Sacagawea Native American Dollar Error Coin Discovered

A 2009 Native American dollar has been found with no edge lettering. This is the type of error that first showed up on Presidential dollars in early 2007 and then became progressively scarcer as the Mint improved quality control.

Jaime Hernandez says on the Professional Coin Grading Service Web site that the coin was first received by PCGS on March 6. So far, it is the only known example.

Fred Weinberg, PCGS authorized dealer and error coin expert, submitted the coin to PCGS.

"So far, just this one Native American coin with missing edge lettering has been found, but I wouldn't be surprised if a few more showed up," Weinberg said. "The 2009 Native American coins have not been available through banks or normal commerce, so obtaining these coins has been challenging."

Weinberg eventually purchased the coin from the owner and sold it for just under $10,000.

According to Hernandez, at this point the 2009 Native American Sacagawea dollars only are available from the U.S. Mint in $25 rolls or $250 boxes. The error was found by someone who ordered a $250 box.

He also noted that searchers should look for examples with weak edge lettering, saying that authorized PCGS dealer, Mitch Spivack, submitted one that graded PCGS MS-67.

Hernandez defines weak edge lettering as coins that have weakness in one letter or more on the edge lettering inscriptions. Spivack's coin exhibited large sections of several letters completely missing and received a . . .

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