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United States
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I nver really liked these. Nor the new Presidential dollars, but I was shocked today to see the mintages: Sacagawea dollar Mintages 2000-P 767,140,000 2000-D 518,916,000 2001-P 62,468,000 2001-D 70,939,500 2002-P 3,865,610 2002-D 3,732,000 2003-P 3,080,000 2003-D 3,080,000 2004-P 2,660,000 2004-D 2,660,000 2005-P 2,520,000 2005-D 2,520,000 2006-P 4,900,000 2006-D 2,800,000 2007-P 3,640,000 2007-D 3,920,000 2008-P 1,820,000 2008-D 1,820,000 Those are really, really low. Kind of makes me think the same thing about those Kennedy halves from when I started collecting.  |
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United States
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I think I'm going to start collecting them. I got some direct ship rolls of the 2011-P and have been saving out some of the nicer condition ones before spending the rest. I also picked up the 2009 and 2010 P&D recently. I may as well pick up the older ones too, since they're not expensive. Then again, the low mintage numbers won't mean anything if they're never popular, e.g. Kennedy halves. |
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United States
4778 Posts |
Thinking of collecting these, at least the Native American series. Just wish they'd move the date/mm back to the obverse. That empty field next to Sacagawea looks kind of awkward
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United States
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That empty field next to Sacagawea looks kind of awkward  Edited by Fuzzy317
07/29/2011 02:07 am
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United States
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I have an extra set of proofs, that's all. The metal composition of the coins is, I believe, unstable, and this is why they discolor easily to an ugly splotchy brown when mishandled or circulated. The designs haven't been all that great on the Native American reverses, although I might change my mind if the horse reverse is issued next year. Incidentally, if either of Presidential dollar legislations passes to kill the program, the Sackie might end up as a casualty as well. Which would generate new interest in the low mintages. |
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United States
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low mintage or not, I just can't get into these. especially the Presidential dollars, I dislike the series a whole lot. these small modern golden dollars just don't do anything for me. |
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Germany
992 Posts |
Yes, I do  (but from rolls only) |
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United States
417 Posts |
Trying to but they are hard to find. We have te 2000 & 2001 only so far. I have a couple of tellers looking for them for me.
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Australia
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I like these coins and a least one of the low mintages has made it's way donwunder to my collection... _USA_Sacagawea_Dollar.jpg) Steve  Edited by triggersmob
07/29/2011 08:59 am
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United States
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I have a full set of P & D so far. I'm not a big fan but it's a set you can fill for little money. I spend all of my extras or I would offer some for those who can't get any.
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United States
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I have the proofs only. Now that you pointed out the mintages
I will put a set together. Thanks!
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United States
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yes, the mintages are low, but look at the stats for a moment. Nobody really wants these compared to other sets they can make. Therefore there is plenty to go around and no one is demanding them for a higher price. Look at the 1916-D Merc: Mintage 264,000 RedBook value in G-4: $1000 1914-S Barber quarter: Mintage 264,000 RedBook value in G-4: $80 Same mintage, HUGE difference in prices. This is because the Mercury dime set is a lot more popular than the Barber quarter set. But with knew collectors coming in every day, these sets get even more popular, until eventually the demand for the 1914S will compare to the 1916-D. However, I think the Sacagawea set is of very little interest to the Coin World, and will take a LONG time for any of the mintages to become more valuable. If you compared every mintage of key dates with the 1916-D, the 1856 Flying Eagle cent would be worth the moon. But not as many people collect the FEC's so there isn't much demand. |
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United States
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Yes, a collector of Sacagawea dollars here! They're nicer than the Presidential dollars which I don't care for at all. The P & D mints are harder to get for 2002-2008, but available. I'm working on completing my SAC collection with just two years remaining to get. Like others mentioned, I wish they would return the date and mint mark to the obverse instead of the rim. |
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United States
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I collect them - it's an easy and short series to put together. But I'm not really that enthusiastic about them.
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United States
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It might be worth comparing to Kennedy half mintages. The keys for that series are 1970-D and 1987-P and 1987-D. They stopped being minted for circulation after 2001, they only appear in mint sets/bags/rolls for collectors. Prior to then, they only dropped below 10 million one other time. Here are all the numbers below 10 million: 1970-D 2,150,000 1987-P 2,890,758 1987-D 2,890,758 1999-P 8,900,000 2002-P 3,100,000 2002-D 2,500,000 2003-P 2,500,000 2003-D 2,500,000 2004-P 2,900,000 2004-D 2,900,000 2005-P 3,800,000 2005-D 3,500,000 2006-P 2,400,000 2006-D 2,000,000 2007-P 2,400,000 2007-D 2,400,000 2008-P 1,700,000 2008-D 1,700,000 2009-P 1,900,000 2009-D 1,900,000 |
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