2000 Goodacre Sacagewea

I'm wondering if anyone knows if there is a difference between the Goodacre Sacs and the normal 2000 Sacs and what the differences is?

Ruben

 

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http://www.smalldollars.com/dollar/page24.html

"The 5,000 Sacagawea dollars given to Ms. Goodacre are different from the ones found in circulation. They were struck on burnished planchets, giving them a proof-like or "Specimen" appearance. They were struck with higher than normal pressure by polished dies. They were also treated with an antioxidant to help preserve their appearance"

 

Thanks. Maybe I can find some comparative photo's now.

Ruben

 

where can i buy those?

 

http://www.teletrade.com/coins/lot.asp?auction=2636&lot=2523
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http://www.whitmanbooks.com/default.aspx?page=80&SubCatOID=62

 

http://cgi.ebay.com.my/2000-P-PCGS-...hash=item220339810011&_trksid=p3286.m63.l1177

 

From what I saw of them when they came out I am of the opinion they were burnished after striking. To me they are just an altered coin.

 

According to what I just read there was a small subset that was burnished after minting as well. If someone wants to disparage the coins based on that process by the mint. C'est La vie.

Ruben

 

http://www.smalldollars.com/dollar/page24.html

It's there. At least 126 of the Goodacre finish dollars (confirmed so far, might be more) were also burnished post-striking, in addition to the burnishing that all 5000 got pre-striking.

Up to you if you think that makes one worth more or not, but it is an additional subtype of th Goodacre dollars. Some might call that altering the coins... but to be fair, although it was done post-strike, since it was done by the Mint, it wasn't really done post-Mint.

 

I read through the smalldollars link above. I was reading through it when you posted your message. It was not exactly organized like a scholarly body of work, but that was what I read. I'll re-read them later. I'm sure your accurate and I'll confirm your sources.

Ruben

 

The first link tells us that ALL planchets are burnished before striking, both the Goodacre and the regular coins. So that burnishing can't be the cause of their different appearance. It does say that the Goodacre coins are cleaned after striking but includes no information about what that cleaning was, what methods or techniques were used etc. Also the Mint changed their story about the coins several times so any information from them I consider suspect.

The second link was much more infomative but he describes the coins as being prooflike which is not my impression of the ones I have seen. He basicly describes the coins as being struck from polished dies. Now I will grant he has seen more of them than I have, but the few I have seen were not prooflike.

 

Can you tell any difference when you look at them?

Ruben

 

I thought there was no unburnished ones.

Ruben