Talk:Sacagawea dollar

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The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the debate was move. —Nightstallion (?) Seen this already? 11:06, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Requested move

Sacagawea Dollar → Sacagawea dollar – Rationale: "Dollar" is not a proper noun. Compare Susan B. Anthony dollar, common usage in print. --Quuxplusone 05:14, 6 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Survey

Add *Support or *Oppose followed by an optional one-sentence explanation, then sign your opinion with ~~~~
  • Support for consistency (e.g. buffalo nickel @ Nickel (United States coin)) User:Ceyockey (talk to me) 12:17, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
  • Support you can see this and this for more times than I'd like to remember doing this.  :)
  • Support "Dollar" is indeed not a proper noun.
  • Support - The denomination "dollar" should not be capitalized. - Len Bailey, Copywriter
The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

[edit] Composition

The Red Book shows the composition to be; 77.0 Copper, 12.0% Zinc, 7.0% Manganese, 4.0% Nickel, where is the source for the composition in the article? Jjmillerhistorian 00:19, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

If you read closer, that is the composition of the cladding not the entire coin. The core is all copper. Bobby I'm Here, Are You There? 02:02, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
pure copper core with outer layers of manganese brass...got it...thanks Jjmillerhistorian 11:45, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Statue of Liberty

I distinct remember some sort of pol in the mid-90s to chose between Sacagewea and the Statue of Liberty to be on the coin, and that Sacagewea was chosen by the Treasury despite the SL having been the poular choice. Does anyone remeber this the same way, or have a source which shows one way or the other? Thanks. - BillCJ 08:51, 7 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The Simpsons

In an episode of the Simpsons Marge shows the children a Sacagawea. They ask,"What is that? A quarter? A chuck-e-cheese token?" Marge says, No, its a sacagawea gold dollar. You can trade it in at the bank for a real dollar. (not exact quote). This piece of pop culture illustrates that it is a queer piece of money that is not taken seriously. --Jon in California 2 Aug 2007

[edit] 2008 Sacagawea?

Will there be any Sacagawea dollars produced in 2008? I read something in COINage magazine about the mint not producing any, does anyone know? Gecko G (talk) 07:07, 2 April 2008 (UTC)