Legends tell that a young George Washington threw a silver dollar across the Potomac River. But it couldn't have been the familiar U.S. Silver Dollar; it didn't exist yet. The coin he might have tossed was the same one Thomas Jefferson recommended to the Continental Congress. And it was what the Founding Fathers meant when they mentioned "dollars" in the U.S. Constitution in 1789: our country's First Silver Dollar - the Spanish Dollar or 8 Reales Silver Coin. Now YOU can own the America's First Silver Dollar Coin, a genuine, historic 8 Reales Spanish Silver Dollar Coin over 200 years old, recovered from the El Cazador shipwreck. Heavily laden with some 19 tons in silver coins, the ship vanished in the Gulf of Mexico in 1784 and its loss led to the sale of Spain's Louisiana territory to France, and ultimately to America's Louisiana Purchase. Available ONLY from The Bradford Exchange Mint, this extraordinary presentation, the America's First Silver Dollar Coin, is a truly rare collecting opportunity. These spectacular coins are minted in .903 pure silver and feature the year of mintage and a portrait of the reigning King of Spain on the obverse side. The reverse side features Spain's crowned coat of arms flanked by the Pillars of Hercules, with the motto "PLUS VLTRA" on scrolls unfurled around the pillars (this pillar and scroll combination is thought to have inspired the American dollar sign, "$"). Your coin is authenticated with the renowned NGC (Numismatic Guaranty Corporation) "Shipwreck Certification," and arrives sealed in a crystal-clear tamper-proof holder. It is handsomely showcased in a mahogany-finished Deluxe Display box with a gleaming title plaque. Presented in a handsome mahogany-finished Deluxe Display box with a gleaming title plaque Display case measures 3-7/8" W x 4-5/8" L x 1-7/8" H; 9.8 cm W x 11.7 cm L x 4.8 cm H
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