Sacagawea Dollar
Who Was Sacagawea Anyway?
What is known about Sacagawea is this.
Sacagawea was born into an Agaidika ("Salmon Eater") tribe of Lemhi Shoshone in what is now Idaho some time around 1788. When she was about 12, Sacagawea and several other women were kidnapped and taken to a Hidatsa village. Trapper Toussaint Charbonneau took her as his wife when she was about 13.
extremely limited, but she has become an important part of the Lewis and Clark mythology in the American public imagination. The National American Woman Suffrage Association of the early twentieth century adopted her as a symbol of women's worth and independence, erecting several statues and plaques in her memory, and doing much to spread the story of her accomplishments.
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What Do You Think of the Sacagawea Dollar?
What's My Sacagawea Dollar Worth?
The value of a coin is based on two factors. The first factor is the rarity of the coin. This is a combination of how many coins were originally minted and what happened to them. Some are destroyed accidentally. Some have been recalled by the government. Collectors have taken some out of circulation. As a particular type of coin has fewer examples available, it becomes more valuable.
The other factor is the physical condition of a coin. The closer a specimen is to perfect is, the more valuable it becomes. So a rare, perfect coin is much more valuable than a common, worn coin.
The American Numismatic community has developed a grading system to describe the condition of a coin. What I will discuss here is coins that have been minted to go into general circulation, released. The conditions of the coins are represented by names, as well as a combination of letters and numbers. I have summarized some general conditions here.
Perfect Uncirculated (MS-70) This indicates a coin in perfect, new condition. It shows no trace of handling, wear, or contact with other coins.
Gem Uncirculated (MS-65) This is an above average uncirculated coin. It may be brilliant, or it may be lightly toned. There are very few contact marks either on either surface of the coin or on the rim.
Choice Uncirculated (MS-63) This coin has some distracting contact marks and/or blemishes in the prime focal areas of one or both surfaces. The luster of the coin may be impaired.
Uncirculated (MS-60) This coin has no trace of wear, but it may show several contact marks, and the surface of the coin may lack luster, or even be spotted.
Choice About Uncirculated (AU-55) There is evidence of friction on the high points of the coin's design, but most of the mint luster remains.
About Uncirculated (AU-50) This coin shows traces of light wear on many of the high points of the coin. At least half of the original mint luster is still present.
Choice Extremely Fine (EF-45) The coin exhibits light overall wear on the highest points of the coin. Some of the original mint luster is still evident. All design details are still very clear and sharp.
Extremely Fine (EF-40) There is light wear throughout the design, but all features of the design are still sharp and well-defined. Although not an essential element to the the definition of this grade, some traces of mint luster may still exist.
Choice Very Fine (VF-30) Light, even wear on the surface and highest parts throughout the design. All major features of the design, as well as al lettering remain sharp.
Very Fine (VF-20) While all major details of the design remain clear, there is moderate wear on high points of the coin's design.
Fine (F-12) There is moderate to considerable even wear. The design remains bold, and the overall appearance of the coin is still pleasing to the eye.
Very Good (VG-8) The coin is well worn with the main features of the design remaining clear and bold, although they have been worn somewhat flat.
Good (G-4) This coin is heavily worn. The design is still visible, but many of the details are flat, and the design is faint in some areas.
About Good (AG-3) This coin is very heavily worn with portions of the lettering, date, and legend have been worn smooth. In many instances, the date is barely readable.
of possible values. It's Not Sacagawea on the Coin!
What are the Images on the Sacagawea Dollar?
With the passage of the Native American $1 Coin Act[10] on September 20, 2007, the U.S. Mint began designing a series of Sacagawea dollars with modified reverses to further commemorate "Native Americans and the important contributions made by Indian tribes and individual Native Americans to the development of the United States and the history of the United States." Four designs will be minted, each for one year from 2009 to 2012. The first Native American series coin was released in January 2009 and has a reverse that depicts a Native American woman sowing seeds of the Three Sisters, symbolizing the Indian tribes' contributions to agriculture. Like the Presidential Dollar, the year of issue, mint mark, and motto E Pluribus Unum have been moved to the edge of the coin to allow more room for the design[11]. Unlike the Presidential $1 coins from before 2009, "In God We Trust" will remain on the obverse and the vacant space on the edge lettering will be taken up by thirteen stars, symbolizing the Thirteen Colonies. The act passed by Congress requires that 20% of the total dollar coins minted in any year during the Presidential $1 Coin Program be Sacagawea dollars bearing the new design.
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The Native American $1 Coin
The Native American $1 Coin Act, passed in 2007, instructed the US Mint to design a series of Sacagawea dollars with modified reverses which commemorate "Native Americans and the important contributions made by Indian tribes and individual Native Americans to the development of the United States and the history of the United States." Four designs will be minted, each for one year from 2009 to 2012. The theme of the 2009 Native American $1 Coin is "Agriculture." The reverse of the coin features a Native American woman planting seeds, as well as inscriptions UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and $1. The Motto, "E Pluribus Unum" has been moved to the edge of the coin to make more room for the design on the reverse.
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What's Her Name Again?
Captain William Clark had an interesting nickname for Sacagawea, which he included in some of his writings. Can you guess what Clark called her?
Clark Called Her "Janey"
It is not known why William Clark called Sacagawea by the name "Janey." There is speculation that it was just a colloquial term for "girl" popular among soldiers at that time. What is known is that Clark used this name in a letter to Toussaint Charbonneau (who married Sacagawea) and in his journal.
The Three Sisters Planting Method
According to the US Mint, the 2009 Sacagawea Dollar has an image of a Native American woman planting a garden using the "Three Sisters" planting method. What are the "Three Sisters?"
Agricultural Symbiosis on a Coin
"Three Sisters" agriculture refers to the symbiotic process, in which corn, beans and squash are grown in the same mound, enhancing the productivity of each plant. Corn stalks provide support for the bean vines, which add nitrogen to the soil. Squash provides ground cover, which discourages weeds.
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