Later that year, the SBA dollar was retired. By 1981, the coin was in production only for coin sets. Anthony dollar, which had been released in 1979 but quickly failed to circulate. The Sacagawea golden dollar was supposed to fix all of the problems associated with the Susan B. Remember the excitement over the Sacagawea coin? If you were in any way involved with the coin collecting community in 2000, you may recall the buzz surrounding the long-anticipated release of the Sacagawea dollar coin.