Whitman US Sacagawea Dollar Coin Album 2000 - 2009 2234

Strong, soil-resistant Whitman albums with blue textured leatherette cover are designed with thumb notches for easy window removal. Glenna Goodacre's design was selected after a national competition contest. The artist's obverse design had a portrait of a young Native American Soshone carrying her infant son. The reverse showed a flying eagle designed by engraver Thomas D. Rogers Sr. Commonly known as "golden dollars," Sacagawea coins have a plain edge and a very shiny golden color as a distinct contrast from previous coins. In 2009, The Native American $1 Coin Act mandated three new reverse designs for the Sacagawea coins. These coins had for the first time the year of minting and mintmark struck on the edge. Sacagawea dollars have a pure copper inner core and an outer layer made of 77% copper, 12% zinc, 7% manganese and 4% nickel. The coins measure 26.5 mm in diameter and each weighs 8.1 grams. Sacagawea dollars were coined at the Philadelphia, Denver and San Francisco Mints.