NEW LIBERTY DOLLAR COIN SPARKS CONTROVERSY.(News)

From: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Date: July 30, 1998 | Copyright information

The face on the new dollar coin will be that of Liberty, but with features ``inspired by Sacajawea,'' the famous Indian guide, the Treasury Department said yesterday.

The choice won praise for widely differing reasons, but Rep. Michael Castle, R-Del., said he will fight it in favor of the Statue of Liberty - ``the greatest and most recognizable symbol of freedom worldwide.''

He has introduced a bill that would overturn Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin's approval of a citizens advisory panel's 6-1 recommendation last month in favor of the Liberty-Sacajawea theme.

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