2023 Proof Ghost Dance Silver Dollar

Coin Details

Description

This 2023 proof silver piece features the Ghost Dance — one of the most spiritually and historically significant ceremonies in Native American history. The Ghost Dance movement of the late 1880s and 1890s promised the return of the buffalo, the restoration of Native lands, and the reunion of the living with the spirits of the dead. The movement's suppression by the U.S. government led directly to the Wounded Knee Massacre of December 29, 1890, when U.S. soldiers killed approximately 300 Lakota men, women, and children. The Ghost Dance design on a proof silver dollar creates a powerful memorial to both the spiritual aspirations of the movement and the tragedy that followed. This piece carries deep historical and cultural weight, commemorating one of the most painful chapters in Native American history through the medium of numismatic art.

Rarity Notes

Proof silver, 2023. Ghost Dance theme. Deeply significant Native American cultural subject.

Cross References

PCGS #938317; 2023 Proof Ghost Dance Silver Dollar