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2004-P
| Weight | 8.1 g |
| Diameter | 26.5 mm |
| Mint | Philadelphia |
| Strike | Circulation strike |
| Mintage | 2,660,000 |
| Edge | Plain |
| Alignment | ↑↓ Coin |
| Composition | Manganese Brass (88.5% Cu, 6% Zn, 3.5% Mn, 2% Ni) |
| Melt value | — |
| Designer | Glenna Goodacre (obverse) |
| Collector's Key ID | CK-4877 |
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No additional varieties recorded for this strike.
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Philadelphia struck 2,660,000 Sacagawea dollars in 2004, the lowest annual mintage at the lead production mint during the entire pre-NIFC stretch of the series. Denver matched the figure to the unit. That kind of identical pairing was unusual for the program and reflects how completely the dollar coin had retreated from circulation by 2004: Philadelphia and Denver were producing the issue almost exclusively for Mint sets and bank-roll collectors, not for tills. The year also coincided with the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial, with Sacagawea's role as interpreter and guide receiving fresh public attention, but the rebound in circulation demand never materialized. The obverse remained Glenna Goodacre's Sacagawea portrait, the reverse Thomas D. Rogers Sr.'s Soaring Eagle, both held over from the 2000 launch.
Strike characteristics on the 2004-P are typically clean. With a delivery this small, Philadelphia kept fresh dies in service longer per coin, and original Mint set examples generally show full hair detail on Sacagawea, sharp infant features on Jean Baptiste, and crisp eagle plumage. The manganese-brass alloy is the standard cause of grade caps: contact marks on the cheek, on the upper field above the eagle, and rim nicks on the smooth edge are the recurring deductions. Authentication rarely matters for an issue this modern, but watch for the planchet streaking and pale matte zones from uneven burnishing of the brass cladding; these are production characteristics, not damage. No major Philadelphia die varieties are recognized for 2004.
The 2004-P is a Regular classification issue. Common at most grade tiers below MS67, it becomes a condition rarity above MS68, where premiums climb sharply and population reports thin out. Most year-set and type-set buyers acquire a routine MS65 or MS66 example without difficulty; the upgrade path runs through original Mint set examples broken out and graded selectively. For program background and the 2009 transition to annually rotating Native American reverses, see the Sacagawea Dollar series history.
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| Grade | Description | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| G-4 | Good (G) | $1 | $1 |
| VG-8 | Very Good (VG) | $1 | $1 |
| F-12 | Fine (F) | $1 | $1 |
| VF-20 | Very Fine (VF) | $1 | $1 |
| EF-40 | Extremely Fine (EF) | $1 | $1 |
| AU-50 | About Uncirculated (AU) | $1 | $1 |
| MS-60 | Uncirculated (MS) | — | — |
| MS-63 | Choice Uncirculated (MS) | — | — |
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