The Texas Revolution of 1836 brought about the formation of the independent Republic of Texas, a sovereign state that eventually joined the United States of America as the 28^th state in the Union. However, had Sam Houston and others shaped the map, two states may have been present in what is now the Great State of Texas. Learn about the Lost States of America in an exciting coin series from the Cook Islands. Provident Metals now offers the 2020 Proof Cook Islands Lost States of America Jacinto 1 oz Silver Coin to you for purchase online.

Highlights:

• Arrives with an individual plastic capsule!
• 3^rd issue of the 2020 Lost States of America collection!
• Limited mintage of just 25,000 silver coins!
• Contains 1 Troy oz of .999 pure silver.
• Issued a face value of $1 (CID) by the government of the Cook Islands.
• The obverse depicts Queen Elizabeth II with a scene of conflict at the Battle of San Jacinto.
• On the reverse is an effigy of Sam Houston.
• Proof coins.

When you purchase a 2020 Proof Cook Islands Lost States of America Jacinto 1 oz Silver Coin online at Provident Metals, you will receive a coin in an individual plastic capsule with high-relief, proof visuals. High-relief coins have greater visual depth to the field with enhanced, raised relief on the designs. Proof coins have frosted designs with mirrored fields.

Obverse

The obverse of 2020 Proof Cook Islands Lost States of America Jacinto Silver Coins features a background field showing Texan soldiers clashing with the Mexican Army at the Battle of San Jacinto in April 1836. The lower portion of the field shows a right-profile effigy of Queen Elizabeth II. The inscriptions on this side include ELIZABETH II, 1 DOLLAR, COOK ISLANDS, 2020 within the lower field, and LOST STATES OF AMERICA and E PLURIBUS UNUM in the upper field.

Reverse

On the reverse side of the 2020 Proof Lost States of America Jacinto 1 oz Silver Coin is a portrait of Sam Houston. A larger-than-life figure in Texas, Houston led the Texan Army at the Battle of San Jacinto, was elected the 1^st President of Texas, earned a second term as the 3^rd President of Texas, served as a US Senator from the new State of Texas starting in 1846, and later served as the 7^th Governor of Texas. Inscriptions on this side include STATE OF JACINTO, 1860, and SAM HOUSTON.

History

While the Texan victory at the Battle of San Jacinto created the new, independent Republic of Texas that lasted for nearly a decade, it nearly resulted in the State of Jacinto as a well. The state would have covered the lands from the Brazos River to southeastern Texas.

Ordering

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