2000 Sacagawea dollar – Washington quarter mule

United States error coin United States Washington quarter / Sacagawea dollar mule .25 and 1 United States dollar (different face value inscribed on each side) 8.100 0.26 26.49 1.043 2.00 0.079 Plain Core: 100% CuCladding: 77% Cu, 12% Zn, 7% Mn, 4% NiOverall: 88.5% Cu, 6% Zn, 3.5% Mn, 2% Nihttp://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/golden_dollar_coin/?action=sacdesign Golden Dollar Coin Design United States Mint February 16, 2015 March 4, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304065110/http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/golden_dollar_coin/?action=sacdesign dead 2000 P 2000 Washington Sacagawea dollar mule obverse.jpg George Washington John Flanagan (original) / William Cousins (modification to Flanagan's design) 1999 2003 Sacagawea Rev.png Soaring eagle Thomas D. Rogers 2000 The 2000 Sacagawea dollar – Washington quarter mule is an error coin featuring the obverse of a Washington quarter (specifically a 50 State quarter) and the reverse of a Sacagawea dollar struck on a gold-colored dollar coin planchet. It is one of the first known authentic mule coins to be released into circulation by the United States Mint.https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts/coin/2000-p-sac-1-mule-w-state-25c-obv/508061 (2000)-P SAC$1 Mule w/State 25C Obv (Regular Strike) Sacagawea Dollar - PCGS CoinFacts PCGS 2019-05-14 2019-05-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20190514204904/https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts/coin/2000-p-sac-1-mule-w-state-25c-obv/508061 live History Mule coins were deliberately produced by US Mint employees for sale to coin collectors in the mid-1800s.http://uspatterns.com/j220p250.html J220/P250 uspatterns.com 2019-05-14 2019-05-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20190514204904/http://uspatterns.com/j220p250.html live However, no authentic (accidental) mules of United States currency were known to exist. This changed in the 1990s, when a Lincoln cent (dated 1993-D) with the reverse of a Roosevelt dime were discovered.A similar Lincoln cent/Roosevelt dime mule dated 1999 is also known, but was discovered after the 2000 dollar coin mule.https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-sep-01-mn-13706-story.html It's a Penny! No, It's a Dime! Either Way, It's Worth More Than 11 Cents 2000-09-01 Los Angeles Times en-US 2019-09-23 2019-09-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20190923230350/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-sep-01-mn-13706-story.html live first notehttp://www.error-ref.com/mules_wng_anv_1993-d_and_1999_cent_dime_mules/ Mules Wrong Anvil Die 1993-D And 1999(P) Cent/Dime Mules www.error-ref.com 2019-09-23 2019-09-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20190923230350/http://www.error-ref.com/mules_wng_anv_1993-d_and_1999_cent_dime_mules/ live In 2000, Frank Wallis of Arkansas discovered a Sacagawea dollar with the obverse of a Washington quarter.https://www.pcgs.com/top100/coin6 2000 Sacagawea/Quarter Dollar Mule PCGS 2019-05-14 2019-05-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20190514204906/https://www.pcgs.com/top100/coin6 live List of known coins As of September 2019, 19 examples have been confirmed, 16 of which are owned by a coin collector named Tommy Bolack.https://www.fredweinberg.com/error-news/ Error News – Fred Weinberg & Co. en-US 2019-05-14 2019-05-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20190514204907/https://www.fredweinberg.com/error-news/ deadhttps://www.coinworld.com/news/us-coins/19th-known-double-denomination-mule-error-coin-coming-to-auction 19th known double denomination mule error coin coming to auction CoinWorld en 2019-08-20 2019-08-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20190820214247/https://www.coinworld.com/news/us-coins/19th-known-double-denomination-mule-error-coin-coming-to-auction live Three different die pairs have been identified among the examples. CoinDie pairDiscoveredNotes1#1May 2000The "Discovery" specimen, owned by Tommy Bolack. Graded MS-66 by the PCGS.2#2before July 2000Owned by Bolack. Graded MS-67 by the NGC.3#2before August 6, 2000Owned by Bolack. Graded MS-66 by the NGC.4#1before September 2000Graded MS-65 by the PCGS.5#3September 2000Graded MS-67 by the NGC.6#1June 2000Owned by Bolack. Graded MS-66 by the PCGS.7UnknownJuly 2000Owned by Bolack. Graded MS-64 by the NGC.8#1before June 2001Owned by Bolack. Graded MS-66 by the PCGS.9#1before June 2001Owned by Bolack. Graded MS-65 by the PCGS.10#3summer 2000Owned by Bolack. Graded MS-65 by the NGC.11#1before July 2011Graded MS-67 by the NGC.12#1before August 2012Owned by Bolack. Graded MS-67 by the NGC.13#1before 2005Owned by Bolack. Graded MS-67 by the NGC.14#1before January 2013Owned by Bolack. Graded MS-66 by the PCGS.15#1before July 2016Owned by Bolack. Graded MS-66 by the PCGS. Featured colorful toning.16#1before May 2017Owned by Bolack. Graded MS-66 by the PCGS.17#1before March 22, 2018Owned by Bolack. Graded MS-67 by the NGC.18#1before January 10, 2019Owned by Bolack. Graded MS-67 by the NGC. The die pairing is not noted on the NGC label.19#1before March 2017Owned by Bolack. Graded MS-67 by the NGC. The die pairing is not noted on the NGC label. Notes References Money Numismatics United States Category:Twenty-five-cent coins of the United States Category:Currencies introduced in 2000 Category:United States dollar coins Category:Mint-made errors Category:George Washington on United States currency