Good evening to all! Just curious, with all the different experimental wash/ rinse that the Sacagewea dollar has been subjected, which ones are worth collecting and saving? Which a What is the best way to accurately identify a goodacre coin short of sending it in to PCGS? Any info or tips on reliable indicator will be greatly appreciated. Thank you
Watch this video, he explains the special patina that the goodacre dollars have. As for what's worth saving, modern coins are not my forte, so I wouldn't know much, but very high grade Sacagewea coins from early in the series could be worth saving. Also edge lettering or lack thereof when there shouldn't be or should be respectively.
Thanks for the info. I'll sort through it and choose the ones that I think would pass muster. Which forum category will be appropriate to post pics of the Sacs that I might need a yey or a ney vote?
Okay, so who is right? According to the link I've posted, all of the Goodacre dollars were initially encapsulated by ICG, and it was these coins that had the burnished finish on polished planchets. I think the guy in the video is wrong. What do you say @Insider ? http://www.smalldollars.com/dollar/page24.html FWIW, I was building a set of the business strike Sac dollars with the "Soaring Eagle" reverse in MS68, but when the Mint decided to change the reverse design annually and renamed the coin the Native American dollar, I sold my set. Chris
So I have three 2000 P (top) and three 2000 D (bottom), and you can immediately see difference. I find this quite fascinating. I haven't even gone through the following years from 2001- 2013( dont have '08 and '12).
17 years of circulation can and will change it's appearance. They might all be normal minted sacs with different exposures during the years. Toning, Environmental Exposure, washed in laundry and dirty fingers are factors
@cpm9ball is correct. All of the released Goodacre coins were released encapsulated. http://sacagaweadollarguide.com/2000-goodacre-presentation-sacagawea-dollar/
If any were put into circulation and it is doubtful, they would be almost impossible to distinguish between business strikes due to as stated above. There original lack of luster would blend in with the natural process of discoloration caused by many environmental processes. Your chances of finding a Cheerios Dollar or Wounded Eagle in circulation is a long shot, but you have better odds because they can be identified by their specific markings.
Although that doesn't preclude that someone broke one or more out of a slab... not that would be a wise and prudent thing to do.
Having found one in circulation myself, and then looking through thousands of pictures of 2000-P Sac's.....I have discovered a verifiable die gauge on the reverse that is only on ALL cheerios pattern coins, while NEVER on a regular business strike......(there's actually a couple more die markers I've noticed too......I guess that's the benefit of finding a specimen in the wild and studying it for a couple years
