2001-P Sacagawea Dollar
The 2001 Sacagawea Dollar marked the second year of release for the new "Golden Dollar" coin series. Despite the high level of promotion accompanying the launch of the series, the new dollar coin never caught on with the public. After an enormous mintage in the first year, the level number of coins mintage fell by nearly 90% to a combined mintage of about 133 million coins. This would actually mark the last year that the Sacagawea Dollar was produced for circulation. In the following years, coins were minted for direct sales to collectors or inclusion within collector sets.
Coins were produced for circulation by the Philadelphia and Denver Mint. The San Francisco Mint produced a proof version of the coin which was included in the annual clad and silver proof sets. This proof version carries a high premium compared to other years.
2001 Sacagawea Dollar Mintage and Specifications
Mintage: 62,468,000 (Philadelphia), 70,939,500 (Denver)
Designers: Glenna Goodacre (obverse), Thomas D. Rogers Sr. (reverse)
Composition: 88.5% copper, 6% zinc, 3.5% manganese, 2% nickel
Weight: 8.1 grams
Diameter: 26.5 mm
Thickness: 2.0 mm
