If you’re looking to buy silver in the Legalized Collection from Blockchain Mint, you’ll find no shortage of options awaiting you. This robust series includes 11 individual US states or districts with proof and antique versions, as well as two different country designs in 5 oz silver with proof and antique versions. Right now, the 1 oz Antique Legalized Collection Washington Silver Round is available to purchase online from JM Bullion.
Round Highlights:
- Arrives inside of a protective blister package with certificate information!
- 2nd of the many designs released in the Legalized Collection!
- Limited mintage of only 1,000 rounds!
- Contains 1 Troy oz of .999 pure silver.
- Obverse includes a common design element focused on cannabis.
- Reverse depicts the first President of the United States and state namesake, George Washington, in a portrait altered to include a marijuana joint.
- Antique option in the series.
Each of the 1 oz Antique Legalized Collection Washington Silver Rounds in this listing comes to you with its own protective blister packaging. The rounds in this series all come with an individually numbered certificate with the blister card. This particular product is the antique version of the 1 oz Legalized Collection rounds and delivers a brushed, matte appearance to the overall finish of the design elements.
On election day in 2012 as Americans were voting for the office of President of the United States and several other elected positions, the people of Colorado and Washington were also weighing the value of decriminalizing the recreational use of cannabis products, including marijuana. In both states, voters passed ballot measures to legalize recreational use of the plant and its byproducts, becoming the first two states in the nation to do so.
The reverse side of the 1 oz Antique Legalized Collection Washington Silver Round includes a colonial-era portrait of President George Washington inspired by his image on the US $1 bill. This depiction of Washington features a lit marijuana joint in his mouth and includes an inscription above his head of “Hemp, Grow it Everywhere.” Additional inscriptions on this side include “State of Washington” around the top design rocker and “Initiative 502 – 2012” along the bottom design rocker.
Washington voters had one of the highest voter turnouts on November 6, 2012, when Initiative 502 was added to the ballot on election day. Some 81% of eligible voters in the state turned out to vote, driving by the intense feelings on both sides of the issue. Legalized cannabis sales doubled in the state from 2016 to 2017, generating tax revenues of $113 million in 2017 alone.
On the obverse of 1 oz Antique Legalized Collection Washington Silver Round, you’ll notice a large cannabis leaf in the center with cuffs on the hands emerging from its sides. This is meant to symbolize federal regulations that restrain recreational marijuana use in the country by criminalizing the act.
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