Known by its distinctive golden surface and edge lettering, the Native American dollar, introduced in 2009, is a continuation of the Sacagawea dollar series, featuring her on the obverse and a different reverse design each year. There are several major varieties, featured here, and several weak/partial/missing edge and position varieties.
Let’s cover the latter first:
- Position A: The edge lettering is upside down when the obverse (Sacagawea’s portrait side) is facing up.
- Position B: The edge lettering is right-side up when the obverse is facing up.
Here’s an illustration:
Edge lettering is applied after the coin is struck with both positions considered normal, typically without any rarity or substantial value. However, weak/partial, missing and double edge lettering are highly desirable.
Here are illustrations:
Here are main years you want to search for along with values for gem MS65:
- 2009-P Native American – Pos. B Partial, $200
- 2009-P Native American – Pos. B Weak, $75
- 2009 Native American Missing Edge Lettering, $35
- 2010-P Native American Missing Edge Lettering, $75
- 2011-P Dbld Edge Let., Overlap, Pos. A, $85
- 2012-P Native American, Pos. A Weak Lettering, $90
- 2012-P Native American, Pos. B Weak Lettering, $40
- 2013-P Native American, Pos. B Dbld Edge Overlap, $350
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