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2000-P Sacagawea Transition Error?

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 Posted 12/10/2023  06:57 am Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add Murasama to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Offer me this Sacagawea dollar which seems like a transition between the Susan B Anthony dollar and the Sacagawea. What do you think? Could it be a transition error? On Monday I hope to get better photos...

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 Posted 12/10/2023  07:37 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add mrwhatisit to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Hey Murasama!
This Sac dollar appears more environmentally damaged than on a SBA dollar. The Sac dollars are plain edged compared to reeded for the SBA dollars. As far as I know, there are no known mules between both coins.

Both coin types should weigh 8.1g...
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12/10/2023 07:39 am
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 Posted 12/10/2023  07:58 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add ijn1944 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Given the images posted, I'm not detecting a transitional issue.
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 Posted 12/10/2023  08:32 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Murasama to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I think it is transition because its colour.
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 Posted 12/10/2023  08:49 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add halfamind to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
These dollars circulate heavily in Ecuador and other countries with their economies based on the U.S. dollar. My guess is it a normal but heavily circulated example.
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It's normal. Just heavily circulated with environmental damage.
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 Posted 12/10/2023  09:49 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Dearborn to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
This does not appear to be a transitional metal coin. just a heavily circulated and environmentally toned dollar
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Can a Sacagawea dollar that circulates very, very, very much turn completely silver without leaving any trace of its golden shine? I'm in Europe, these coins have no circulation here... I think they haven't had enough circulation to be completely colored in silver like a Susan Anthony dollar...
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I don't think it is a transitional piece either, however the heavy oxidation on this coin signals a metal detector find showing the characteristics of coin that has been buried in ground for sometimes or at best victim of a fire.
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Ok Suppose that the coin has a lot of wear, and even that it was buried for a long time or the victim of a fire, losing its golden color... Shouldn't it then be copper-colored and not silver?
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I have gotten a couple more photos...I see the coin as too silver considering that its core is copper, I also don't see much wear on the
relief to lose its golden color....

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Seller send me a new photo, the edge...maybe it can be of help although the photo is poor.

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The edge appears to be normal. I agree this is just a heavily circulated coin.
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