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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Clinker, post: 157236, member: 6229&quot;]<font size="2">The changes of appearance and composition of the dollar was put into law by the enactment of the United States Dollar Coin Act of 1997. The mandate assigned a weight of 8.1 grams and it&#039;s diameter was set at 26.5 millimeters. It was to be composed of a pure copper inner core with a layer of manganese brass (an alloy comprised of .040 nickel, .070 manganese, .120 zinc and .770 copper).</font></p><p><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></p><p><font size="2">Note: in 1997 numismatic specimens were struck at West Point in 22-karat gold with the date 2000W on them. Another not-so well-known -fact is the eagle on the reverse sported only 12 tail feathers instead of the usual 13. Guess what? Some 2000P business strikes have the 12 tail design.</font></p><p><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></p><p><font size="2">Another unexplained error produced some rare Sacagawea dollars which have a regular reverse, but a state quarter obverse.</font></p><p><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></p><p><font size="2">The obverse of these dollars carries a rendition of Sacagawea with her papoose on it conceived by artist and sculptur, Glenna Goodacre. 5,000 special finish dollars were struck and presented to Ms Goodacre for payment of her design. (those coins are selling, at this time, for $400 each putting the total value at $1,000,000).</font></p><p><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></p><p><font size="2">Who is Sacagawea? Sacagawea is a Shoshone Indian who volunteered to guide, and be an interpreter for, the famous Northwest Passage explorers, Merriweather Lewis and William Clark. What&#039;s her son&#039;s name? Jean Baptiste.</font></p><p><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></p><p><font size="2">The dollar&#039;s design was chosen by a panel of judges who were selected by then Secretary of the Treasury, Robert Rubin. 120 different different designs were submitted in a nationwide contest.</font></p><p><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></p><p><font size="2">You probably know that in 1905 a bronze memorial of Sacagawea was erected in Portland, Oregon for her participation in helping Lewis and Clark. The memorial was unveiled at the Lewis and Clark Exposition. However, do you know that the funds to erect the monument came from the sale of the gold Lewis and Clark Exposition dollars minted and sold in 1904 and 1905? These gold dollars are one of the few coins in the world that feature two people, one (Lewis) on one side and the other (Clark) on the other side.</font></p><p><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></p><p><font size="2">Hope you enjoyed reading this bit of trivia,</font></p><p><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></p><p><font size="2">Clinker</font></p><p><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></p><p><font size="2"></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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