Copper in HistoryFact 24 of 28
In mid-November 1997, Congress authorized the U.S. Mint to issue a new dollar coin to replace the Susan B. Anthony dollar, which the public had trouble distinguishing from the quarter. The Sacajawea dollar coin, introduced in 2000, is a gold-colored clad coin made up of 88.5% copper. It has been followed by a series of dollar coins which depict each of the U.S. presidents.
