Haven't been around much, very busy both personally and professionally. Have been trying to keep up with what has been posted, doing fair with that. Definitely intending to attend the Fun Show in Orlando again this year. Anyway, in the little bit of free time I have to myself I have been doing some reading and research on the Sacagawea Dollar. I would appreciate it if it would be read and see if I'm right or not, and if I've left anything out. 1. First "golden dollar" made that is gold in color, but contains no gold. 2. First coin made for circulation that depicts an actual native amerrican on it. I'm not sure, but it might be the first coin period whether for circulation or a commemorative. 3. First coin made for circulation with the obverse design having been designed entirely by a female artist (Longacre). Possibly the first coin period. Mrs. Fraser worked with her husband, and they together did the Oregon Trail Half Dollar Commemorative. I think she was also the designer of the Washington Quarter reverse. 4. First coin made for circulation that has two people on the obverse. The first commemorative dollar had two, but it was a commemorative even though many ended up in circulation. 5. First coin to have an infant on it. The OregonTrail has small children on the reverse I think, but no infant(s). 6. First coin that was started as a circulating coin then converted to a once per year changing reverse that started in '09. 5. First coin that has an actual person on it, but had to use a model because it is unknown what the person actually looked like. There are no paintings or any type of actual illustrations of Sacagawea. 6. First coin that depicts someone that was sold as a slave. I am only referring to American coins, not including foreign. I know none of this is earth shattering, but would appreciate any comments.
1. I'll give you that one. 2. Clarify please. Do you mean an actual native american who existed, an actual individual native american use as a model, or just a case of actual native americans used as models? For commemoratives there was and earlier one, Chief Black Fish on the Boone half dollar. The indian on the nickel is a composite of three actual native americans, but the Sac dollar is the first to have a single model that was a native american. 3. For circulation yes, if you include commemoratives no. First comm designed by a woman was the 1921 Alabama Centennial half by Laura Fraser. (Not done in conjunction with her husband.) 4. For circulation, yes. 5. (#1) No, the first coin to have an infant on it was the 1937 Roanoke Island commem. On the reverse you will see the infant Virginia Dare, first child of European colonists born in the New World, in her mothers arms.. 6 (#1) The first with a changing REV, but the President dollar series with a static rev and a changing OBV began two years earlier. 5 (#2) For circulation yes, for Commemoratives no. The first such commem was the Columbian Exposition Half dollar. There are no actual portraits or contemporary sculptures known of Christopher Columbus. 6. (#2) SOLD as a slave yes, but not the first to depict one. The 1998 "Black Revolutionary War Patriots" dollar shows Crispus Attucks who was apparently born as a slave and who escaped from slavery in 1750. But as far as I know he was never sold as a slave.
Thanks Conder, appeciate the info. I was referring to an actual person, not a composite of several like on the Buffalo Nickel.
