2018 S Native American Dollar Jim Thorpe Reverse Proof Set NGC REVERSE PF70

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2018 S Native American Dollar Jim Thorpe Silver Reverse Proof Set
NGC REVERSE PF70
PRODUCT SPECIFICS
Year of Issue
2018
Mint Location
San Francisco
Mint Mark
S
Type
Native American Jim Thorpe
Strike Type
Reverse Proof
Issue
Silver Reverse Proof Set
Certification
NGC
Grade
REVERSE PF70
NGC Population
3075
Denomination

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
The Native American Dollar Program launched in 2009 to honor the contributions and accomplishments of Native Americans. The program was authorized under the Native American Coin Act and signed into law by President George W. Bush on September 20, 2007. The Act required the Secretary of the Treasury to “mint and issue coins in commemoration of Native Americans and the important contributions made by Indian tribes and individual Native Americans to the development of the United States and the history of the United States.”
The obverse of each coin features the portrait of Sacagawea and her child Jean Baptiste Charbonneau. This design was created by Glenna Goodacre and used for the prior Sacagawea Dollar series. The inscription “LIBERTY” appears above, with the motto “IN GOD WE TRUST” in the left field. The date and mint mark were moved from their previous position in the right field to the edge of the coin.
The reverse of each coin carries a design emblematic of one important Native American or Native American contribution. The specific themes as well as the actual designs are selected by the Secretary of the Treasury following consultation with the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate, the Congressional Native American Caucus of the House of Representatives, the Commission of Fine Arts, the National Congress of American Indians, and review by the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee.
The theme of the 2018 Native American Coin design is Jim Thorpe, an athlete and Olympian.
The reverse design depicts a portrait of Jim Thorpe in the background, while the foreground portrays images representative of his athletic achievements in both football and as an Olympian. Inscriptions on the reverse include “JIM Thorpe”, “WA-THO-HUK” (Thorpe’s native name), “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA” and “”.
James Francis “Jim” Thorpe (1888-1953), was born near Prague, Oklahoma, in what was then Indian Territory. Raised in the Sac and Fox tribe, he was given the native name Wa-Tho-Huk, meaning “Bright Path.” Jim Thorpe became possibly the most versatile natural athlete of the early 20th century.
After a difficult youth, running away from school after several family crises, Thorpe came into his own at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Although the residential Indian school had a mixed reputation, Carlisle then had the services of one of the great early football coaches, Glenn Scobey “Pop” Warner. It fielded a national championship football team, led by Thorpe. At the time, Thorpe was the core of the school’s track and field team, also coached by Warner. The story is that Warner was reluctant to let his track star run the risk of playing football.
Thorpe was named to the All-American first team in 1911 and 1912. In 1911, Carlisle upset Harvard 18-15, as Thorpe scored all its points, four field goals and a touchdown. In 1912, Carlisle won the national collegiate championship. It beat Army 27-6; during the game, a cadet named Dwight D. Eisenhower injured his knee trying to tackle Thorpe.
In 1912, Thorpe represented the U. S. at the Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden, competing in the new Pentathlon and Decathlon as well as two field events. He easily won both multi-event medals, finishing first in eight of the combined 15 events. His point record stood for two decades. In an often-told story, King Gustav V of Sweden, presenting Thorpe a special decathlon award, told him, “You are the greatest athlete in the world,” and Thorpe replied, “Thanks, king.”
Thorpe then embarked on an incredibly varied career with the public flocking to his professional appearances in football, baseball, and basketball. He played for six teams in what later became the National Football League. In 1922, he became the first president of the American Professional Football Association, precursor of the NFL. In baseball, he played for the New York Giants, the Cincinnati Reds and the Boston Braves. He also organized an all-Indian football team, reuniting some Carlisle players. Today, sports writers rank him at the top of their lists of greatest athletes of the 20th Century.
This 2018 S Reverse Proof Native American Jim Thorpe Dollar was struck at the San Francisco Mint and issued in the 2018 United States Mint Silver Proof Dollar Set. It has been certified REVERSE PF70 by NGC!
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