2026 $20 Liberia 1/200oz Gold End of Trail Prooflike Ingot in Velvet Pouch

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2026 $20 Liberia 1/200oz Gold End of Trail Prooflike Ingot in Velvet Pouch

Art meets coin collecting with this BRAND NEW coin from the Republic of Liberia.

1/200oz Gold End of Trail Prooflike Ingot

Struck in .999 fine gold, this 2026-dated Prooflike ingot has a $20 denomination and will come in a plastic capsule and pouch. Accompanying in the coin will be a Certificate of Authenticity.

REVERSE: Features the iconic imagery of a Native American warrior slumped over in exhaustion on his horse.

OBVERSE: Depicts the seal of the Repulic of Liberia, including the inscriptions REPUBLIC OF LIBERA, 2026, and 20 DOLLARS. Additional inscriptions read 1/200 OZ and 999 FINE GOLD.

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.