2010 (P) Satin Finish Native American Dollar - Position A

Strike Type

Coin Details

Year

2010

Denomination

Dollar

Mint Mark

Strike Type

Special Strike

Series

Sacagawea & Native American Dollars 2000 to Date

Designer

Glenna Goodacre/Thomas Cleveland

Mintage (whole issue)

583,897

Composition

88.5% Copper, 6% Zinc, 3.5% Manganese and 2% Nickel

Weight

8.1g

Diameter

26.5mm

Edge

Lettered

Auction Record

Price realized: $91
Sold: 29 January 2012
Grade: SP68
Auction house: Great Collections

Description

The 2010 (P) Satin Finish Native American Dollar - Position A is a special strike dollar struck at the Philadelphia Mint, part of the Sacagawea & Native American Dollars 2000 to Date series. The U.S. Mint issued 583,897 of the 2010-P Satin Finish Native American dollar in all, with edges running either way; the count with Position A lettering is unknown. The obverse features Sacagawea carrying her infant son, Jean Baptiste Charbonneau, on her back; the reverse changes every year to honor a Native American contribution. The 2010 Native American Dollar celebrates the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and its Great Law of Peace, which bound the Haudenosaunee nations together. The reverse depicts the Hiawatha Belt with five arrows bound together representing the five original nations. Second design of the annual reverse program. The Great Law of Peace (Haudenosaunee Confederacy) was featured. Struck at the Philadelphia Mint, which has operated since 1792. Auction record: $91 SP68 01-29-2012 Great Collections. Struck in manganese brass (77% copper, 12% zinc, 7% manganese, 4% nickel) bonded to a pure copper core, weighing 8.1 grams, 26.5 mm in diameter, with a lettered edge. Cataloged as PCGS #416239.