Goodacre’s Sacagawea obverse was retained for the obverse of the Native American dollar series beginning in 2009, with U.S. The gold coin’s obverse would be sculptor Glenna Goodacre’s Sacagawea dollar obverse design of 2000 to 2008. 9999 fine gold dollar, either a quarter-ounce piece retailing at between $420 and $480, or a half-ounce coin to retail at between $820 and $920 (based on current gold prices). The Mint never received the official authority to pursue the proposal (although it struck 39 2000-W examples).įor the 20th anniversary issue, the Mint has discussed a. 9167 fine gold planchet, the same used for the American Eagle gold $25 coin.
When the Mint initially considered a gold version of the Sacagawea dollar in 1999, the coin would have been struck in Proof on a half-ounce.
The Mint contracted with Naxion, a Philadelphia-based marketing research consultant, to administer an online survey to between 4,800 and 5,000 Mint customers who have previously purchased gold and silver coin products from the Mint and would likely do so in the future.
