Why purchase this (2020) $1 1 oz Silver Proof Shoshone Bannock Tribes - Sacajawea Dollar - Alternate Design?
2020 marks the 20th anniversary of the Sacajawea Dollar. Scottsdale Mint is celebrating with this stunning silver proof. Part of a mintage of just 2020 pieces, the coin features one of the early designs of Glenna Goodacre in her pursuit of a final design for the famous coin.
- The Smithsonian approved and licensed this product.
- The Shoshone Nation approved and denominated the proof.
- The coin was struck from 1 oz of .999 fine silver.
- This proof is part of a limited mintage of 2,020 pieces.
- Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) gave the coin its highest grade, Proof 70.
- NGC also certified this piece Ultra Cameo and First Day of Issue.
- The label on which NGC provided grading information was hand signed by Randy'L Teton, the model and inspiration for Sacajawea on the coin.
Moving Sacajawea and Jean Baptiste Design by Glenna Goodacre
Reverse: The exterior of the reverse centers on an intricately detailed feather. Inscriptions on this face read, "SHOSHONE BANNOCK TRIBES OF THE FORT HALL RESERVATION" and "IDAHO." On the interior is a single feather. "ONE DOLLAR" is inscribed above it, while "ONE OUNCE .999 FINE SILVER" is inscribed below it.
Obverse: The obverse bears an alternate design of Sacajawea and her son, Jean Baptiste, by Glenna Goodacre, which was never submitted to the United States Mint. Jean Baptiste, Sacajawea's son, rests on her back as she points the way.
Flawless PF70 UC FDI with Randy'L Teton Signed Label
Randy'L Teton, an active member of the Shoshone tribe who served as the model for Goodacre's Sacajawea design, hand signed the label on which Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) provided its grading information. That information includes the company's highest grade, Proof 70, which is given only to coins that appear perfect under 5x magnification. It also includes Ultra Cameo and First Day of Issue certifications. Ultra Cameo pieces exhibit sharp contrasts between heavily frosted devices and deeply mirrored fields, while coins with the First Day of Issue designation were submitted to NGC through an exclusive process.
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