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• The E-Sylum: Volume 10, Number 38, September 23, 2007, Article 23
  

  U.S. CONGRESS APPROVES SACAGAWEA DOLLAR REDESIGN
  

  "Congress on Tuesday approved a redesign of the Sacagawea dollar
  in hopes of enticing consumer and business use of the gold-colored
  dollar. Under legislation passed by voice vote in the House and
  sent to President Bush for his signature, new editions of the coin
  honoring the young Shoshone who helped Lewis and Clark on their
  trek to the Pacific Ocean more than 200 years ago will come out
  in 2009.
  

  "The new coins will continue to depict Sacagawea and her child,
  but they will feature scenes on the reverse side, changed annually,
  commemorating the achievements of other Native Americans and Indian
  tribes.
  

  "The Sacagawea dollar was first minted in 2000 to replace the Susan
  B. Anthony dollar coin. But like its predecessor, it failed to win
  public acceptance and today is produced only for sale to collectors.
  

  "The bill requires that the newly designed Sacagawea coins comprise
  at least 20 percent of all $1 coins minted each year and instructs
  the Treasury Department to carry out an aggressive campaign to
  encourage commercial enterprises to accept and dispense the coins.
  

  "Among design suggestions are the Cherokee written language, the
  Iroquois Confederacy, the World War II codetalkers and Olympic
  athlete Jim Thorpe."
  

  To read the complete article, see: Full Story
  

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• http://www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v10n38a23.html

Data de publicação

• 2007-09-23

Volume

• 10

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