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The image of Sacagawea is on the one dollar coin mainly because of public opinion. The Dollar Coin Design Advisory Committee listened to professional opinion concerning what the new design should be but also took into account communications received from the public. In the end they recommended that Sacagawea be featured on the obverse of the coin. The final designs were again selected due, in part, to public opinion which was solicited by the US Mint on their website which resulted in over 120,000 emails concerning the design.

Sacagawea was an important figure in American history, and without her help, Lewis and Clark might very well not have succeeded in their mission.

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