Fulfilling a longtime dream, well-known skilled numismatist and award-winning writer Michael “Miles” Standish has designed one- and two-ounce, colorized silver proof cash, every depicting back and front renditions of the Statue of Liberty and the New York space skylines. The limited-edition authorized tender $5 denomination 1-ounce and $10 2-ounce bullion cash are .999 nice silver and dated 2020.
Obverse and reverse of the 1-ounce .999 nice silver $5 Miss Liberty coin. (Pictures courtesy Coin Make investments Belief, CIT)
The Miss Liberty cash have been struck on behalf of the Prepare dinner Islands as black proofs with a light-weight inexperienced picture of the well-known toned-copper statue. Now graded and encapsulated by Numismatic Warranty Company (NGC), the cash are being offered completely by 7k Metals.
Obverse and reverse of the 2-ounce .999 nice silver $10 Miss Liberty coin. (Pictures courtesy Coin Make investments Belief, CIT)
“For seven years, I considered the truth that the Statue of Liberty − Miss Liberty − had by no means been proven or designed on a authorized tender coin depicting views of each the back and front of this vital, symbolic monument. That’s what these new cash fantastically present,” defined Standish, NGC vice chairman and senior coin grader, who can also be a recipient of the US Mint Administrators Medal of Excellence.
Along with the Statue of Liberty and skylines, the design contains the motto, “Miss Liberty/Embracing the Current and Trying to the Future.” A small effigy of Queen Elizabeth II is on the reverse of every coin.
The low mintages for each cash are reminders of the date the Statue of Liberty was devoted on Oct. 28, 1886.
“Only one,886 of the $5 cash have been produced, symbolic of the yr 1886, and manufacturing of the $10 cash was just one,028, representing Oct. 28; 10-28,” defined Blake Davis, 7k Metals advertising director.
Beginning costs for the Miss Liberty cash graded NGC PR-70 are $199 for the one-ounce and $299 every for the two-ounce cash.
The cash’ dies have been designed in Liechtenstein by Coin Invest Trust (CIT) based mostly on the idea created by Standish. The cash have been struck utilizing CIT’s Smartminting© course of that leads to dramatic reduction heights and complex particulars on either side of the coin.
“CIT was chosen for this program due to their capabilities,” mentioned Standish. “That is the primary time Miss Liberty has ever been struck in shade, and CIT is without doubt one of the solely firms with the know-how obligatory and the connection with a prime tier mint that might accomplish precisely how these cash wanted to be introduced. They now might be loved for a lot of generations of collectors.”
Standish obtained the Numismatic Literary Guild award for Finest Specialised Guide in 2015 for United States Cash: Morgan Greenback: America’s Love Affair With A Legendary Coin.
7k Metals is a valuable metals firm based mostly in Idaho Falls, Idaho, that sells gold and silver merchandise to collectors and most of the people, and affords particular reductions to its members (associates). Membership is open to anybody.
For added info or to buy the Miss Liberty silver cash or different gold and silver bullion merchandise, go to 7k Metals on-line at www.7kMetals.com/home or name (208) 314-2587.
