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JANUARY
STAR*TECH JOURNAL
2000
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NEW 'GOLDEN DOLLAR COIN
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Actual Field Testing Is Prelude to
March Release Into Commerce
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Washington, D.C. - Director
of the Mint Philip N. Diehl
recently announced that
samples of the new Golden
Dollar coin are being loaned
to vendors and manufactur-
ers of coin acceptors for the
vending industry to run full
field tests and make any me-
chanical adjustments to their
machines. The sample coins
remain the property of the
government and will be re-
turned to the Mint when tests
are completed.
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"We want to ensure that coin-
operated machines across the
country are fully tested and
ready to accept the new
Golden Dollar when we re-
lease it early this year," said
Diehl.
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"We worked closely with our
stakeholders in coin-operated
industries, and it has paid off
with the development of a
manganese brass alloy that
matches the electro-magnetic
signature, size and weight of
the Susan B. Anthony Dol-
lar," said Diehl. "This allows
the new Golden Dollar to be
used in millions of coin-op-
erated machines that cur-
rently accept the SBA."
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"The actual field tests will al-
low venders to make final
calibrations and adjustments
to their equipment before the
Golden Dollar enters com-
merce."
Authorized by the United
States Coin Act of 1997, the
new Golden Dollar coin will
replace the Susan B. Anthony
coin in March 2000. With its
golden color, wide border,
smooth edge and extraordi-
nary design, the Golden Dol-
lar is one of the most distinc-
tive and recognizable coins in
U.S. history. In addition, ex-
tensive consumer testing has
proven that the Golden
Dollar's smooth edge and
wider border is easily discern-
ible from the quarter and pre-
vious dollar coin by touch
alone.
Designed by American sculp-
tor Glenna Goodacre, the
obverse of the Golden Dol-
lar features the likeness of
Sacagawea, the young
Shoshone woman who as-
sisted Lewis and Clark on
their journey westward from
the Great Northern Plains to
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