In addition to its fetching design, the Sacagawea Dollar has appeal for its historical significance as well as the fact that it’s still one of the few U.S. coins to feature a real woman instead ...

This took place just as the U.S. Mint was working on a new metal alloy for coins. The alloy had a gold tint that was eventually used for the one-dollar Sacagawea coins that came out in 2000.

One of the more beautiful coins ever produced by the U.S. Mint features the face of a living Idahoan. U.S. coins don’t honor ...