Making Coin History – The 2002 Native American “The Prophet” $5 Gold Coin In Proof Condition!

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After the success of the Tecumseh silver dollars, The Sovereign Nation of the Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma issued the first Indian gold coins in 2002. They were the first Native Americans to do so and these coins are legal tender within the Shawnee reservation. These dazzling five dollar gold coins were struck in .999 fine gold. Due to the lack of a clever advertising budget that is the norm for new releases from the U.S. Treasury, these gold coins were issued with little public showing and were barely even noticed by those in the coin world. Besides that, the mintage edition set for The Prophet was only five thousand.

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This should have been a monumental event in the numismatist world, but went overlooked until recently. Why now? Five hundred and sixty-two Native American tribes are officially recognized by the U.S. government. More and more tribes are declaring their rights to act as sovereign nations. Our government does acknowledge the tribal nations’ Constitutional sovereignty to act as self-governing, separate, sovereign nations. Buy this rare gold coin at GovMint.com for Gold! Click here!

These exemplary five dollar coins were issued to honor Tecumseh’s brother, Tenskwatawa, who is also known as The Prophet. The majestic figure on the obverse of this beautiful coin is based on a painting by Charles Bird King, done when Tenskwatawa was in his mid 40’s. The upper arc of the coin reads “Tenskwatawa “The Prophet”, with “1778-1837” on the image’s right side and the amount of the coin at the bottom. The reverse of the coin contains a coat of arms which has twelve stars. These represent the original twelve tribes of the Shawnee Indian Nation. Around the arc of the coin is “Sovereign Nation of the Shawnee Tribe”, with the date of issue below the coat of arms. The award-winning sculptor, Alex Shagin, designed both the Tecumseh and The Prophet coins.

Tenskwatawa, known as the Shawnee Prophet, preached a return to traditional ways and to give up whiskey and trade goods. Likewise, there was to be no intermarrying between Indians and non-Indians and that European animals were unclean and not to be eaten. Warriors were to return to the old hair style of a bare head with just a scalp lock and all people were to wear skins and leather clothing, or none at all, weather permitting, except for a Breach cloth. The Indians were to also practice communal ownership of property. Tenskwatawa and his brother Tecumseh were among the most illustrious and most feared Indians of the nineteenth century. With Native Americans being a significant topic of U.S. coins and many of them hugely popular with collectors, you will want to get this Proof Condition gold coin while you can. This exquisite, eye-catching, 2002 Native American “The Prophet” $5 gold coin is not only making history, but will also make quite an investment and a prized collector’s item! Buy this rare gold coin at GovMint.com for Gold! Click here!

 

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