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WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 2002

Kidnapped and sold at a young age, married into an abusive relationship soon after and dead at age 25, Sacagawea is getting paid back with a golden dollar coin that no one seems to want, The Daily Oklahoman laments in an editorial today.

"While awareness of Sacagawea's contributions to history has never been greater, her namesake gold coin is fading to black," the paper writes.

A Senate committee is looking at ways to encourage the circulation of the coin. The U.S. Mint said people are probably hoarding them although 324 million are in storage.

Get the Story:
Oklahoman Editorial: Realm of $1 Coin is 'Dark Bank Vaults' (The Daily Oklahoman 5/22)

Relevant Links:
Golden Dollar Coin, U.S. Mint - http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/index.cfm?action=golden_dollar_coin

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