1 Dollar - Ely Samuel Parker - Native American $1 Coins (2022)
Features
| Denomination | 1 Dollar |
| Catalog Number | KM# 767 |
| Weight (g) | 8.1 |
| Diameter (mm) | 26.49 |
| Thickness (mm) | 2 |
| Shape: | Round |
| Composition: | Manganese-Brass plated Copper |
| Currency Value (USD) | 1 |
| Orientation | Coin orientation ↑↓ |
| Commemorative | |
| Non Circulating | |
| Calendar | Gregorian |
Obverse
Engraved by Glenna Goodacre
Lettering:
LIBERTY
IN GOD
WE TRUST
GG
Description:
The obverse design continues to feature a portrait of the central figure of Sacagawea carrying her infant son Jean-Baptiste. Inscriptions are “LIBERTY” and “IN GOD WE TRUST.” The coins continue to retain their distinctive edge lettering and golden color.
LIBERTY
IN GOD
WE TRUST
GG
Description:
The obverse design continues to feature a portrait of the central figure of Sacagawea carrying her infant son Jean-Baptiste. Inscriptions are “LIBERTY” and “IN GOD WE TRUST.” The coins continue to retain their distinctive edge lettering and golden color.
Reverse
Engraved by Joseph Menna
Lettering:
TONAWANDA SENECA
HA-SA-NO-AN-DA
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
$1
Description:
The reverse design features Ely S. Parker, depicted in an Army uniform, serving as military secretary to General Ulysses S. Grant during the Civil War. During the surrender at Appomattox, Parker rendered formal surrender documents in his own hand. He is shown with a quill pen, book, and likeness of his graceful signature, as symbols of his experience as an expert communicator. The inscriptions “TONAWANDA SENECA” and “HA-SA-NO-AN-DA” recognize his tribe and birth name. Additional inscriptions are “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA” and “$1.” The year of minting, mint mark, and “E PLURIBUS UNUM” are incused on the edge.
TONAWANDA SENECA
HA-SA-NO-AN-DA
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
$1
Description:
The reverse design features Ely S. Parker, depicted in an Army uniform, serving as military secretary to General Ulysses S. Grant during the Civil War. During the surrender at Appomattox, Parker rendered formal surrender documents in his own hand. He is shown with a quill pen, book, and likeness of his graceful signature, as symbols of his experience as an expert communicator. The inscriptions “TONAWANDA SENECA” and “HA-SA-NO-AN-DA” recognize his tribe and birth name. Additional inscriptions are “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA” and “$1.” The year of minting, mint mark, and “E PLURIBUS UNUM” are incused on the edge.
Edge
Lettering:
2022 D E PLURIBUS UNUM
Description:
The year of minting (2022), mintmark, and the inscription “E PLURIBUS UNUM” are incused on the edge of the coins.
2022 D E PLURIBUS UNUM
Description:
The year of minting (2022), mintmark, and the inscription “E PLURIBUS UNUM” are incused on the edge of the coins.
| Year | Mintage | Comment | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 D | United States Mint of Denver | Unknown | |
| 2022 P | United States Mint of Philadelphia | Unknown | |
| 2022 S | United States Mint of San Francisco, Proof | Unknown |



