Issue 31 - Mint Error News Magazine

Small Dollars Missing Edge Lettering“godless dollars,” and broughtnational attention to the error. Toaddress sensitivities arising fromthis omission, a modification to theedge lettering became law; includedin the Consolidated AppropriationsAct, 2008, it was stipulated that theinscription In God We Trust must beincluded on the obverse or reverseof small dollar coins. The legislationalso addressed the new NativeAmerican dollars, the adjunct to theSacagawea dollar series, which alsohad edge-lettered inscriptions.The new edge lettering reads asfollows:2010 P E PLURIBUSUNUM While Missing Edge Lettering errorcoins are created less frequently,they still can be found for all smalldollars, creating some very excitingopportunities for the collector. Insome cases, only a handful is knownof a particular issue. Following areimages of Missing Edge Letteringdollars that have been certified byNGC. Some were found in MintSets and therefore have satin finish,described as SMS for Special MintSet by NGC. Also, at of the timeof publication, no Andrew Jacksonor Zachary Taylor Dollars MissingEdge Lettering have been certifiedby NGC.Note that spurious alterations doexist and professional certificationis recommended. Be very cautionswhen buying raw examples.George Washington Dollar, obverse, missing edge lettering.Page 55minterrornews.com