Promoting The Native American Dollar

2009

REVERSE OF THE 2009
NATIVE AMERICAN DOLLAR

The Native American Dollar was first made available to the public on January 2, 2009. On this date they could be ordered directly from the U. S. Mint at at face value with the postage being paid by the Mint. They were available in rolls (25 coins) in quantities of 250 or 500 coins. This is believed to be the first time coins were available directly from the Mint at face value and postpaid. On January 15th they were made available in individual rolls at a premium ($35.95) plus postage.

ROLL OF 2009 NATIVE AMERICAN DOLLARS

On January 17, 2009 hundreds of spectators in the Potomac Atrium of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) watched as United States Mint Director Ed Moy and NMAI Director Kevin Gover performed a ceremonial pour of newly minted 2009 Native American $1 Coins from an authentic handcrafted Native American basket. The presentation of this new $1 coin was part of the opening activities for NMAI's three-day festival entitled, "Out of Many: A Multicultural Festival of Music, Dance and Story." The NMAI's three-day festival was part of numerous presidential inaugural celebrations planned throughout the Washington, D.C. area.

"With this coin, we hope to educate Americans, as the museum does, on how Native Americans helped make this country the premier food producer in the world," Director Moy said.

Following the ceremony, Directors Moy and Gover gave out newly minted 2009 Native American $1 Coins to each child 18 years old and younger. Adults who attended the event exchanged their paper currency for the $1 coin at the United States Mint's Real Change Exchange Truck outside the museum.

2010

REVERSE OF THE 2010
NATIVE AMERICAN DOLLAR

The United States Mint held the official launch ceremony for the 2010 Native American Dollar on Monday, January 25, 2010 at 10:30 AM. The event took place at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian, the George Gustav Heye Center, located in the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House in New York City.

ROLL OF 2010 NATIVE AMERICAN DOLLARS

The masters of ceremony for the launch ceremony were the Director of the United States Mint, Edmund Moy, and the Director of the George Gustav Heye Center of the National Museum of the American Indian, John Haworth.

The event was free and open to the public. A coin exchange was held following the event where attendees could exchange currency for rolls of the new 2010 Native American Dollars.

The United States Mint began sales of the 2010 Native American Dollars to the public through their Direct Ship Program on January 4, 2010. The Direct Ship Program allowed customers to purchase boxes of 10 rolls (25 coins per roll) at face value ($250) with no charge for shipping and handling. There was a limit of 20 boxes per household. The intended purpose of the Direct Ship Program is to get the coins into circulation. On January 22, 2010 the Mint began selling the 2010 dollars through their numismatic collector rolls program where the coins are packaged in a specially designed yellow and black US Mint branded wrapper (pictured above) that indicates the contents, face value, and mint mark. The rolls were priced at $35.95 each + S&H with no household ordering limits. The rolls were available from either the Philadelphia or Denver Mint.

2011

REVERSE OF THE 2011
NATIVE AMERICAN DOLLAR

The United States Mint held the official launch ceremony for the 2011 Native American Dollar Coin on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 at 10:30 AM. The event took place at the Plimoth Plantation Henry Hornblower II Visitor Center in Plymouth, Massachusetts.

The ceremony was conducted by United States Mint Deputy Director Andy Brunhart and featured Wampanoag Tribal Leaders.

The event was free and open to the public. A coin exchange was held following the event where attendees could exchange currency for rolls of the new 2011 Native American Dollars. Attendees 18 years old and younger received a newly minted 2011 Native American $1 Coin.