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[[Image:dollarcoins.jpg|Comparison of the 2000 Sacajawea, 2007 Washington, and 1979 Susan B. Anthony dollar coins.]]

[[Image:dollarcoins.jpg|Comparison of the 2000 Sacajawea, 2007 Washington, and 1979 Susan B. Anthony dollar coins.]]

The initial run of coins from the [[US Mint]] were allegedly sabotaged by an operator at the mint, and [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,257462,00.html do not have the Constitutionally required phrase], "In God We Trust". It is suggested that these coins, which are being referred to as "Godless Dollars", be exchanged at a bank for properly struck coins, as currency not possessing the mark of "In God We Trust" may not be accepted as legal tender within the United States.

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>

 

It has been suggested{{fact}} that these coins, which are being referred to as "Godless Dollars", should be exchanged at a bank for properly struck coins, as currency not possessing the Constitutionally required mark of "In God We Trust" may not be accepted as legal tender within the United States.{{fact}}