united-states-2000-item
Image: Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (Public domain)
Denomination1 Dollar
Country / EmpireUnited States
Obverse DesignGeorge Washington's portrait, facing left, as used on the 50 State Quarters. Inscriptions include 'LIBERTY', 'IN GOD WE TRUST', and the year '2000'.
Reverse DesignEagle in flight, with wings spread, surrounded by 'UNITED STATES OF AMERICA', 'E PLURIBUS UNUM', and 'ONE DOLLAR' (standard Sacagawea Dollar reverse).
Historical Context
This coin is a highly valuable and famous error coin, known as the '2000-P Sacagawea Dollar/Washington Quarter Mule'. It occurred when a Sacagawea dollar planchet was accidentally struck with the obverse die of a Washington quarter (specifically, from the 50 State Quarters program) and the reverse die of a Sacagawea dollar. This significant mint error was discovered shortly after its release and is one of the most notable modern U.S. error coins.
