Native American Mint Silver Coins

Silver Bullion from the Native American Mint

There is no separating the culture of First Nation and indigenous tribes in North America from the history of the land. Long before Europeans began to arrive on, explore, and eventually colonize the continent, First Nation people had been living here and cultivating the land for thousands of years. While historic US currency from the United States Mint features designs reflective of the impact and role of indigenous tribes on the continent, such as the Buffalo Nickel (1913-1938). However, only the Native American Mint has a focus on advancing through beautiful art the culture and history of various indigenous tribes on silver bullion coinage.

The Native American Mint is based in California and strikes commemorative silver bullion for various tribes across both the United States and Canada. The popularity of these coins began with a 2015 issue that spurred a much broader coin program and has also featured several unique issues that standalone as something unique.

Native America the Beautiful

In a beautiful response to the America the Beautiful Series from the United States Mint, the Native American Mint introduced a new collection in 2022. Known as the Native America the Beautiful, the series travels across all 50 US States to feature unique designs honoring the indigenous tribes from each region in 1 oz proof and 1 oz colorized proof issues. Releases in this series include the following, in order from debut to present (state, tribe, and design featured):

• Arkansas – Caddo – Arkansas Hot Springs, Valley of the Vapors
• Wyoming – Shoshone – Bison Hunting by Old Faithful
• California – Ahwahnechee – Below El Capitan
• Arizona – Havasupai – Havasupai Falls
• Oregon – Multnomah – Native Woman by River Bridge
• Pennsylvania – Iroquois – Devil’s Den
• Montana – Blackfeet – Natives by Chief Mountain
• Washington – Hoh – Hoh River
• Mississippi – Yazoo – Canoe on the Yazoo River
• Oklahoma – Chickasaw – Bridge on Chickasaw lands
• New Mexico – Dine – Ritual Chetro Ketl
• Maine – Wabanaki – Trading Furs with Europeans
• Hawaii – Hawaiians – Footprints in Volcano
• Alaska – Athabaskan – Natives dog sledding near Denali
• New Hampshire – Abenaki – Chocorua at the summit of Mount Chocorua
• Ohio – Erie – Erie tribesman near a Long House
• Nevada – Paiute – Petroglyphs
• Maryland – Susquehannock – Fortified Village
• South Dakota – Sioux – Crazy Horse Memorial
• Tennessee – Cherokee – Natives hiding in caves
• Virginia – Senedo – Natives racing on horseback in the Shenandoah Valley
• Utah – Ute – Delicate Arch
• Colorado – Pueblo – Mesa Verde building
• Florida – Calusa – Canoeing the Everglades
• Nebraska – Cheyenne – Dog soldiers
• Louisiana – Kichai – Natives building a wood settlement

American Revolution Theme

Another design theme to emerge at the Native American Mint in recent years has been coins with themes based on the American Revolution. This includes designs honoring symbols, events, and entities involved in America’s struggle for independence, including a coin honoring The First Continental Congress.

Proof Native American Silver Dollar Series

Following the popular release of the 2015 Sioux Buffalo Coin, the Native American Mint embarked on an ambitious program to catalog the many indigenous tribes spread out across the United States and Canada. Each of the 50 states is scheduled for representation in this series with a common theme featuring the portrait of tribal members on the obverse side and a unique animal on the reverse representing a wildlife species critical to the survival and culture of the tribe featured on the obverse. Each tribe and animal were also associated with a state of issue.

Each of the coins in this brilliant series comes with a satin matte finish, with typical proof elements that include frosted design elements and mirrored backgrounds. The coins are shipped individually inside of protective plastic capsules.

Uniqueness of Native American Mint Coins

The Native American Mint does not refer to its products as silver rounds, but rather refers to them as silver coins. Each of the coins in the Proof Native American Dollar Series, for example, has a face value of One Dollar assigned to it which is backed by the tribe represented in the coin’s design elements.

However, the Native American Mint does not have the authority to issue coins with legal tender status in the United States of America. Only the United States Mint has the power to strike and issue coins with legal tender status as US dollars (USD). Therefore, the value assigned to these coins is commemorative only and has no legal tender status.

The Native American Mint

The Native American Mint is a privately-owned enterprise in Torrance, California that specializes in the production of coins, medals, and gaming industry tokens. Many of its designs, especially those covered in this category page, honor Native American ancestry and culture with accurate depictions of tribal entities and groups.

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