OldDan,
I only wish I was skilled enough to mint them. The items in my small private minters album come from bonafide contemporary minters, with differing levels of skill and technology. Some are by Ron Landis of the now defunct Gallery Mint Museum, some by Greg Franck-Weiby who creates annual tokens for the Pacific Northwest Numismatic Association shows, some are by Del Romines, who has been very sick these past few years, and a few by actual coin dealers, both in Alaska and Canada. All in all, I seek out the unusual and intend to add more to the album as time goes on.

I've updated my photo album in the US Collectors Gallery with eight new photos. Everything in there so far is hand-minted:
http://www.knightsofthecointable.com/kotctgallery/main.php?g2_itemId=243

Edge lettering to be discontinued? Who knows? First, edge lettering was part of the legislation, then a right wing backlash led to new legislation opposing such. However, new legislation for new reverse Sacs calls for edge lettering on those. It remains a mystery what will transpire.

The Sac reverses change beginning 2009, and will change year to year based on Native American accomplishments.

Sacs will only be issued by mint directly to collectors in 2007 and 2008, despite legislation calling for 25% of the dollar coin mintages (i.e., the Presidents) be composed of Sacs (see problem above). In 2009 legislation calls for Sacs to make up 20% of dollar mintage.

39 22-karat gold dollars were minted. The best 12 were sent on the shuttle and the others were melted. These coins were part of a US Mint booth during a recent coin show. The gold Sacs have a W mintmark, but were made in Philly, since the Mint thought they'd next sell W gold Sacs directly to the public. Same planchets as the 1/2 ounce gold bullion coins.

All your small dollar questions usually answered at:
http://www.smalldollars.com

I missed you at the Money Show. I was at the back of the hall doing the "Pick a Penny" for the kids. We had mounds of Lincoln cents arrayed on the tables, with lights and magnifying glasses and gave each child a half hour to find and fit in as many pennies as the could to fill the album, which they could then take home. It was like herding kitties, I tell ya!