Coins
The Coins section documents individual Texas silver and gold issues — privately minted bullion rounds, commemorative medallions, and structured bullion releases from the 1970s through today. Each entry includes specifications, mint attribution, and historical context.
Collections
The Collections section documents coordinated releases where multiple coins were issued together as a structured program — Sesquicentennial sets, multi-denomination bullion launches, and themed series like the Alamo silver rounds.
Mints
The Mints section records the private and commercial entities behind Texas-themed coinage — Texas-based operations alongside out-of-state manufacturers like Rarities Mint and Osborne Coinage, who were often hired to strike Texas commemoratives.
Dealers
A personally vetted directory of Texas coin dealers and bullion shops — the people behind the coins, and where to find trusted sellers by city across the state.
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Why Texas Numismatic Research?
In short — it’s personal.
I’m a 6th generation Texian and Official Member of the Sons of the Republic of Texas. When I began collecting silver and gold bullion, I naturally gravitated toward Texas-related issues. As my collection grew, I realized that very little factual historical data exists on Texas numismatics — and in some cases, the information that does exist is outright inaccurate.
Texas has a long tradition of privately issued silver and gold rounds, yet much of that history remains fragmented, misattributed, or entirely undocumented. This site is my collection of research — built on primary sources, corporate filings, period advertisements, die analysis, and firsthand interviews with the people who made these coins.
That research now spans five interconnected archives: individual coin listings, structured sets and collections, the mints and issuers who produced them, the dealers who keep this market alive, and long-form articles on the history behind it all. From the private-mint boom sparked by the 1986 Texas Sesquicentennial to Alamo-themed commemoratives and Republic of Texas tributes, this site tracks over a century of Texas numismatic history — much of it undocumented anywhere else online.
New coins, mints, and research are added continuously. If you’ve got a Texas private-mint round with a story behind it — or information that could correct or expand what’s here — I’d genuinely like to hear from you.
— Dan Arnold, The Texas Stacker