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2012 Native American $1 Coin Image Released

CoinNews.net — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:22:48 +0000

The United States Mint has published the image for the reverse of the 2012 Native American $1 Coin. Until now, only a line art design was available, and that was released back in November.

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2012 Native American $1 Dollar Design Revealed

Mike Unser — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 17:51:23 +0000

"Trade Routes in the 17th Century" is the new design theme for the 2012 Native American $1 coin, the United States Mint said today during an unveiling of the dollar design. The new coin is expected to be issued early next year and minted throughout 2012 to meet demand.

United States Mint Image of the 2012 Native American $1 Coin Design – Click Image to Enlarge

Native American $1s must feature annually changing reverse designs that contain "images celebrating the important contributions made by Indian tribes and individual Native Americans to the development of the United States and the history of the United States." The design requirement is mandated by the Native American $1 Coin Act (Public Law 110-82). [...]
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2011 Native American $1 Dollar Rolls on Sale

CoinNews.net — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 05:26:15 +0000

The United States Mint on Monday placed its 2011 Native American Dollar Rolls on sale for a price of $39.95, plus shipping and handling.

Available are rolls filled with either Philadelphia or Denver minted coins. Each 25-coin roll is wrapped with specially designed paper with the year and mint of origin printed in black font.

2011 Native American $1 Coin 25-Coin Roll, Philadelphia

The Native American Dollar has featured annually changing reverse designs since 2009. The US Mint designated theme for the 2011 issue is:

"Supreme Sachem Ousamequin, Massasoit of the Great Wampanoag Nation Creates Alliance with Settlers at Plymouth Bay (1621)."

The 2011 design, by United States Mint Artistic Infusion Program Master Designer Richard Masters, portrays the ceremonial passing of a peace pipe following the 1621 treaty between the Wampanoag tribe and European settlers at Plymouth Bay. The hands holding the peace pipe represent Supreme Sachem Ousamequin Massasoit of the Great Wampanoag Nation and Governor John Carver of the Plymouth Colony. The design was sculpted by United States Mint Sculptor-Engraver Joseph Menna.

2011 Native American $1 Coin 25-Coin Roll, Denver

The United States Mint officially introduced the new $1 coins on Friday in a ceremony at the Plimoth Plantation in Massachusetts.

"The 2011 Native American $1 Coin celebrates the Wampanoag Treaty of 1621 that later led the English colonists and Massasoit and his men to join in a first harvest feast," stated B. B. Craig, United States Mint Associate Director of Sales and Marketing.

Prior year reverse themes were:

2009 Native American $1 Coin: Three Sisters Agriculture
2010 Native American $1 Coin: Government — The Great Tree of Peace

The 2009 $1 Coin theme was Three Sisters Agriculture

The dollars obverse remains unchanged each year. It features and an image of Sacagawea that was first shown on $1 coins in 2000. The design was created by Glenda Goodacre and includes inscriptions of LIBERTY and IN GOD WE TRUST.

Similar to the Presidential $1 coins, each Native American Dollar includes an edge-lettered inscription of E PLURIBUS UNUM, the year the coin was minted and a mint mark.

The 2010 Coin theme was Government -- The Great Tree of Peace

Order Details

The 2011 Native American Dollar Rolls may be purchased from the US Mint website at:

United States Mint $1 Product page

Each roll may also be ordered using the Mint’s toll-free number, 1-800-USA-MINT (872-6468). Hearing and speech-impaired customers may order by calling 1-888-321-MINT (6468).

The new dollars are also available through the US Mint Direct Ship Program. Boxes of ten 25-coin rolls of the Native American coins are sold at face value ($250), with no premiums added or shipping costs. However, these rolls are not wrapped in specially designed paper collectors prefer, since the purpose of the program is to distribute $1 coins into circulation for ever day use.

2011 Native American Dollar to Launch January 12

CoinNews.net — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 19:32:42 +0000

The United States Mint this week announced that it would officially launch the 2011 Native American Dollar coin in a ceremony on January 12, 2011. The US Mint first revealed the new dollar coin design in late November.

US Mint Line Art Image of 2011 Native American Dollar Design

As a part of the Native American $1 Coin Act, the US Mint is mandated to change the reverse design of the Native American Dollar Coin every year. The designs are to be emblematic of the historic contributions made by Indian tribes and Native American individuals.

The site selected for the 2001 launch is located at the Plimoth Plantation Henry Hornblower II Visitor Center in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The ceremony will be held at 10:30 AM ET.

Like most official US Mint release events, children 18 years old and younger will receive a free dollar coin following the ceremony. Adults can exchange cash for rolls of the coins.

On the same day, although not yet officially announced, the US Mint is expected to offer on its website rolls of the Native American Dollar that were struck from Denver or Philadelphia. Prices are likely to be the same as each of the 2010 rolls which are still available today for $35.95.

The 2011 Native American Dollar reverse design, by Richard Masters, depicts the hands of the Supreme Sachem Ousamequin Massasoit and Governor John Carver, symbolically offering the ceremonial peace pipe after the initiation of the first formal written peace alliance between the Wampanoag tribe and the European settlers. Inscriptions include UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, $1, and WAMPANOAG TREATY 1621.

The obverse (heads side) design, by Glenda Goodacre, continues to feature Sacagawea as first produced in 2000. Inscriptions include LIBERTY and IN GOD WE TRUST.

Mandated by law, 20 percent of all $1 coins produced by the US Mint each year must be Native American Dollars.

2011 Native American Dollar Coin Design Revealed by Mint

CoinNews.net — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 17:38:42 +0000

The United States Mint on Friday pulled away the curtains and revealed next year’s 2011 Native American Dollar coin design.

The 2011 Native American Dollar coin design theme is based on Diplomacy -- Treaties with Tribal Nations

The reverse or tails side of the Native American $1 coin has changed annually since 2009 as mandated by the Native American $1 Coin Act (Public Law 110-82). Each year celebrates a unique historic contribution made by Indian tribes or individual Native Americans to the history and development of the United States.

The theme of the 2011 Native American Dollar design is Diplomacy — Treaties with Tribal Nations, officially designated as Supreme Sachem Ousamequin, Massasoit of the Great Wampanoag Nation Creates Alliance with Settlers at Plymouth Bay (1621).

"Within most Native American cultures, the ability to make peace was historically as highly prized as leadership in war and often conducted by a separate peace chief, who stepped in when the time for the warriors had passed. For centuries, tribes created alliances with each other that spanned hundreds of miles," the United States Mint said in a statement announcing the design.

"One of the first treaties for a mutual alliance with settlers in what became the United States of America occurred between the Puritan settlers at Plymouth and the Massasoit of the Pokanoket Wampanoag in 1621. Historians credit the alliance with the Massasoit with ensuring survival of the Plymouth colony."

As such, the reverse 2011 Native American Dollar coin design features a ceremonial passing of a peace pipe following the 1621 treaty between the Wampanoag tribe and European settlers at Plymouth Bay. The hands holding the peace pipe represent Supreme Sachem Ousamequin Massasoit of the Great Wampanoag Nation and Governor John Carver of the Plymouth Colony. Reverse inscriptions include UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, $1, and WAMPANOAG TREATY 1621.

The reverse was designed by United States Mint Artistic Infusion Program Master Designer Richard Masters and sculpted by United States Mint Sculptor-Engraver Joseph Menna.

Prior year reverse themes were:

2009 Native American $1 Coin: Three Sisters Agriculture
2010 Native American $1 Coin: Government — The Great Tree of Peace

The 2009 Native American $1 Coin theme was Three Sisters Agriculture

The obverse or heads side of the dollar coin remains unchanged, portraying an image of Sacagawea that was first seen on $1 coins in 2000. It was designed by Glenda Goodacre and includes inscriptions of LIBERTY and IN GOD WE TRUST.

Similar to the Presidential $1 coins, each Native American Dollar includes an edge-lettered inscription of E PLURIBUS UNUM, the year the coin was minted and a mintmark.

The 2010 Native American $1 Coin theme was Government -- The Great Tree of Peace

The US Mint has not announced when the 2011 Native American Dollar coin will begin to enter circulation or be available for purchase in rolls. This year’s issue kicked-off all US Mint product releases with its launch on January 4.

Like past years, the United States Mint will issue five distinct circulating dollar coins — four Presidential $1 Coins and one Native American Dollar. Also as mandated by law, at least 20 percent of all dollar coins minted and issued in any given year must be Native American Dollars.

Army and Air Force Exchange Service Promotes $1 Coins

CoinNews.net — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 18:16:54 +0000

Military exchanges around America are beginning to promote the use of $1 coins in daily transactions, according to an announcement by the United States Mint.

The four 2010 Presidential $1 dollar coins

The Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) has kicked off an initiative at several retail stores to encourage and use Presidential and Native American dollars regularly, with plans to eventually expand their usage in all 1,703 AAFES locations. [...]
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2010 Native American $1 Coin Debuts in New York City

CoinNews.net — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:28:17 +0000

The United States Mint today officially launched the 2010 Native American $1 coin. The newly designed dollar debuted in a special ceremony at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian George Gustav Heye Center in New York City.

"The beautiful 2010 Native American $1 Coin reverse design honors the Iroquois Confederacy – five tribal Nations joined by a single constitution in the 1400s in upstate New York," said US Mint Director Ed Moy who was joined by Heye Center Director John Haworth to introduce the latest circulating $1.

"The design is an acknowledgment of the confederation’s influence on Western political thought, including concepts of equality and democratic self-government that existed on the North American continent long before the founding of the United States."

Thomas Cleveland’s design depicts "Government – The Great Tree of Peace." Centered on the reverse is a Hiawatha Belt which signifies the creation of the Haudenosaunee, also known as the Iroquois Confederacy. The belt and five arrows bound within portray the strength in unity of the five participating nations — Onondaga, Mohawk, Oneida, Cayuga and Seneca. [...]
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2010 Native American $1 Dollar Rolls on Sale

CoinNews.net — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 20:28:09 +0000

The United States Mint today at noon ET began selling 2010 Native American Dollar Rolls for $35.95.

Available are rolls filled with $1 coins struck from either Philadelphia or Denver. Each roll is "wrapped with specially designed yellow and black paper" and contains 25 coins.

The Native American dollar features a new reverse theme each year. The 2010 design, by Thomas Cleveland, portrays "Government – The Great Tree of Peace." It shows a Hiawatha Belt that signifies the creation of the Haudenosaunee, also known as the Iroquois Confederacy.

The belt and five arrows bound together signify the strength in unity of the five participating nations — Onondaga, Mohawk, Oneida, Cayuga and Seneca. The obverse features Glenna Goodacre’s Sacagawea design that was first introduced in 2000. [...]
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2010 Native American Dollar Direct Ship Rolls Released

CoinNews.net — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:46:04 +0000

The United States Mint began the new year with the release of 2010 Native American $1 coins through its Direct Ship Program. The offering replaced the 2009 $1 rolls featuring the same Sacagawea obverse but with the older themed "Three Sisters" planting design on the reverse.

The 2010 design features the new reverse theme, "Government – The Great Tree of Peace." It shows a Hiawatha Belt with five arrows bound together. The belt signifies the creation of the Haudenosaunee, also known as the Iroquois Confederacy.

In the center of the belt is a white pine that symbolizes the Onondaga Nation with the remaining four characters signifying the other nations that were part of the Confederacy, the Mohawk, Oneida, Cayuga and Seneca. Designed by Thomas Cleveland, the bundle of arrows show the strength in unity of the five participating nations. [...]
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US Dollar Coins Glut, Supply Far Exceeds Demand

Darrin Lee Unser — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 06:10:52 +0000

Over 355 million Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, William Henry Harrison, and John Tyler Presidential $1 Coins were distributed by the Federal Reserve Banks in the last accounting period, according to their annual report to Congress released earlier this year.

However, the Reserve indicates the amount is low compared to what they have on hand, and what is returned by banks.

As first reported by Paul Gilkes in the latest issue of Coin World, the Reserve Banks are accumulating a tremendous stockpile of the golden coins. In fact, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System made the following statement:

"Current supplies represent enough $1 coins for the Reserve Banks to meet transactional demand for $1 coins for about ten years."

This buildup represents a 900% plus increase in inventory over what the Banks held at the introduction of the Presidential Dollars to the system. According to Fed records, 67 million dollar coins were in their control at the start of 2007. By the end of May of this year, an astonishing 691 million dollars were being held in limbo. [...]
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