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Dollar Coins
There are so many fun ways to introduce your students to American coins!
Below you will find a collection of educational resources to help get your students started.
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And don't forget to visit the
Circulating Coins section to find out more about all of the current circulating coins from the United States Mint!
Download, print, and color Presidential $1 coins!
Full-page outlines of these coins are available as PDF files or as Web graphics in the
Presidential $1 Coin Lesson Plan Resource Center.
 
Download, print, and color the Golden Dollar!
Click on a coin image to download an Acrobat® file
containing outlines of both sides of this coin to color.
 
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Coin Information
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Obverse Designs
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Golden Dollar:
Sacagawea (Native American who assisted the Lewis and Clark Expedition) and her infant son.
Presidential $1:
Series of Presidential busts, released in the order the Presidents served, beginning with George Washington
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Obverse Designer
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Golden Dollar:
Glenna Goodacre
Presidential $1:
Various—see
Pressroom
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Reverse Design
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Golden Dollar:
Eagle in Flight
Presidential $1:
Statue of Liberty
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Reverse Designer
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Golden Dollar:
Thomas D. Rogers
Presidential $1:
Don Everhart
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Date of First Issue
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Golden Dollar:
2000
Presidential $1:
2007
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Weight
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Both:
8.1 grams
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Diameter
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Both:
1.043 in. or 26.5 mm
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Thickness
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Both:
2.00 mm
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Want to learn more?
Here's how!
Just For Fun!
Kids love coins!
Watch your students explore some of the fun activities below and watch them gain an appreciation for coins and coin collecting!
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Presidential Portraits
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Become a contestant on this virtual quiz show and see how much you know about the Presidents on coins.
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Branches of Power
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Take a look at the three branches of the federal government while you restore the Tree of Democracy.
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Create-a-Card
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Create a greeting card by using your virtual allowance to "buy" designs.
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Coin Memory
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Can you find the matching coins?
Test your memory!
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Making Change
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Learn how the Lincoln cent and other coins are designed—and create your own!
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Mark My Words
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Learn more about circulating coins in this crossword puzzle game.
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Golden Dollar Puzzle
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Help unscramble Sacagawea's image!
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Birth of a Coin
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Follow a coin's creation from its initial design to its place in your pocket.
You've never see coins come to life like this!
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Time Machine
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1778:
George Washington
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1805:
Sacagawea and Thomas Jefferson
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1814:
James Madison
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The Minting Process Revealed
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Check out how pennies and other coins are minted!
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Presidential $1 Coin Program
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Learn all about the coins that honor past Presidents of the United States.
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Golden Dollar Story
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Learn all about the coin that honors Sacagawea.
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Fun With Coins!
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There are lots of fun things to do with coins...for example, "Cat and Mouse," a game that uses kinetic force.
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Teachers' Corner
This section is just for you!
Click on each of the sections below to find an inventory of educational resources from the United States Mint H.I.P. Pocket Change™ Web site related to the quarter.
These lesson plans activities will be a hit with your students and are ready to be used in your classroom today!
Description:
Is a coin's value based on its weight?
Try this science experiment with your class to find the answer to this hefty question.
Subject Areas:
Science
Description:
The interesting thing about coins is that there have been many changes in design over the years. Have your students work in pairs to trace the design history of a currently circulating coin and display their findings on a timeline.
Subject Areas:
Social Studies
Description:
Sure there are many famous men who grace our country's coins, but there are also a few coins that feature some of America's most historically important women. Students will conduct a jigsaw reading activity about some of our country's influential women, and will decide which of these women deserves to have a coin of her own.
Subject Areas:
Language Arts, Social Studies
Description:
Here's a fun computer center activity for your classroom! Prepare clues about a particular coin. Then invite your students to visit the United States Mint H.I.P. Pocket Change™ Web site to research the answers to the quirky hints they are given!
Subject Areas:
Technology
Description:
As an introduction to the decimal system, invite your students to play this game where they examine the relation of different coins to a dollar.
Subject Areas:
Mathematics
Description:
Teach your students to create percents from fractions by sorting coins of different denominations.
Subject Areas:
Mathematics
Educators, you can bring the excitement of this historic program to your classroom!
Download our free lesson plans based on the new Presidential $1 coin designs.
Description:
Students review coin identification and learn the value of each coin.
Educators, you can bring the excitement of this historic program to your classroom!
Download our free lesson plans based on the new Presidential $1 coin designs.
Description:
Students will use various coin denominations to explore the concept of fractions.
Description:
Students will use addition to determine values of coin combinations.
Educators, you can bring the excitement of this historic program to your classroom!
Download our free lesson plans based on the new Presidential $1 coin designs.
Description:
Students will examine and discuss the designs on the circulating coins produced by the United States Mint. They will read to learn about the woman and child featured on the Golden Dollar. They will then compare and contrast this coin to the other circulating U.S. coins.
Description:
Students will participate in a jigsaw reading activity about the contributions of Sacagawea to the Corps of Discovery. They will also write a poem to reflect upon what they learned.
Description:
Students will examine the life of Sacagawea, the exceptional woman chosen to appear on the Golden Dollar, and will write journal entries based on their research.
Educators, you can bring the excitement of this historic program to your classroom!
Download our free lesson plans based on the new Presidential $1 coin designs.
Description:
After researching the decision to place the image of Sacagawea on the Golden Dollar, students will write persuasive essays either defending or opposing this decision.
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