July 1, 2019 -
The theme of the 2019 Native American $1 Coin design is American Indians in the Space Program. Native Americans have been on the modern frontier of space flight since the beginning of NASA. Their contributions to the U.S. space program...
November 21, 2018 -
Why Thanksgiving? Many cultures and communities around the world set aside a day to give thanks. In the United States, the first Thanksgiving was in 1621 when the Puritans, later called Pilgrims, arrived in Massachusetts. Since they arrived in December,...
May 22, 2017 -
The Life of Sacagawea Sacagawea was the Shoshone Indian who assisted the historic Lewis and Clark expedition. Between 1804-1806, while still a teenager, she guided the adventurers from the Northern Great Plains to the Pacific Ocean and back. Her husband,...
December 4, 2018 -
The 2017 Native American $1 Coin commemorates Sequoyah, inventor of the Cherokee Syllabary. Introduction Sequoyah adapted writing to the Cherokee language by devising symbols for each syllable. His achievement is one of a handful of examples in world history regarding...
April 24, 2008 -
WASHINGTON — At 12:00 noon on April 28, 2008, collectors can begin purchasing 2008–dated Golden Dollar coins bearing the image of Sacagawea. The coins, available in bags and rolls, are of circulating quality and were struck on the main production...
August 10, 2007 -
Half–ounce Gold Versions of Sacagawea Golden Dollars Flew on Historic Space Shuttle Mission
March 20, 2007 -
Prices Reduced on Golden Dollar and Kennedy Half–Dollar Bags and Kennedy Half–Dollar Two–Roll Sets
April 15, 2004 -
WASHINGTON — The United States Mint today announced that 2004–dated Golden Dollars featuring Sacagawea will be available in bags of 2,000 coins and rolls of 25 coins online at www.usmint.gov beginning at noon on April 20, 2004 (Eastern Time). These...
April 15, 2002 -
WASHINGTON — The United States Mint today announced that 2002–dated Golden Dollars featuring Sacagawea will be available in bags of 2,000 coins and rolls of 25 coins online at www.usmint.gov beginning April 29, 2002 at 12:00 Noon (Eastern Time). These...
April 11, 2000 -
Mister Chairman, Congressman Hoyer, distinguished members of this committee — Everyone at the Mint thanks this committee for opportunity to discuss the most dynamic and profitable circulating coin program in a generation. The new dollar coin released in January —...
