Sacagawea Dollar Mintage

The United States Mint introduced the first golden colored dollar coins with the Sacagawea Dollars. The obverse design by Glenna Goodacre would feature a portrait of the Shoshone woman who had accompanied Lewis & Clark on their exploration of the western territories. Her newborn son, Jean Baptiste Charbonneau, is carried on her back. The reverse of the coin depicts an eagle in flight designed by Thomas D. Rodgers.

2000 Sacagawea Dollar
2000 Sacagawea Dollar

This would represent the third series since the silver content had been removed from the denomination. Rather than a large diameter like the Eisenhower Dollars, or the similar characteristics to the quarter dollar seen for the Susan B. Anthony Dollars, the Sacagawea Dollars would feature a small diameter with a distinctive golden color and a plain edge. This would allow the coins to easily be distinguished within circulation.

Despite a large amount of publicity surrounding the release, the series never managed to catch on. The large mintage of the inaugural was quickly ratcheted down as significant circulation was not achieved. By the third year, the series was only struck in limited quantities to satisfy collector demand.

Sacagawea Dollar Notes:

  • A total of 18 different date and mint mark combinations were issued between 2000 and 2008. Each year consisted of coins minted at Philadelphia and Denver.
  • The highest mintage occurred in the first year of issue when 1,286,056,000 coins were struck across both mint facilities.
  • The 2008 Sacagawea Dollar has the lowest mintage with 1,820,000 struck at each mint facility.
  • Across all years and mints, there were 1,462,481,110 circulation strike Sacagawea Dollars produced.
  • From 2009 onwards, the series was retitled the Native American Dollar, and featured the similar obverse design with a rotating reverse design.

Sacagawea Dollar Mintages:

IssueMintage
2000-P767,140,000
2000-P Bodily Detailed Tail Feathers5,500
2000-P Goodacre5,000
2000-D518,916,000
2000-S Proof4,047,904
2001-P62,468,000
2001-D70,939,500
2001-S Proof3,183,740
2002-P3,865,610
2002-D3,732,000
2002-S Proof3,211,995
2003-P3,080,000
2003-D3,080,000
2003-S Proof3,298,439
2004-P2,660,000
2004-D2,660,000
2004-S Proof2,965,422
2005-P2,520,000
2005-D2,520,000
2005-S Proof3,344,679
2006-P4,900,000
2006-D2,800,000
2006-S Proof3,054,436
2007-P3,640,000
2007-D3,920,000
2007-S Proof2,577,166
2008-P1,820,000
2008-D1,820,000
2008-S Proof2,169,561
Source: SacagaweaDollars.com