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To: Mike M2 who wrote (33159)	5/4/1999 8:42:00 PM
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5/04/99 - New "Sacagawea" Dollar Coin Unveiled <Picture> WASHINGTON, May 04, 1999 (AP Online via COMTEX) -- First Lady Hillary Clinton unveiled the nation"s newest coin at a White House ceremony Tuesday -- a gold-colored one dollar piece bearing the image of the Shoshone Indian Sacagawea. The new coin will replace the Susan B. Anthony dollar coin, which went into circulation in 1979. The U.S. Mint expects the Sacagawea coin to be in circulation by early 2000. The coin honors the young woman and teen-age mother who accompanied explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to the Pacific Ocean in 1805. At the unveiling were leaders of various American Indian tribes. ""This coin is an excellent way to honor one Indian woman -- and all Native Americans,"" said Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin. Mrs. Clinton said the choice of Sacagawea was a fitting tribute to the heritage and contribution of American Indian women to U.S. culture. ""Sacagawea played an unforgettable role in the history of our nation,"" said Mrs. Clinton. ""Every day this coin will remind us we are a nation of many cultures."" On the new coin, Sacagawea looks over her shoulder directly at the observer. Every other coin in use -- the penny with Abraham Lincoln, the nickel with Thomas Jefferson, the dime with Franklin Roosevelt and the quarter with George Washington -- shows the subject in profile. In another departure from tradition, her infant son, Jean Baptiste, sleeps on her back. It is the first depiction of a child on a circulating U.S. coin. The coin itself will be gold-colored and will have smooth edges in order for it to be easily distinguished from the similarly sized quarter. Its metallic composition has not been decided yet. Glenna Goodacre, the Santa Fe, N.M., artist and sculptor who designed the image of the young Sacagawea, is also well-known for her design of the Vietnam Women"s Memorial in Washington. ------ An image of the coin can be seen at the U.S. Mint"s webpage, usmint.gov Copyright 1999 Associated Press, All rights reserved. -0- By DOUGLAS KIKER