2022 Mesa Grande $1 1-oz Silver Gaspee Affair Proof

Have You Heard About The Gaspee Affair?

The Gaspee Affair was a significant event in the lead-up to the American Revolution. The HMS Gaspee was a British customs schooner that had been enforcing the Navigation Acts in and around Newport, Rhode Island, in 1772. When it ran aground in shallow water while chasing the packet ship Hannah near Gaspee Point in Warwick, Rhode Island, a group of men, primarily members of the “Sons of Liberty,” boarded and torched the ship, creating tension between the American colonists and British officials. Now you can pay tribute to this key event in American history with a silver dollar specially struck to commemorate the battle.

One Of The Earliest Acts Of Rebellion In The Colonies

Struck in a full ounce of highly pure 99.9% fine silver, this coin commemorates the 250th anniversary of the Gaspee Affair with a colorized obverse that portrays the Gaspee fully engulfed in flames. The reverse features an intricate design of a meeting at the Liberty Tree. In the aftermath, British officials investigating the incident wanted to arrest the men responsible and take them to Britain to stand trial. Americans were outraged and believed the right to a fair trial would be violated. The Gaspee Affair was one of the earliest acts of rebellion in the colonies and acted as a catalyst in the revolution. Rhode Island would become the first colony to declare its independence on May 4th, 1776; the national Declaration of Independence was signed two months later.

Limited Edition Proof Unlikely To Be Available for Long

Released on behalf of the Mesa Grande Sovereign Nation, a federally recognized Native American tribe located in northern San Diego County in California, this $1 legal tender coin comes in gorgeous Proof condition, meaning it was expertly crafted from hand-selected planchets, polished dies and multiple strikes to produce beautifully frosted details rising over mirror-like fields. Only a .limited number of these colorized patriotic coins have been minted for worldwide release so if you want get in on the 250th Anniversary celebration of the most significant moments leading up to the American Revolution, you’d better act fast!

COIN HIGHLIGHTS:

• 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE GASPEE AFFAIR – This coin pays tribute to the 250th Anniversary of the Gaspee Affair, a significant event in the lead-up to the American Revolution during which members of the Sons of Liberty boarded and burned the British schooner HMS Gaspee after it ran near Gaspee Point in Warwick, Rhode Island. The colorized obverse portrays the Gaspee engulfed in flames while the reverse shows an image of the Liberty Tree.
• STRUCK IN HIGHLY PURE SILVER – Each 2021 Mesa Grande Silver Gaspee Affair Colorized Proof was struck in one ounce of highly pure 99.9% fine silver and measures 39 mm in diameter.
• LEGAL-TENDER – These 2021 Mesa Grande One-Ounce Silver Gaspee Affair Colorized Proofs are $1 legal tender within the Mesa Grande Sovereign Nation, a federally recognized Native American tribe located in northern San Diego County in California.
• GORGEOUS PROOF CONDITION – Your 201 Mesa Grande One-Ounce Silver Gaspee Affair Colorized Proof was crafted from hand-selected planchets, polished dies and multiple strikes to produce frosted details rising over mirror-like fields.

Pay tribute to the 250th Anniversary of what was one of the earliest acts of rebellion in the Colonies leading up to the Revolutionary War with this 2022 Mesa Grande One-Ounce Silver Gaspee Affair Colorized Proof. Order yours now before they’re all gone!