2007 Sacagawea Dollar

2007-P Satin Finish Sacagawea Dollar

The 2007 Sacagawea Dollar represented the eighth year of the "Golden Dollar" series. The US Mint had actually ceased producing the coins for circulation after 2001, but continued to produce the coins in limited numbers for direct sale to coin collectors. This same year marked the launch of a new circulating dollar coin series from the US Mint, the Presidential Dollar coin series. This new series was modeled after the format of the State Quarter series and the Mint had high hopes that the new dollar coins would find success in circulation.

The US Mint sold bags and rolls of 2007 Sacagawea Dollars to coin collectors beginning on March 20, 2007. Rolls of 25 coins were available from either the Philadelphia or Denver Mint priced at $35.95 per roll. Bags of 250 coins were available from either Mint for $319.95. Notably this was a reduction in price for the prior year level of $347 per bag. No reason was provided for the price decrease.

Additionally, special versions of the 2007 Sacagawea Dollar were included in the annual coin sets released by the US Mint. The 2007 Proof Set contained a proof version of the coin produced at the San Francisco Mint. The 2007 Mint Set contained satin finish versions of the coin from the Philadelphia and Denver Mints.

The Sacagawea Dollar series received some renewed attention this year when the United States Mint displayed 12 gold Proof Sacagawea Dollars that had flown aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia in July 1999. The coins were shown at the ANA World's Fair of Money in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in August 2007. Each coin was minted in 22 karat gold at the West Point Mint and contained one-half ounce of gold. The coins have been stored and were returned to Fort Knox following the display.