2019 P D Sacagawea Native American Indians In the Space Program Coin Dollar $1

Description: The 2019 Native American $1 Coin reverse highlights the contributions of Native Americans to the U.S. Space Program. Here we offer two uncirculated $1 Sacagawea Native American Coins, one each from Philadelphia and Denver Mints. The 2019 Native American $1 Coin reverse (tails side) design highlights the contributions of Native Americans to the U.S. Space Program. American Indians have been on the modern frontier of space flight since its infancy. American Indian contributions to the U.S. Space Program culminated in the three spacewalks of John Herrington (Chickasaw) on the International Space Station in 2002. These and other pioneering achievements date back to the work of Mary Golda Ross (Cherokee), one of the first female American Indian engineers. She helped develop the Agena spacecraft for the Gemini and Apollo Programs. The reverse design features Mary Golda Ross writing calculations. Behind her, an Atlas-Agena rocket launches into space, with an equation inscribed in its cloud. An astronaut, symbolic of Native American astronauts, including Herrington spacewalks above. In the field behind, a group of stars indicates outer space. These 2019 Native American $1 Coins with circulating finishes have never been placed into circulation. They were minted at the Denver and Philadelphia Mints. SPECIFICATIONS Denomination: Dollar Composition: 6% Zinc, 3.5% Manganese, 2% Nickel, Balance Copper Weight: 8.100 grams Diameter: 1.043 inches (26.49 mm) Edge: Lettered Mint and Mint Mark: Philadelphia – P and Denver – D

Price: 4.99 USD

Location: Lyons, New York

End Time: 2024-11-28T20:20:10.000Z

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