Which Shoshone woman appears on the golden U.S. dollar coin first issued in 2000?
Sacagawea
The answer was Sacagawea. Here's the why, the decoys, and the source trail.
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Sacagawea appears on the obverse of the U.S. Mint's golden dollar coin, first issued in 2000. The coin used a manganese brass outer layer to give it a golden color.
This answer is checked against U.S. Mint: Sacagawea Golden Dollar Coin.
A good question makes the wrong answers feel close. Here is the clean read on the set.
- Pocahontas - a decoy; it may live near the same topic, but it does not answer this exact clue.
- Sacagawea - correct answer.
- Wilma Mankiller - a decoy; it may live near the same topic, but it does not answer this exact clue.
- Susan La Flesche Picotte - a decoy; it may live near the same topic, but it does not answer this exact clue.
Sacagawea is the one to remember. Sacagawea appears on the obverse of the U.S. The coin's golden look comes from a manganese brass outer layer, not from gold.
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Sources: U.S. Mint