2018 Nevada 1 Dollar 1-oz Silver Shoshone Tortoise Proof

Celebrating the Tribe of Lewis and Clark Guide Sacagawea

The Louisiana Purchase nearly doubled the land of the young United States, but much of the territory had yet to be explored. That is why Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were commissioned to explore the area. To guide them, they enlisted Sacagawea, a young woman in the Shoshone Tribe. Sacagawea provided invaluable assistance throughout their journey and became such an important figure in American history that she now has her own dollar coin. This 2018 Nevada Shoshone Desert Tortoise Silver Dollar coin celebrates the Shoshone people, which continues to survive today.

• PART OF THE NATIVE AMERICAN DOLLAR SERIES -- This 2018 Nevada Shoshone Desert Tortoise Silver Dollar was issued as part of the Native American Dollar series, which is intended to raise money for and awareness of Native American tribes.

• EXQUISITE PROOF FINISH – A stunning proof finish adds elegance to the regality of the designs. This coin was struck from 1-oz of 99.9% fine silver.

• NOT LEGAL TENDER – Issues in this series have the unique distinction of being coins without legal tender status.  Each coin’s face value, “ONE DOLLAR,” is inscribed on the obverse under the portrait, but because the minting of currency in the United States is reserved for the federal government, the coins are not legal tender.

• ONE TIME ISSUE – Each of the coins in the Native American Dollar series will be minted once only, meaning that they could become quite scarce in years to come.

The Native American Mint started this Native American Dollar series as a means of raising awareness of and money for tribes that survive today. The preservation of Native American culture is particularly poignant in a case like the Shoshone, as the number of people who speak Shoshoni, the tribe’s language, is just about 1,000 of the surviving 12,300. This coin also features a Desert Tortoise, an animal that inhabits the areas in which the Shoshone lived – and continue to live today. Whether you are collecting the entire Native American Dollar series or you want a coin that honors the legacy of one of history’s most important Native Americans, order this 2018 1-oz Silver Nevada Shoshone Desert Tortoise Proof at GovMint.com today.