Bullion Sacagawea Dollar?

Russ

Is this the fabled space shuttle coin?

Russ, NCNE

supercoin

I hope so -- otherwise, why did they take a photo of that not-worth-the-cost-of-plastic coin when so many others go unphotographed? Bizarre.

shirohniichan

I hope so -- otherwise, why did they take a photo of that not-worth-the-cost-of-plastic coin when so many others go unphotographed?

You anti-modern people always have to slam the Sac buck, don't you? ALL MODERN COINS ARE WORTHY OF PHOTOGRAPHY, SO STOP SLAMMING THEM!!!!!!!!!!!

BTW, the coins taken up in the Space Shuttle were minted in San Francisco (if I remember the Discovery Channel program correctly).

supercoin

Apparently only the lower-grade ones are. Bizarro #2

LanLord

I thought the space shuttle coins were minted in WestPoint.

supercoin

Yep, the gold ones were West Point. Still 12 around somewhere, presumably.

gmarguli

They minted gold ones in $1 and $5 denominations.

jtryka

Where'd the rims go on that proof one?

supercoin

jtryka, good question, maybe that's part of the photo strategy -- have to bid to find out!

gmarguli, did they actually mint any $5 Sacs? I thought that was Plan B after people squawked about the 22K $1 coins, i.e. they were going to relase it like a $5 commem, but I didn't think it ever got off the ground.

jtryka

I thought the deal was that they didn't have congressional authorization for the gold commems, so that's why it never happened.

pontiacinf

gold ones carry the w mint mark

gmarguli

supercoin, yes there were struck. There was a long discussion on this on the other forums.

You can find the link here: $5 Sacagaweas

stujoe

<< <i>ALL MODERN COINS ARE WORTHY OF PHOTOGRAPHY, SO STOP SLAMMING THEM!!!!!!!!!!! >>




I Agree!

presleyh

that sac is a dog even for a sac. au58 maybe? if it sells for 9.00 i think i will list whats in the ashtray of my pickup truck.

Conder101

Actually greg, you can't say for sure whether there were any $5 pieces struck or not. From the article referenced by your link:


<< <i>None of the documents released as a result of Ravnitsky's FOIA appeal give any indication whether any Proof Sacagawea gold dollars were struck with the five dollars reverse and if so, when, how many, and their disposition. >>



One thing I saw in the article which I knew but which isn't widely known was the use of the 2000-S dies to produce the test runs at the Philadelphia mint. That in turn brings another thought to mind. About two months ago in the Letters to the Editor in Numismatic News a writer was talking about the variety of dollar coins he had gotten the previous day from the Post Office stamp machine. He had gotten some SBA's a couple of 2001-P a few 2000-P's some 2000-D's and one 2000-S. I was surprised in the weeks that followed that no one ever made any comments about it either in the letters, on any of the forums or in any other publication.. I mean here someone claims to have received a coin which we know was struck but which supposedly none of which are supposed to exist and no one says anything.

gmarguli

Conder101, a 2000-S could have just been a circulated proof.