Coin designers
Glenna Goodacre
Sacagawea Dollar Designer
Glenna Goodacre was the sculptor who designed the obverse of the Sacagawea dollar, used since 2000. She hand-signed a limited number of NGC labels before her death in 2020.
Background
- Her Sacagawea dollar obverse shows Sacagawea carrying her infant son and has been used on the coin since 2000.
- She sculpted the Vietnam Women's Memorial in Washington, D.C.
- She was paid for her design in 5,000 specially finished 2000 Sacagawea dollars, later known as “Goodacre Presentation” pieces.
- She died on April 13, 2020, at age 80.
The signed labels
She hand-signed a limited number of NGC labels, some of them for Goodacre Presentation dollars.
How to check a signed label
Every signed label is printed with the coin's certification number. Look the number up at pcgs.com/cert or ngccoin.com/certlookup. The record should match the coin, the grade and the label type shown in the holder.
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