Several individuals have been honored on US dollar coins throughout history:
- Dwight D. Eisenhower: The Eisenhower Dollar, minted between 1971 and 1978, featured a bust of President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
- Susan B. Anthony: The Susan B. Anthony Dollar, produced between 1979-1981 and again in 1999, portrayed the women’s suffrage activist on its obverse. Notably, she was the first historical female figure depicted on a circulating US coin.
- Sacagawea: The Sacagawea Golden Dollar, minted from 2000 to the present (now known as the Native American $1 Coin Program), features Sacagawea, the Shoshone guide who aided the Lewis and Clark expedition, along with her infant son, Jean Baptiste.
- US Presidents: Between 2007 and 2016, the Presidential Dollar Coins series honored deceased US Presidents in order of their terms in office. A coin featuring George H.W. Bush was later authorized in 2020. Each coin in this series features a President on the obverse and the Statue of Liberty on the reverse.
It’s important to remember that some dollar coins, particularly earlier issues like the Seated Liberty and Peace dollars, feature Lady Liberty as an allegorical representation, not a specific historical person. Additionally, the American Innovation $1 Coins feature the Statue of Liberty on the obverse, celebrating American inventiveness and ingenuity.
What person is on the dollar coin?
Sacagawea on the $1 Dollar Coin
Designed by Glenna Goodacre, the Sacagawea Golden Dollar shows the Lemhi Shoshone woman carrying her infant son, Jean Baptiste. Thomas D. Rogers Sr. designed the reverse side of the coin, which features a soaring American bald eagle.
Why is Susan B. Anthony on the dollar coin?
The Susan B. Anthony Dollar was the first time that a non-mythical woman appeared on a U.S. circulating coin. The coin replaced the Eisenhower Dollar and was minted from 1979 through 1981 and again in 1999. It honored women’s suffrage leader, Susan B.