24K Gold Plated Native American Dollar - 2012

Starting in 2009, the Sacagawea Dollar became the Native American Dollar, with each year’s coin featuring a different reverse design honoring Native American culture and history. The 2012 coin is the fourth coin in the Native American Dollars series.

The theme for the 2012 coin is the spread of the horse across North America.  The horse was an important part of Native American culture following its introduction by the Europeans in the 1500’s.  The horse was especially important to Native Americans on the Great Plains.  It allowed the Native Americans to extend their range, become better hunters, trade more easily with other tribes and American settlers, and become more adept at warfare. 

This coin is a special limited edition that is richly plated in pure 24 karat gold. Just a tiny fraction of the 2012 coins have been set aside for this gold-plated edition. Gold-layered coins are not available from the U.S. Mint but only through special offers like this.

The obverse of the coin retains the portrait of Sacagawea, the first identifiable Native American on a circulating U.S. coin.