Space flown 2000-W Sacagawea Dollars in 22 Karat gold are hitting the market
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Looks like Stack’s Bowers Galleries has been chosen by the United States Mint to auction off 7 of the 12 space flown 2000-W Sacagawea Dollars struck in 22 Karat gold aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia in July 1999.
Coins are encapsulated by PCGS with special labels. Just like the 1933 St. Gaudens, the buyer will pay $1 to monetize the coin as legal tender upon sale.
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https://stacksbowers.com/sbpressreleases/legendary-space-flown-2000-w-22-karat-gold-and-1-struck-2025-w-24-karat-gold-sacagawea-dollars-to-be-auctioned-by-stacks-bowers-galleries/
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don't get them reholdered!
Fascinating!
We lived in Dallas in July 1999, and watched the Space Shuttle Columbia carrying them fly over during re-entry while it was carrying them. That still remains one of the coolest things I've ever seen. Eileen Collins became the first female shuttle commander on that flight, and I'd met her at NASA several years earlier.
These have the Cheerios reverse.
The buyer's fee is being waved. Maybe now I can afford to bid.
Cool, but still modern bullion. Maybe that’s your thing 🤷🏻♂️
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Stratospheric prices? Turds from the space program bring more at auction money than everything I have.
Having that article without images of the coins is criminal.
Does anyone know why the mint picks Stacks to auction their stuff off because Stacks did the dawn at dusk bullion eagles to.
So does one single baseball card. For that matter, some "modern art" that many think looks like a child did it brings hundreds of milliions. Some people have a ton to put into this stuff.
peacockcoins
That's not the gold one
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Also of note - the 8th coin up for auction is the "First Struck" 2025-W Sac Gold. This auction will be interesting.
Here's your pic of a 2000-W coin, it was attached to SBG's email notification that came out yesterday...
https://mailchi.mp/stacksbowers/sept-2025-space-coins-news-release-15613504?e=7a3e38589c
Like a banana duct taped to a wall. LOL
Halfway down on the left. @CaptHenway with all 12 struck.
smalldollars.com/dollar/page20b.html
Not very clear images of the tail feathers on the press release photo, but you can see one characteristic of that generation pattern design. Just below the eagle leg, there is a fairly strong raised feather/ feather group that ends in a shallow hook. It is not on the regular issue design.
Here is a good view of that "hook" from Coin Community.com
Normal reverse design, on a 2000-S Proof from Coin Facts
There are only 12 struck. That's almost like calling the 33 DE "bullion"
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Blowup of normal tail feathers on 2000-S Proof from Coin Facts.
Any guesses what these will bring?
I have no idea.
6 figures definitely. Can they get to 7?
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I don’t think they’ll hit 7, despite the fact that these are probably the most historic modern rarities that exist.
So are the 12 gold 2000 Sacagawea Dollars the only ones with a "W" mint mark ?
I would love to get one but I don't think I can afford it.
Because they know what they are doing, have an international reach, and obtain top dollar for the Mint?
They are the only ones made of gold. 😉
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Wow just wow.
22k gold. The 2025-Ws are 24k I believe.
I thought these "2000W" 22K Saq $ issues had 39 minted & 27 destroyed were all struck at Philly but with W on obverse die instead of "P".
I am confused by the photography of 2000P in gold above.
Ai ?
Here's a couple Saqs, one golden and one 24k
I'm not sure that matters. The dates are different and they are the only 2000s made of gold. Would assume care about a mintmark?
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That's not gold, it's "golden".
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Allegedly, though that assumes that the Mint is telling the truth.
FWIW, I once saw an IMAGE of a 2000-W Sacagawea with "FIVE DOLLARS" as the denomination rather than "ONE DOLLAR," but it may just have been an artist's conception rather than an actual struck piece. I believe that it was a concept piece for a possible half ounce gold coin to be offered to the public if approved by Congress. Probably never existed as a struck coin, but I do not know that to be a fact.
I recall seeing something about that too. I think that endeavor was abandoned after Congress or whoever questioned the Mint's ability to sell the dollar piece in gold.
Also to respond to some of the other comments, the 2000-W coin is the only Sacagawea struck with the W mintmark. There is the 2015-W special edition coin that is technically a Native American dollar.
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