Dockwalliper Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 "Somebody at the mint, perhaps tired of stubbing their toes on bags of Sac dollars in the vaults, had a brain storm and commencing on April 15, 2002 the U.S. began sending some $500 million of the unwanted dollar coins to Ecuador for use as circulating currency. And, wow, did they circulate! So much so that in less than a year they became the most popular currency item in the country." I wonder how many replacement coins we have sent since and what years? I also thought this was funny.... "Many uninformed Ecuadorians believe the central device on the obverse is that of an Ecuadorian woman from the mountains. They know nothing of Sacagawea or the exaggerated role the politically correct U.S. Mint spin doctors gave to her being part of the Lewis & Clark expedition." http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/3...xist_check.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roaddevil Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drusus Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 " "Many uninformed Ecuadorians believe the central device on the obverse is that of an Ecuadorian woman from the mountains. They know nothing of Sacagawea or the exaggerated role the politically correct U.S. Mint spin doctors gave to her being part of the Lewis & Clark expedition." http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/3...xist_check.html how did the mint exaggerate her role? I admit I have never read what the mint said about her, I have read a pretty good biography regarding her complete with journal entries from lewis and clark that mention her... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 In a tropical place like Ecuador I would prefer to use a coin over a fecal bacteria buck too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NumisMattic2200 Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 It wouldn't surprise me since the woman is a) fictional and b ) closer in physical resemblance to those Ecuadorians than what they would expect on an American coin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drusus Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 It wouldn't surprise me since the woman is a) fictional ?? She was not fictional Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 Yeah, Randy L'Teton is a Native American hottay. She is real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drusus Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 L'Teton was a model for the coin, certainly doesnt mean who she is representing wasnt real...the woman is mentioned in the journals of several party members. Not sure why one would doubt she was real... http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/s_z/sacagawea.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 L'Teton was a model for the coin, certainly doesnt mean who she is representing wasnt real...the woman is mentioned in the journals of several party members. Not sure why one would doubt she was real... http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/s_z/sacagawea.htm Another case of media types overlooking the facts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drusus Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 well...link me to the 'facts'....because right now its not just the 'media types' but every encyclopedia, every study I have ever read regarding her (usually reliable) most sources of information seems to think she existed. Not to mention lewis and clark and others on that expedition who wrote about her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dockwalliper Posted August 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2007 Wikipedia says she's real. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacagawea Things are striking me as funny today..... "Because of the popularity of the Sacagawea dollar, the term "Sacagawea" has become slang for money in general, especially in the midwestern U.S." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dockwalliper Posted August 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2007 Give me all your Sacagawea!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crystalk64 Posted August 22, 2007 Report Share Posted August 22, 2007 She may have been real enough but I believe part of her role in the expedition has been a little over dramatized. I can't help but wonder how a 17 year old kid who had never been anywhere could actually be referred to as a "guide"? And I do believe, being that particular period in time, women played very specific roles other than the role of translator as so many claim? Don't get me wrong as I really like the Sacagawea dollar and do collect them but it seems that "hype" and "history" have gotten distorted in the past few years? One thing is for certain, at least to me, the Sackie is much more attractive than the current Presidential series now being offered. They are nothing more than the Mints Presidential medallion hand me downs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drusus Posted August 22, 2007 Report Share Posted August 22, 2007 certainly her role in history is a bit debated and a certain mythos has arisen around her but I dont see the hype...on the whole she was the native wife of a french trapper...already pregnant when her husband offered his services as he spoke native tongue and she was valuable as an interpreter as well. I see no reason to doubt this woman existed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthewhealey Posted August 22, 2007 Report Share Posted August 22, 2007 I have a couple of really worn Sacs - I guess now I know they must've been to Ecuador, because they sure didn't get that worn circulatin' in the USA! We're talking F-VF here. Will post a pic when I get a chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NumisMattic2200 Posted August 22, 2007 Report Share Posted August 22, 2007 ?? She was not fictional Was tired late last night - actually meant to write that she wsn't the real Sacagawea I already knew she was an actor - and a hottie too I read something the other day that said wikipedia probably isn't real either.. j/k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan769 Posted August 24, 2007 Report Share Posted August 24, 2007 I have a couple of really worn Sacs - I guess now I know they must've been to Ecuador, because they sure didn't get that worn circulatin' in the USA! We're talking F-VF here. Will post a pic when I get a chance. A Sacky in F, I would like to see. Please post a pic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted August 24, 2007 Report Share Posted August 24, 2007 I wonder how many SACs and SBAs were sent to South America as part of the US Foreign Aid payments. I've been told that they're quite popular in parts of Mexico and Costa Rica also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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