We are pleased to offer for sale this 2016-S Sacagawea Native American Proof Dollar. This 2016-S Sacagawea Dollar coin is in Gem Proof condition. All of our Sacagawea Golden Dollar coins have nice eye appeal and no major marks or visible problems and represent a great value for the price. These 2016-S Sacagawea Dollar coins are taken from original U.S. Mint Proof Sets.
The Sacagawea Native American dollar was authorized to be redesigned in the Native American $1 Coin Act, passed in 2007. The act called for the one dollar coin to be redesigned to depict "images celebrating the important contributions made by Indian tribes and individual Native Americans to the development of the United States..." The redesigned Native American Dollars kept the obverse design largely intact, although the date and inscription E PLURIBUS UNUM were moved to the edge of the coin.
The 2016 issue commemorates the "Code Talkers" of World War I and World War II. It is estimated that more than 12,000 Native Americans served in the U.S. Military during World War I and more than 44,000 served during World War II. In both wars, Native Americans played a key role in creating secret codes based on their native tongues which were used to communicate troop movements and enemy positions to the U.S. troops. Many American lives were spared due to their crucial role in the two wars. The reverse of the Native American Dollar features 2 military helmets. One in the style used during WWI and the other in the style used during WWII. Behind the helmets are two feathers in a "V" symbolizing the victory, unity and importance that Native Americans played in the wars.
This 2016-S Sacagawea Native American Proof Dollar is of great worth and value to the collector or numismatist that needs to fill a hole in their Proof Sacagawea Dollar set. The Sacagawea Dollar weighs 8.1 grams and has a diameter of 26.5mm. Sacagawea Dollars are composed of a pure copper core with outer layers of manganese brass (.770 copper, .120 zinc, .070 manganese, and .040 nickel).
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