![]() ![]() We don’t see the coins too much in commerce for that reason. Most Sacagaweas are used in the United States in vending machines or hoarded by collectors who hope the coins will someday be worth a lot of money. The woman pictured on the coin is actually a 22 year old college student named Randy’L He-dow Teton. No images of the actual person Sacagawea exist (she died in 1812). She was certainly not a household name in the late 1990s before the coin was released to the public. Thanks to the coin, today Sacagawea is widely recognized. The general public actually preferred a coin showing the statue of liberty, but the Sacagawea design was selected by the officials in charge of the coin. The legal authorization to mint a new dollar coin was passed in 1997, but the first coins were not released until January 2000. Here are some quick facts that collectors might find of interest: Our guide at the bottom of this page lists the mintage figures and historical information about all the various Sacagawea coins from different years. Despite their limited collector value, Sacagaweas are still a fun coin with a lot of history. They are made of copper, manganese, brass, zinc, and nickel. All Sacagawea coins, while gold in color, have absolutely no precious metals value. ![]() A moderate exception would be that some of the older rolls do sell for a very small premium over their face value. However, your regular strike Sacagawea coins are still just worth $1 and will likely only be worth a dollar for the foreseeable future. ![]() There are a couple of special varieties that are collectible like the 2000-P Cheerios coin. These are popular coins but well over a billion have been minted since 2000.
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