2026 $1 Liberia 5oz Copper High Relief End of the Trail Coin OGP

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2026 $1 Liberia 5oz Copper High Relief End of the Trail Coin OGP

One of the most evocative images of the closing of the American frontier comes to life on this 5oz copper high relief coin!

Liberia End of the Trail 5oz Copper

Weighing in at an impressive 5oz of .999 fine copper, the 2026 $1 5oz Copper High Relief End of the Trail coin is limited to 999 for the world.

REVERSE: Depicts a rendering of James Earle Fraser's End of Trail sculpture that portrays an exhasuted Native American warrior slumped forward on his horse with a spear at his side. END OF THE TRAIL and 2026 are inscribed.

OBVERSE: Features the coat of arms for Liberia. REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA, ONE DOLLAR, 5 OUNCES, and .999 COPPER are inscribed.

End of the Trail

End of the Trail is among the most recognizable images in American art: a weary Native American rider slumped over a tired horse. More than a single sculpture, it has become a cultural touchstone that evokes the closing of the frontier, the consequences of westward expansion, and ongoing debates about representation and memory.

The phrase “End of the Trail” took hold in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when many Americans believed the frontier era had ended. It aligned with popular narratives that romanticized exploration while downplaying the displacement of Native peoples. As shorthand, it suggested a final point—geographic or existential—where journeys concluded and a chapter of U.S. history closed, a sentiment later embodied by the end of the trail sculpture in public memory.

Sculptor James Earle Fraser created End of the Trail in 1915, first exhibiting a monumental plaster at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco. The figure—a Native rider bowed with exhaustion, spear lowered, atop a horse with its head hung low—was Fraser’s attempt to capture an era’s end and acknowledge hardships faced by Indigenous peoples, drawing on his upbringing near the frontier in South Dakota. Today, scholars often refer to the original as End of the Trail by Fraser, highlighting authorship and intention.