U.S. Mint coin reference

2000: Sacagawea Golden Dollar (Manganese-Brass Alloy, Flying Eagle Reverse First-Year)

Golden-colored dollar coinage featuring Sacagawea and her son, Jean Baptiste.

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2000 Sacagawea Dollar obverse and soaring eagle reverse

Coin specifications and design

Years made: 2000

Country: United States

Denomination: One dollar

Category: Circulating coin

Composition: Manganese-brass clad: 88.5% copper, 6% zinc, 3.5% manganese, 2% nickel

Silver fineness: None (not a silver coin)

Silver weight: None

Weight: 8.10 g

Diameter: 26.49 mm

Thickness: 2.00 mm

Edge: Plain

Designer: Glenna Goodacre / Thomas D. Rogers Sr.

Design identification

Reverse: Thomas D. Rogers Sr.’s soaring eagle design for the 2000–2008 issues.

2000: Sacagawea Golden Dollar (Manganese-Brass Alloy, Flying Eagle Reverse First-Year) history

The Sacagawea dollar debuted in 2000 as a circulating small dollar with a manganese-brass outer layer that gave it a golden color. Glenna Goodacre designed the portrait, and Thomas D. Rogers Sr. created the soaring-eagle reverse.

The first year includes the Cheerios reverse and other recognized varieties that require specific diagnostics. Color alone does not establish the issue because the alloy tones readily; confirm weight, diameter, edge, date, and design details.