Sacagawea Gold Coins 2000

Glenna goodacre the artist of the obverse included the large dark eyes attributed to sacagawea in shoshone legends.

Sacagawea gold coins 2000.

The united states mint produced 5 500 sacagawea dollars in august or september 1999. Coin value prices price chart coin photos mintage figures coin melt value metal composition mint mark location statistics facts. These coins have a copper core clad by manganese brass giving them a distinctive golden color. Sacagawea gold dollar coins were minted first from 2000 until 2008 and again with different reverse designs starting in 2009.

2000 p native american sacagawea dollar. There are a couple of special varieties that are collectible like the 2000 p cheerios coin. However the mint used a prototype reverse to produce these dollars. The sacagawea dollar also known as the golden dollar is a united states dollar coin first minted in 2000 although not minted for general circulation until 2002 to 2008 and again from 2012 onward due to its general unpopularity with the public and low business demand for the coin.

The golden dollar s obverse or heads has sacagawea portrayed in three quarter profile. The infant is her son jean baptiste born during the trek. These are popular coins but well over a billion have been minted since 2000. This page also shows coins listed for sale so you can buy and sell.

This prototype reverse varied slightly from the production coin die used to make the rest of the dollars in 2000. The location of the mint mark on the sacagawea dollar 2000 to 2008 is on the obverse just below the date. Philadelphia p denver d and san francisco s. Launched in 2000 the sacagawea golden dollar coin was the first circulating us coin to feature an actual native american a woman and an infant.

In a departure from numismatic tradition she looks straight at the holder. 2017 s sacagawea sequoyah 10 coin clad proof set 2017 s sacagawea 1 sequoyah 10 coin clad proof set pfuc 2017 s sacagawea sequoyah 10 coin clad proof set 2017 s sacagawea 1 sequoyah 10 coin clad proof set pfuc shop. Although the dollars were minted in 1999 they were dated with a 2000 p obverse. Buy sell this coin.

Coin value prices price chart coin photos mintage figures coin melt value metal composition mint mark location statistics facts. Buy sell this coin. The obverse honors sacagawea the young shoshone guide and interpreter who helped lewis clark find a western route to the pacific ocean.