A dollar coin may be a dollar coin, but a silver dollar, that is a whole different story. It may be worth going through your jar of change.

This took place just as the U.S. Mint was working on a new metal alloy for coins. The alloy had a gold tint that was eventually used for the one-dollar Sacagawea coins that came out in 2000.

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