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New Native American $1 Coins Available January 2, 2009

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New Native American $1 Coins Available January 2, 2009

United States Mint Accepting Orders via Direct Ship Program

WASHINGTON - Consumers, financial institutions and businesses can order new 2009 Native American $1 Coins directly from the United States Mint through its Direct Ship Program beginning at noon Eastern Time, on January 2, 2009. The new circulating $1 coins will be available at face value on the United States Mint secure Web site, www.usmint.gov. Telephone orders also will be accepted at the toll-free number, 1-800-USA-MINT (872-6468).

"By ordering through our Direct Ship Program, businesses and consumers have the convenience and flexibility of purchasing manageable quantities of circulating $1 coins at face value," said United States Mint Director Ed Moy.

Like circulating Presidential $1 Coins, the United States Mint will offer the new circulating Native American $1 Coins in 25-coin rolls packaged in quantities of 10 rolls per box with a face value of $250. The coins will not be separated by mint mark. Customers may order a maximum of two boxes, for a total of 500 Native American $1 Coins. The United States Mint will pay the shipping and handling fees on orders delivered via standard shipping methods. Shipping and handling fees on orders requiring special handling (e.g., shipping upgrades) will be billed to the customer. All sales through the Direct Ship Program are final.

The reverse of the Native American $1 Coin will feature a new design each year. The reverse of the 2009-dated coin, designed and sculpted by United States Mint Sculptor-Engraver Norman E. Nemeth, is based on an agricultural theme. The design depicts a Native American woman planting seeds in a field of corn, beans and squash, representing the Three Sisters method of planting. Inscriptions on the reverse are UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and $1.

The obverse (heads side) of the Native American $1 Coin, by sculptor Glenna Goodacre, will feature the Golden Dollar's striking image of Sacagawea, the young Shoshone woman who accompanied Meriwether Lewis and William Clark on their historic expedition.

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    adamlaneusadamlaneus Posts: 6,969 ✭✭✭
    If they are going straight to Direct Ship with this, then I believe they do not have very high hopes for it circulating on its own due to bank commerce demands.

    However, i've stopped using ATM machines and have switched to using these direct ship coins. So, I will be getting some and spending them, after fruitlessly looking for errors.

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    Coins101Coins101 Posts: 2,603 ✭✭✭
    She doesn't look "Native American" to me. Look at old photos of real Native Americans and you won't see any that look like her. Maybe in the old movies but not in actual photos.
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    lope208lope208 Posts: 1,960 ✭✭
    "The coins will not be separated by mint mark."

    Interesting...so the rolls will be mixed?

    All the Prez dollars I've received through the Direct Ship program have been Philly.
    Successful BST transactions:
    commoncents123, JrGMan2004, Coll3ctor (2), Dabigkahuna, BAJJERFAN, Boom, GRANDAM, newsman, cohodk, kklambo, seateddime, ajia, mirabela, Weather11am, keepdachange, gsa1fan, cone10
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    19Lyds19Lyds Posts: 26,503 ✭✭✭✭
    What the heck!

    For Direct Ship prices, I'll order $500 worth as its cheaper than driving to the bank where the tellers say either "We've never heard of those" or "We won't be ordering those."
    I decided to change calling the bathroom the John and renamed it the Jim. I feel so much better saying I went to the Jim this morning.



    The name is LEE!
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    derrybderryb Posts: 38,580 ✭✭✭✭✭
    They'll bring them to my door at cost? Makes for a good search "party." I'm in for the max $500. Thanks GB.

    Government is the great fiction through which everybody endeavors to live at the expense of everybody else. - Bastiat

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    Snowman24Snowman24 Posts: 469 ✭✭✭
    i guess i'll order some in January

    which year does the 20 percent Sacagawea mintage suppose to represent 2007 or 2008 ?
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    sumnomsumnom Posts: 5,963 ✭✭✭
    If we can order them by January 2, when will they be shipping them out? are they already in production?

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