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==Susan B. Anthony==

==Susan B. Anthony==

The front shows [[Susan B. Anthony]]. The obverse shows an American [[bald eagle]] flying over the [[Moon]], carrying an olive branch with the [[Earth]] overhead. The coin is a silver color with a serrated edge.

The Susan B Anthony dollar was minted from 1979 to 1981, and for an additional year in 1999. The obverse features [[Susan B. Anthony]] and the reverse features an American [[bald eagle]] flying over the [[Moon]]. The coin is a silver colored copper-nickel alloy and has a reeded edge.

==Sacagawea==

==Sacagawea==

The front shows Sacagawea. The obverse shows an American [[bald eagle]] in flight. The coin is a gold color with a smooth edge.

The Sacagawea dollar was minted from 2000 to present. The obverse features Sacagawea and her infant son Jean Baptiste and the reverse features an American [[bald eagle]] in flight. The coin is a gold colored manganese brass with an unreeded edge.

==Presidential==

==Presidential==

===Controversy===

===Controversy===

The Presidential series differs from all current U.S. coinage in this essential respect: there is no "In God We Trust" on the front or back of the coin. Instead, the motto "In God We Trust" is engraved on the tiny ''edge'' of the coin (approximately 1/16th of an inch high) where it is barely visible. The [http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/$1coin/index.cfm?flash=yes&action=EdgeIncused enlarged drawing] of the edge inscription from the U.S. Mint makes it look more readable than it actually is:

The Presidential series differs from all current U.S. coinage in this essential respect: there is no "In God We Trust" on the front or back of the coin. Instead, the motto "In God We Trust" is engraved on the tiny ''edge'' of the coin (approximately 1/16th of an inch high) where it is barely visible. The [http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/$1coin/index.cfm?flash=yes&action=EdgeIncused enlarged drawing] of the edge inscription from the U.S. Mint makes it look more readable than it actually is:

[[Image:dollarcoin2007god.jpg|"GOD" from "IN GOD WE TRUST" written on the edge of the 2007 Washington dollar coin (taken with microscope). Brand new coin, already showing wear.]]

[[Image:dollarcoin2007god.jpg|"GOD" from "IN GOD WE TRUST" written on the edge of the 2007 Washington dollar coin (taken with microscope). Brand new coin, already showing wear.]]

In March of 2007 it transpired that an unknown number of the coins produced at the Philadelphia mint were misstruck, and lack the edge inscription. Sabotage has been alleged{{fact}}. Coin collectors speculate that of the 300 million produced, about 50,000 may have been misstruck. As with all misstruck coins, these have become collectors' items and are currently selling for about $50 each online.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/08/us/08coins.html?_r=1&oref=slogin Flaw Is Found in Some Coins of New Dollar], March 8, 2007, The New York Times (Associated Press story)</ref>

In March of 2007 it transpired that an unknown number of the coins produced at the Philadelphia mint were misstruck, and lack the edge inscription. Sabotage has been alleged{{fact}}. Coin collectors speculate that of the 300 million produced, about 50,000 may have been misstruck. As with all misstruck coins, these have become collectors' items and are currently selling for about $50 each online.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/08/us/08coins.html?_r=1&oref=slogin Flaw Is Found in Some Coins of New Dollar], March 8, 2007, The New York Times (Associated Press story)</ref>

==Notes and references==

==Notes and references==

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