24K Gold Plated Native American Dollar - 2018

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 theme of the 2018 Native American $1 Coin design is Jim Thorpe, an athlete and Olympian.

James Francis “Jim” Thorpe (1888-1953), was born near Prague, Oklahoma, in what was then Indian Territory. Raised in the Sac and Fox tribe, he was given the native name Wa-Tho-Huk, meaning “Bright Path.” Jim Thorpe became possibly the most versatile natural athlete of the early 20th century.

This coin is a special limited edition that is richly plated in pure 24 karat gold. Just a tiny fraction of the 2018 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.