give a first opinion, and PCGS or NGC can authenticate and attribute the variety. With grading fees starting at roughly $20-60, it makes sense for the Cheerios coin and for top-grade varieties, not for a worn wide rim or a common missing-edge Washington. Our error coins guide explains how to tell a real mint error from damage, and the coin value hub covers every other US series.