As a result, the United States Mint produced 5,500 Sacagawea dollars in August or September 1999.Īlthough the dollars were minted in 1999, they were dated with a 2000-P obverse. One of the companies was General Mills, Inc., the Minneapolis, Minnesota manufacturer of breakfast cereals and other food products. To market the coins and encourage the public to use them, they partnered with several commercial businesses to promote the use of the new coins. In 1999, the United States Mint began to produce the Sacagawea dollars.
