Indian woman replacing Anthony on dollar coin.(Business)

From: The Washington Times | Date: July 30, 1998| Author: Burn, Timothy | Copyright information

Susan B. Anthony is out and Sacajawea is in.

The Treasury Department announced yesterday it will issue a new dollar coin by 2000, depicting the young Indian woman who guided the Lewis and Clark expedition into the American West.

The new coin will replace the last dollar coin, which depicts 19th-century women's rights advocate Susan B. Anthony. Though in circulation for 20 years, the Susan B. Anthony coin has not been widely accepted by the American publi...

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