COIN-TROVERSY: Sacagawea Gets a Makeover

Poor Sacagawea– only 7 years old and she already needs nip/tuck! The dollar coin, first minted in 2000, will undergo a redesign to be unveiled in 2009. How many times have U.S. coins undergone design changes? How many of those state-themed quarters have YOU collected? Want to learn more? Visit the Youth Services "coin collection" to read about how money is made (literally) and made-over!

A few selections:

• Money, Money, Money: The Meaning of the Art and Symbols on United States Paper Currency: J 332.4 PARKE
• Eyewitness Books: Money: J 332.4 CRIBB
• Cool Coins: J 332.63 SCHEU