Can anyone give me more information about the mysterious Sacagawea Goodacre Dollar? Are all Sacagawea Goodacre dollars identified by their pre packaged certificate, or is it possible to find one in any random Sacagawea proof set that are not yet graded or certified? Any other facts about this coin will be appreciated as well? Thanks
Yes I know how easy it is to search on google. I'm looking to get more detailed information. I've edited my original post to be more clear
I will say... No They were all certified. All 5000 Quote - "Goodacre immediately sent all 5000 coins to the Independent Coin Grading Company (ICG) in 2000 to have them certified and sealed in order to preserve them. Each coin was individually numbered and Goodacre had the numbers 2003 through 4999 sold to the public for $200 each while she kept the remainder for herself." Closed quote
Based on everything I read from the first link, they were all slabbed. Even if someone cracked one out, it seems like it would be almost impossible to ever get it properly recertified.
I would point something out that all may not be aware of. Whenever you read the word "burnished" in a numismatic article such as those linked above the word is nothing more than a euphemism for polished. That's what burnished means - polished. And the word burnished is used because in numismatics the word polished has a strong negative connotation to it. Typically only the planchets are ever polished, before striking, and this happens with a great many coins, especially those that are only minted for collectors. But a select group of the Sackys, they are one of the very few and possibly only cases where the coins themselves were polished after they were struck.