The Goodacre Sackie

Are they saying this is the coin that the Mint paid her (the $5,000 in sackies)?
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Yep, Thats what they are saying,.

 

It would be one of the 5,000 they paid her, yes.

 

Which will be more valuable in the long run, certified/graded examples or ones in the original slabs with orig. labels?

 

[QUOTE='Ol Silver]Which will be more valuable in the long run, certified/graded examples or ones in the original slabs with orig. labels?[/QUOTE]
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One would think that removing the coin from the original, numbered, non-graded slab would detract from the value (not that I'd pay what they're asking for one regardless). But there's the mysterious coin grading phenomenon. On Ebay there's a couple of both...

Of the graded there's currently

PCGS MS68
PCGS MS66
PCGS MS66

Ebay realized (to answer your question) ... http://coins.search-completed.ebay....slcZ0QQsaslopZ1QQsofocusZbsQQsorefinesearchZ1

Other:
A couple of the auctions state, "There are only 2,500 of the original 5,000 being offered to the collecting public, with the balance being retained by the Goodacre family." I've never heard that before and couldn't find a source to substatiate that statement. I've asked the seller for more information, but it's listed on an auction where the coin is #3860 of 5000 issued. I guess they kept the first 2,500.

Here's one solution to your question...

http://cgi.ebay.com/Glenna-Goodacre...ryZ11983QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Note the reverse of the slab (confusing until you realize what they did).

Also there's a SEGS MS67 "VIP First Strike" which are "9 times RARER!" than the Goodacres, in theory.

 

I wish the Goodacres well and hope that they are realizing most of the revenue from this, but I can't see ever wanting one of these or speculating that they will have this kind of value in a downturn.

 

I'm still wondering why she put a chubby girl on the coin to represent a woman who walked half way across the country!

 

That coin looks cleaned. Probably just a bad picture I suppose.

 

All that I have seen have that same look. I think it must be from the burnishing process.

That was the original statement published back when the Goodacre was introduced in Coinworld mag..

Thanks for the prices realized samjimmy. Still hard to compare but from what I see it looks like the average for the orig. holder is a $832 (un-signed). A nice little profit over the orig. $200 pricetag.

 

Same here Doug. I'm glad to see the increase though. Wonder what brought on this upward spike?

 

From what I recall, those 5000 coins had a special finish applied at the mint. Maybe a burnish finish ?? I could be wrong....

 

Those are very interesting articles on Sacagawea $1 coins.Has anyone had any more information about those Cheerios pattern Sacagawea $1's yet? Are they listed in the Red Book as a separate sub-type?

Aidan.

 

The only mention in the Red Book is this: "One group of 5,000 pieces, dated 2000, with a special finish were presented to sculptor Glenna Goodacre in payment for the reverse design."

Other than that, there is no mention fo any special design elements so far as the Sacagawea dollar goes.

 

I'm surprised that the pattern Sacagawea $1 is not listed in either the Red Book or in Krause,despite the fact
that the numismatic community,especially the one in the U.S.A.,knows about it.Why hasn't anyone reported
it to either Krause or Red Book?

Aidan.

 

Thanks,Doug.What is so special about the Cents that was released with some of the Pattern Sacagawea $1 coins? To me,it looks like a regular 2000 U.S. Cent that we even find over here in New Zealand by the bucketful,as people are always selling us collections,which usually has some American coins in them.

Aidan.

 

2007 Red Book page 220.

2000P, Goodacre Presentation Finish.........5,000...... MS65 $500
2000P,Boldly Detailed Tail Feathers...........5,500........No price listed
There is also an explaination of each in the write-up.

With the Cheerios coins realizing about $3500 each on eBay the Goodacres are a deal.

 

Wow, that is a fascinating site... thanks for sharing.