2018 Netherlands 1-oz Silver Lion Dollar NGC Gem Proof First Day Of Issue - Black

Was This America’s First Silver Dollar?

The Leeuwendaalder – or Lion Dollar – is considered by many numismatic experts to be America’s first silver dollar. But it wasn’t actually an American coin!

Like many new immigrants to the American colonies, the Lion Dollar was Dutch – an early world trade coin that circulated widely in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas for more than 200 years. It was so important to the New World’s economy that today, it’s the second coin listed in the prestigious United States Red Book – the premier resource for U.S. coin collectors!

Now you can own a stunning modern restrike of the historic Lion Dollar design minted from 1575 to 1713 in the Dutch province of Zeeland. Recreated in one ounce of 99.99% pure silver by the Royal Dutch Mint, just 5,000 of these proof finish 2018-dated coins have been minted. Burt while they last, you can own one certified by the Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) to be in Gem Proof (GEM PF) condition. In addition, NGC has further certified that your proof has a First Day of Issue (FDI) pedigree, meaning it was among the restrikes issued the first day the mint began producing them!

• STUNNING PROOF SILVER – Each Lion Dollar proof was struck from one ounce of 99.99% fine silver at the Royal Dutch Mint. Each is 38.75 mm in diameter, a size that really brings every detail of the design to life.

• GRADED IN GORGEOUS GEM PROOF CONDITION – Your 2018 Netherlands Proof Lion Dollar 1-oz Silver restrike has been graded by NGC to be in fabulous Gem Proof (GEM PF) condition, a distinction that means your proof is the product of a superb strike that, at the very most, has only moderate marks or hairlines.

• CERTIFIED FIRST DAY OF ISSUE PEDIGREE – This coin has also been certified by NGC as being a First Day of Issue (FDI) coin – independent authentication that your proof was released by the mint during the premier day of the series' issue. Your 2018 Lion Dollar will also come housed in a protective acrylic holder with a black core and a label that attests to its grade and pedigree.

• STRICIT LIMITED EDITION – Just 5,000 2018 Netherlands Proof Lion Dollar 1-oz Silver restrikes have been minted for worldwide release – a number far too few for to meet the demand by collectors of historic coins.

• COMES WITH IMPORTANT EXTRAS – The 2018 Netherlands Proof Lion Dollar 1-oz Silver Proof comes with a map detailing the Lion Dollar’s global significance and certificate of authenticity.

The discovery and development of the Americas changed the world, and commerce is what made both possible. As students of monetary history are aware, that commerce was based on the exchange of precious metals rather than fiat currencies, as are most commonly used today. Coins like the Leeuwendaalder on which this proof is based fueled expansion and growth, laying the foundation for what has become the most successful economy that the world has ever known. Because Lion Dollars were issued for circulation, most of those that have survived are well worn. This Netherlands Proof Lion Dollar 1-oz Silver Restrike gives you the chance to own designs that were a part of history. With a low mintage of just 5,000 pieces, though, that opportunity, like the Lion Dollar, will soon be history, so order now at GovMint.com!