Long time no photo - Sacagawea Stuff

JapanJohn

Got this in the mail the other day. It's a slabbed 2000 P and D Sac Set from the Collectors Mint (whoever they are).

I've seen these before and thought they may be a nice addition to my Sacagawea Fringe collection and it comes with a letter "signed" by Randy Teton who of course is the model for the Sac obverse.

Neither the slab nor the letter contains an original signature but it's kind of interesting as it's the only thing I have that has her photo on it. I have several other pieces with her autograph anyway. I am disturbed to say I paid $30. It's two run of the mill Sacs that are even fingerprinted in a cheap slab. The only redeeming quality is the photo of Randy for a fringe collector.

If I had it to do all over again I'd pass but I'm keeping it in the collection. Fringe. I kinda like fringe.

John

Mesquite

Hey John, good to see your post. Fringe - here's one. Had my sister-in-law pick up a few circ. Sacs for me during her recent trip to Ecuador. These develop a real good look to them when they've been circulated.

rgCoinGuy

That's kinda cool though, too bad about the fingerprint. Would it be possible to open the slab and resplace the coins without doing any damage so you would be more happy with it?

sumnom

The circs look really good! It still pains to me to think that the Sac never cought on here.

ricko

Very nice tribute.... I like the Sacagawea dollar.... both sides reflect art... Cheers, RickO

tahoe98

it's too bad the great reverse is going away next year (or the year after)...

holeinone1972

Here is my end roller toned Sacagawea.

JapanJohn

Mesquite,

I dig those circulated Sac's. Never seen one before. You should see me trying to spend Presidential Dollars over here on base in Japan. They'll take them but it's never easy.

Speaking of which I'm one of the lucky devils in Okinawa who is restricted to base in order to observe a "Period of Reflection" for how rotten we are to the Japanese. Not at all ironically I'm reading the book "The Rape of Nanking" when all this happened.

John

Edited for grammar.

BECOKA

I agree, those circ sac's are the most circulated I have seen and the do look pretty good. The stuff we get out of vending machines here are all AU and look like junk because they retain just enough luster to through the balance way off.

sumnom

circ sac thread