2001 P Sacagawea Experimental Rinse??

Hello. Can anyone offer me some information on this coin? Is this one of the "experimental rinse" coins? How do you tell the difference? Any info is greatly appreciated! Thanks for looking!

 

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Hmm The only thing I see is a regular coin that has seen some air. They tend to dull up. But I am just giving my best guess here, I did stay at the holiday Inn last night.:smile

 

i am not an expert on these either but from what i can tell it just looks like a regular Sac dollar

 

I'm also nowhere near an expert level on experimental rinse coins, but that just looks like your average Sacagawea Dollar to me..

 

Hard to tell from those photos. For additional info, read this:

http://www.smalldollars.com/dollar/add002.html

 

Thanks everyone and thanks jloring for the link! I have looked at a few online and a couple look like mine but still not sure. I may have to take it in to the local dealer to get an opinion. Supposedly, the first batch of these produced tarnished easy. The experimental rinse was to prevent tarnising and spots.

 

I can't tell one wat or the other from the photo's, but this coin series is one of my favorites. I'm not big on coins that aren't silver or gold but for some reason I love the Sacagawea dollars.

 

Thanks for taking a look. That is the problem I'm running into. I have seen a few online going for some good prices, that do look a lot like mine but I'm having a hard time with finding any defnitive way to tell. I'm gonna have to make some time to take it in to one of my local dealers. One gentleman did tell me that the one's that were not treated with the rinse, really became dull over a short period of time. I'm still digging for info. I am now a big fan of the Sacagawea coins myself!

 

This is just a normal Sacagawea dollar. The experimental rinse is very obvious when it is there. The surfaces are somewhat "dull" and are more of a green/gold/brown color. Your coin has too much gold luster. In addition, your coin is circulated -- and I'm not even sure anyone would attempt to "attribute" a coin as experimental rinse after is has circulated a bit.

I'm a serious collector of Sacgawea dollars, and my personal opinion is that the whole "Experimental Rinse" nonsense is an attempt by some "error" dealers to make something out of nothing. I would never pay a premium for a Sac attributed as an "experimental rinse". It's a load of bull IMO.

 

Thank you for looking and offering your opinion. I respect that very much but I am still not set on it yet. I just found a graded coin that sold on Heritage that was certified. I have listed the link below. The auctioned coin did look like it had a good luster to it. If it was a "tarnish" that the mint put on it, wouldn't that mean that the luster would probably hold? I'm sorry, just really confused. There must be some way they tell when it is graded.

http://coins.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=29085&lotIdNo=13240

 

The way they "tell" when they are graded is by someone's opinion. I know at one point Fred Weinberg was involved in "attributing" these "errors". As I already said though, these are not really "errors" in my opinion...they are a load of bunk by a few dealers trying to make a buck. Sorry, but I still stand by my original reply that what you have is a typical 2001-P Sac dollar that's been circulated. It's worth $1.

Yet another reason why I don't think the experimental rinse coins are worth any premium is because they are not accepted by NGC. PCGS attributes them, but there is NO way to definitively say "yes" or "no" as the coins themselves are physically the same as a regular Sac dollar. The only difference is, the experimental rinse ones are quite unattractive.

 

Thanks again for the info. You would think the mint would issue definitive statements about these coins. The prices I have seen for some of these supposed coins being sold has been crazy. Interesting to say the least.

 

I don't think they still attribute them? I do know that the coin was dropped from the SAC Registry Sets and I was under the impression that PCGS No longer attributed these. PCGS coinfacts makes no mention of them at all. I looked up the Cert number for the one which I own and it says nothing about "Experimental Rinse" that the label states.

 

Even more reason to not buy into the hype!

 

Here is the CoinFacts site for the 2001 experimental rinse.
I talked to PCGS yesterday and they said that they do attribute the coins.
I intend to send them a few 2000p coins that I have had for many years.
We shall see if in fact they still classify them as experimental test pieces.
They came from the same seller from a group of coins he culled out.
Although mint state, they are all uniformly dark greenish brown with a hint of gold and rather dull surfaces. All lack luster.
They do not look like any of my other Sacs.
I question some of the 2001p coins I see in slabs as they seem golden red toned with luster but that could just be because of the photos.
Good luck and good hunting.

http://www.coinfacts.com/silver_dollars/sacagawea_dollars/2001p_sac_dollar_experimental_rinse.htm

 

I have a sac coin 2000 p it does not h ve a shining coat and it is a beautiful coin all the detail is there it could be one of those coins

 

coinerror2 I have a 2000 p sac coin where some of the detailing is rubed off but none of the lettering or date you think it might be an errot

 

I guess three different entities who have identified the experimental rinse have been hoodwinked! PCGS, SEGS, and Global all have confirmed the experimental rinse in 2000, 2001 and 2006. Tend to believe it is not a load of bull.

 

If you are talking about the 2000p I am pretty sure I have this coin. Mine is almost green color/brown. I am sure I got it by mistake at the bank. I remember the girl saying I only have one left but it is "very dirty". Mine has no luster at all. I have it off site in a safe because I thought it might be an experimental rinse and I have been looking for information on it. I will get it out on Christmas and take a pic and post it.