Category: 2000-2008

2008 Sacagawea Dollar

Posted in 2000-2008, Sacagawea Dollar, Series by Date

The issuance of the 2008 Sacagawea Dollar (Buy on eBay) was interesting for a number of reasons. Due to the authorization of the upcoming Native American Dollar Program, the United States Mint initially lacked legal authority to mint 2008-dated Sacagawea Dollars. Once authorization was obtained, this year would represent the last issue for the basic […]

2007 Sacagawea Dollar

Posted in 2000-2008, Sacagawea Dollar, Series by Date

The 2007 Sacagawea Dollar (Buy on eBay) represented the eighth year of the “Golden Dollar” series. The United States 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 and inclusion within annual sets. The U.S. Mint began sales […]

2006 Sacagawea Dollar

Posted in 2000-2008, Sacagawea Dollar, Series by Date

The 2006 Sacagawea Dollar (Buy on eBay) was produced by the United States Mint in options only available to coin collectors. The golden dollar coins had not been produced for regular circulation since 2001. Rather, the coins were sold within numismatic bags and rolls and included in the annual Proof Set and Uncircualted Mint Set. […]

2005 Sacagawea Dollar

Posted in 2000-2008, Sacagawea Dollar, Series by Date

Changes to the United States Mint’s annual Mint Set resulted in five different versions of the 2005 Sacagawea Dollar (Buy on eBay) being produced. For this year, the golden dollar coin can be found with a circulation strike finish or Satin finish from the Philadelphia and Denver Mints, or a Proof finish from the San […]

2004 Sacagawea Dollar

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The 2004 Sacagawea Dollar (Buy on eBay) represented the third year in a row that the series was not struck for circulation. Although many praised the design by Glenna Goodacre and Thomas D. Rodgers, the public was not ready to embrace the concept of a circulating dollar coin, especially with paper dollars remaining within use. […]