2021 Constitutional Open Carry Texas Silver Round

MintPatriot Coins (Frisco, TX)

IssuerPatriot Coins (Frisco, TX)

DistributorPatriot Coins (Frisco, TX)

An outline of Texas with the lone star at left, overlaid by two crossed AR-style rifles and a longhorn skull formed from two pistols, within a ring of cartridges. "THE LONE STAR STATE" arches above, with "HOUSE BILL 1927" and "2021" along the lower rim.

A heraldic eagle with a shield inscribed "2ND AMENDMENT," holding a long rifle and an AR-style rifle in its talons, beneath a laurel wreath of stars flanked by the dates 1791 and 2021. "CONSTITUTIONAL OPEN CARRY" arches above and "ONE OZ 999 SILVER" sits at left, with the text of the Second Amendment around the rim.

2021 Constitutional Open Carry Texas Silver Round Overview

The 2021 Constitutional Open Carry Texas Silver Round is a one troy ounce .999 fine silver round struck to mark the passage of Texas House Bill 1927, the law that made Texas a permitless carry state in 2021. It was issued by Patriot Coins of Frisco, Texas, and it opened the company’s Constitutional Open Carry Series, which went on to add state designs for Ohio and Washington on the same shared reverse.

For most of its history as a state, Texas did not allow people to carry handguns openly in public. An 1871 law passed during Reconstruction made carrying a pistol a crime outside narrow exceptions, and that ban held for well over a century. The Legislature authorized concealed carry with a state license in 1995, and licensed open carry followed in 2016. Supporters of what they called “constitutional carry” pushed for the next step, arguing that the Second Amendment itself is the only permit a law-abiding adult should need, and bills to that effect were filed session after session without reaching a floor vote.

That changed in the 87th Legislature. State Representative Matt Schaefer of Tyler filed House Bill 1927, and on April 15, 2021 it became the first constitutional carry bill ever debated on the Texas House floor, passing 84 to 56 after nearly seven hours of debate and clearing its final House vote the next day (The Texan). The bill had been expected to stall in the Senate, but Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick created a special committee to hear it, and the Senate passed an amended version 18 to 13. A conference committee settled the differences in late May, and Governor Greg Abbott signed House Bill 1927 on June 17, 2021, making Texas the 21st state to allow carry without a license (Shooting Illustrated). The law took effect September 1, 2021, allowing Texans 21 and older who may legally possess a handgun to carry it, openly in a holster or concealed, without a License to Carry (Texas Legislature Online, HB 1927).

Patriot Coins framed the series as a salute to the states that had restored the right to carry openly without a permit, and to the lawmakers who fought for those laws. Its packaging opens with the argument that the Founders would not ratify the Constitution without a written guarantee of fundamental rights, the Second among them, and the card’s front carries the closing words of that amendment as its slogan: “SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED!” Texas, the issuer’s home state, was the first state honored.

The Texas design was struck in three silver finishes. The brilliant uncirculated round was sold through national bullion dealers in flips, tubes of 20, and 500-coin boxes, with a stated mintage limit of 100,000 (Silver.com). A proof-like silver striking, with mirrored fields behind frosted devices, was issued alongside it. An antique-finish silver version followed in a limited edition of 5,000, each individually numbered and sealed on a Patriot Coins blister card with a QR code for blockchain verification (JM Bullion). The same dies were also used for a one-ounce copper round, catalogued separately as the 2021 Constitutional Open Carry Texas Copper Round.

2021 Constitutional Open Carry Texas Silver Round Attribution

The 2021 year is struck on the obverse beside “HOUSE BILL 1927,” and the reverse pairs 2021 with 1791, so the year of issue is not an attribution. The round’s subject, a law signed in June 2021 and effective that September, also fixes the design to 2021. No dated announcement from Patriot Coins has been located to set an exact release date.

No mark on either face identifies a manufacturer or issuer. Issuer and distributor are Patriot Coins, established by the round’s own blister card, which is branded “CONSTITUTIONAL OPEN CARRY” and “PATRIOTCOINS.COM” on both sides and describes the Constitutional Open Carry Series as the company’s own. The card names no manufacturer; it carries a “Made in USA / Family Owned & Operated” seal, a Bitcoin logo, a BEVIS blockchain-verification logo, and a QR code for verifying the individual coin. Patriot Coins is recorded as manufacturer as well on the strength of consistent dealer documentation: BGASC, Provident Metals, Silver.com, and Silver Gold Bull all credit the series to Patriot Coins, and Provident describes the Ohio companion as produced in the USA by Patriot Coins. Provident, Silver.com, and JM Bullion are commonly owned, so those listings count as one corroborating source rather than three. The manufacturer credit is consistent with the production buildout at Patriot Coins’ Texas facility in 2021 and with the card’s “Made in USA” seal; the full manufacturing picture is set out on the Patriot Coins (Frisco, TX) page. The manufacturer credit here is attributed, not confirmed.

2021 Constitutional Open Carry Texas Silver Round Notes

• The Texas side carries the struck date and is treated as the obverse, which also matches dealer convention for this round.
• Dealer listings name the pistols as Desert Eagles and the rifles as M16s; the coin carries no labels for the firearms.
• Three silver finishes of the Texas design are documented: brilliant uncirculated, proof-like, and antique.
• Brilliant uncirculated mintage is stated by dealers as limited to 100,000; actual struck quantity is not documented. No separate mintage is documented for the proof-like striking.
• Antique finish: limited to 5,000 per dealers. Sold sealed on a Patriot Coins blister card stating “1 TROY OUNCE / 31.1 GRAMS,” “INDIVIDUALLY NUMBERED,” “BLOCKCHAIN VERIFIED,” and “99.9+% FINE SILVER,” with a QR code and an invitation to verify the coin through an app; dealers describe the number as laser-etched.
• A copper striking of the Texas design has its own entry: 2021 Constitutional Open Carry Texas Copper Round.
• Ohio and Washington designs share this reverse; dealer listings name Washington the third design in the series after Texas and Ohio.
• Designer is not documented.

2021 Constitutional Open Carry Texas Silver Round References

• Texas Legislature Online, HB 1927 (87th Legislature, Regular Session), bill history
• The Texan, “Texas Senate Approves Amended House Constitutional Carry Bill”
• Shooting Illustrated, “Texas Governor Abbott Signs Constitutional Carry Bill” (June 18, 2021)
• Texas House Republican Caucus, “Constitutional Carry on Its Way to the Governor’s Desk” (May 23, 2021)
• BGASC, “1 oz Constitutional Open Carry Silver Round (New)”
• Silver.com, “1 oz Silver Constitutional Open Carry Rounds (New)”
• Provident Metals, “1 oz Silver Antique Constitutional Open Carry Round”
• JM Bullion, “1 oz Antique Constitutional Open Carry Silver Round”
• Silver Gold Bull, “1 oz Texas Silver Round | Patriot Coins”
• WorthPoint sold record, “Texas Constitutional Open Carry 2021 One Ounce .999 Fine Silver Art Round,” April 24, 2023 — [add URL]
• WorthPoint sold record, “Texas Constitutional Open Carry 2nd Amendment 1 oz 999 Fine Silver,” February 10, 2024 — [add URL]
• Hero Bullion, “Washington Open Carry 1 oz Silver Round” — series companion
• Patriot Coins (Frisco, TX), The Texas Stacker
• Patriot Coins blister card, Constitutional Open Carry Series (original packaging of the documented example)
• Documented example examined (this entry)
• Texas Stacker Archives

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