2023 Niue 1 oz Silver Czech Lion (MD® Premier + PCGS FS)

APMEX has partnered with PCGS, one of the most trusted names in numismatics, to further enhance the MintDirect® Premier program. This partnership with PCGS allows MintDirect® Premier with PCGS FirstStrike® 2023 Silver Czech Lion in their sealed packaging to remain eligible for the FirstStrike® designation if submitted to PCGS for grading long after new FirstStrike®-eligible coins are typically off the market.

Coin Highlights:

• Contains 1 oz of .999 fine Silver.
• Mintage of 24,000 coins.
• Packaged in RF-welded plastic polymer case (2 1/2" x 3 1/4"), protecting the coin's finish, with included authentication card.
• Multiples of 10 are housed in a 10-count APMEX MintDirect® singles storage box (5” x 2 5/8” x 3 1/2”).
• Multiples of 20 are housed in a 20-count APMEX MintDirect® singles storage box (10” x 2 5/8” x 3 1/2”).
• APMEX storage boxes hold MintDirect® or MintDirect® Premier TEP singles and are stackable with other APMEX Mini Monster Boxes and the APMEX Monster Box.
• Must remain in their sealed packaging to be eligible for the FirstStrike® designation.
• Obverse: Displays the Niue coat of arms along with the face value and year of issue. Below the coat of arms are linden branch leaves and a heraldic eagle.
• Reverse: Features a close-up image of the partial face of the Czech Lion, which is in the coat of arms for the Czech Republic. The elaborate Crown of Saint Wenceslas sits below the face.
• Guaranteed by the Czech Mint.

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This bullion coin has a beautiful artistic design featuring symbols of the Czech Republic. Add this 2023 Niue 1 oz Silver Czech Lion coin to your cart today!

Czech Lion Series
The Czech Mint introduced its first bullion coin series in 2017 with the release of the Silver bullion Czech Lion. This series quickly gained popularity with its patriotic relief and limited mintages. The design on the reverse of the coin has been reworked several times, but always highlights the two-tailed Czech Lion, which is featured in the coat of arms of the Czech Republic. Also included in the design are other symbols of Czech statehood, the crown of Saint Wenceslas, a linden branch and an eagle on a shield. The Czech Mint is licensed by the island of Niue.

Czech Mint
The Czech Mint is one of the younger national mints, making its debut in 1993 following the disintegration of the Czechoslovak State. Established under the authorization of the Czech National Bank, the Czech Mint is the exclusive producer of Czech circulation coins and is also responsible for the production of commemorative coins and medals.

Each year, coins are introduced with the new year's date on them. New dies are engraved, prepared and deployed to strike the coins for each year.

The coin dies wear down over thousands of strikes, causing the details of the engraved die that transfers to the newly struck coin to flatten, diminishing the quality of the finished coin below standards. At this point, the dies are replaced. For each minting press, new dies may be required multiple times each year.

Once the new dies are installed, the strike quality (the detail transferred to the newly struck coin) returns to its maximum. There is no public notice that dies are changed, and each minting press changes dies at different times required by die wear.

Because each new year brings new dies, APMEX has designated these products delivered during the first 30 days of their issuance that go through the MintDirect® process as MintDirect® Premier.

APMEX individually seals each MintDirect® coin to ensure that the authenticity and condition of each coin is protected after they are removed directly from the mint tubes. Each coin is placed in a protective authentication card composed of a non-reactive plastic polymer to protect your coin’s finish.

The sealing process seals the coin within the authentication card, creating a tamper-evident package that will guarantee your investment indefinitely. After the process is completed, the coin in the tamper-evident package is removed from the machine and checked to ensure that the quality of the packaging meets our exacting standards. You now have a finished MintDirect® Premier + PCGS FirstStrike® 2023 Niue 1 oz Silver Czech Lion single.

By using this process, APMEX can guarantee that the coins you receive are authentic and in the exact condition as they were when they left the mint. The MintDirect® process gives investors confidence in their purchase, knowing that they can buy, hold or sell an authentic coin — guaranteed.

Note: The MintDirect® process does not guarantee protection from spotting or tarnishing that normally occurs in chemically active metals, such as Gold, Silver and Platinum.