Sacagawea

[rick67]

I dug a 2000 Sacagawea Dollar today. Never seen one, thought it was fake.

Also this St. Christopher charm from Italy

 

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[shoague]

just think, that coin used to have a gold tone wash . I found my first last month and thought it was a weird modern too

 

[Loco-Digger]

Congrats on the $1.00 coin. Don't you wish every plug was worth a dollar?

 

[longislanddertfisher]

I still have a twenty dollar roll of uncirculated sacagaweas my mother got for me in 2000

 

[I-DIG-IT]

Nice digs.

 

[G.I.B.]

I always have one or two in my pocket. I spend 'em regularly.

I also carry and routinely spend Kennedy half's. It's really funny for me. (I'm a geezer)

There was a college freshman working as a cashier in a grocery store yesterday. My bill was $10.65.

I handed her a $20 a Kennedy half, a dime and a nickel.

She had no idea what the half was. I had to explain it and she kept flipping the half over and over trying to figure it out. Then she didn't know where to put it in the drawer. She was so flustered she screwed up the change. I finally convinced her to just give me a $10 back...

It's entertaining.

 

[46Wheat]

Congrats on the $1.00 coin. Don't you wish every plug was worth a dollar?

yup I sure do

 

[VERDE]

Hey rick67!! Some years ago, when I was King of Mardi Gras here in Louisiana, I had the Bank obtain $100 worth of those coins and used them as throws!! People didn't know what they were and would not even pick them up!! I still have $50 of them left!! I hope they are still worth a dollar!! Anyway, GOOD LUCK and GOOD HUNTING!! VERDE!!

 

[Guest 1551]

let me get this straight, you're a detectorist and you'd never seen a Sacajawea dollar....

 

[Carolina Tom]

I got a Kennedy half in change a while back, and the young girl (teens) was kind enough to explain to me that it was a "real" US coin. I thanked her for the explanation and showed myself to the door...

Nice finds. Congrats!

 

[Skippy SH13]

I always have one or two in my pocket. I spend 'em regularly.

I also carry and routinely spend Kennedy half's. It's really funny for me. (I'm a geezer)

There was a college freshman working as a cashier in a grocery store yesterday. My bill was $10.65.

I handed her a $20 a Kennedy half, a dime and a nickel.

She had no idea what the half was. I had to explain it and she kept flipping the half over and over trying to figure it out. Then she didn't know where to put it in the drawer. She was so flustered she screwed up the change. I finally convinced her to just give me a $10 back...

It's entertaining.

I'll occasionally coin roll hunt and then I'll spend the kennedy halves. It's hilarious how many people look at them and say "what's this?" Usually under 20... which makes sense, but it's still funny! I had one person ask me, "so, what's it worth." I'd JUST finished telling her it was a half dollar... I chuckled and said "a half dollar is worth 50 cents." She just stared and said "oh."

I'm sure it was a face-palm moment.

Entertaining is DEFINITELY the right word!

Skippy

 

[Skippy SH13]

let me get this straight, you're a detectorist and you'd never seen a Sacajawea dollar....

It happens! Some areas just don't see circulation of those coins!


Skippy

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Nice! Congrats! Sure beats digging 100 zincs!
Our Canadian friends have the loonies and toonies! Talk about adding up quick!

GIB- you don't even have to hand some of them an odd coin to confuse them. Try handing them a twenty, a one and a dime for a bill of $11.10, the dollar really seams to confuse them, they try to give it back! Lol!

 

[goldog]

Cool find.

 

[pres72]

I found some Sac dollars with no date. Any info is really appreciated! Newbie here but I am hooked! I also have several 2000 mints but it is very difficult to see the tail feathers clearly! Any advice?

 

[Captain Caveman]

This thread is too funny! I'm the youngest member of a local coin club. I love sitting around and listening to the older retired gentlemen tell stories like these. They all seem to be competing to confuse young store employees and have the best confusion coin story!

 

[Stone]

I have a change machine at work for the vending machines. It gives out Sacagawea and Presidential dollars.

 

[Old Dude]

I have a change machine at work for the vending machines. It gives out Sacagawea and Presidential dollars.

I dug my first presidential dollar coin last year. It was my first time seeing them too.

 

[Moonshadow]

I have found several. I love dollar coins.....makes my coin totals add up quickly!