The state of Maryland and the Susquehannock people are represented in the Proof Native American Dollar Series in 2020. Accompanied by the albatross design on the reverse, the new silver coins for sale in this series are now available as the landmark 30th design issue of the collection. Right now, 2020 1 oz Proof Silver Maryland Susquehannock Albatross Coins are available to purchase online at Silver.com.
Coin Highlights:
- Ships to you inside of an individual plastic capsule!
- Third design in the 2020 release and the 30th coin overall in the collection!
- Consists of One Troy ounce of .999 fine silver.
- Bears a face value of One Dollar backed by the Native American Mint.
- The obverse includes an indigenous Susquehannock figure in tribal dress.
- On the reverse is an albatross.
- Issued on behalf of the Susquehannock people.
- Released for Maryland in the series.
- NOT legal tender in the United States.
Each of the 2020 1 oz Proof Silver Maryland Susquehannock Albatross Coins in this product listing at Silver.com comes to you with an individual plastic capsule to house the specimen. This protects the frosted designs and mirrored fields of the coin both during shipping and storage once you have received your coin.
The Native American Mint Series of Proof Silver Dollars features face values of One Dollar issued by the Native American Mint and backed by sovereign indigenous tribes. Though that gives the coins legal tender status among those nations, only the United States Mint has the authority to issue legal tender American currency.
The obverse of the 2020 1 oz Proof Silver Maryland Susquehannock Albatross coins includes the portrait of a tribal Susquehannock figure wearing the traditional tribal dress. This side of the coin features inscriptions of the name of the tribal people represented in the design, the metal content, the date mark, the face value, and the weight of the coin.
Susquehannock people are believed to have come to the area south of New York in the region where Maryland and Pennsylvania meet in the 13th century. Not much is known of the history of the Susquehannock prior to the arrival of Europeans as the civilization was largely in decline by the time the British took over North America. Swedish and Dutch explorers and traders previously had contact with the Susquehannock, and their records seem to suggest that the tribal population was between 5,000 and 7,000 people at its height.
On the reverse face of 2020 1 oz Proof Silver Maryland Susquehannock Coins is a depiction of the albatross. One of the largest birds in the world, the albatross is no longer native to the Northern Hemisphere of the world. However, some members of the species have become exiled migrants in the North Atlantic over the course of time.
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