1986 Texas Sesquicentennial Silver Round Set
Overview
The Silver Coins of Texas™ is a privately issued Texas Sesquicentennial commemorative silver program produced by Lone Star Mint of Plano, Texas. The best-documented product in the program is the original three-coin proof set titled The Silver Coins of Texas, housed in a blue acrylic display holder.
The set commemorates pivotal events of the Texas Revolution through three one-ounce .999 fine silver rounds. Additional Lone Star Mint Texas-themed portrait rounds are known and appear to have been marketed alongside the core set during the same era.
Lone Star Mint formed part of the broader network of regional Texas private mints active during the 1980s. Lone Star Mint was a part of the broader Texas private minting system (see the Texas Mints guide).
The Silver Coins of Texas™ Proof Set
The original holder is engraved:
PROOF SET
THE SILVER COINS OF TEXAS
PRODUCED BY
LONE STAR MINT
PLANO, TEXAS
The 3 rounds set includes:
Gonzales – October 2, 1835
The Alamo – March 1836
San Jacinto – April 21, 1836
Each coin represents a defining event in the Texas Revolution and together forms the foundational release of the program.
Historical Context
The program was created to coincide with the 1986 Texas Sesquicentennial, marking 150 years since Texas independence in 1836.
Unlike official state-sponsored commemoratives, The Silver Coins of Texas™ was a privately organized Texas silver program reflecting the surge of historical pride, collecting interest, and bullion-themed products released during the Sesquicentennial year.
The series focused on Texas Revolution history, Republic-era figures, and enduring Texas symbolism.
Design and Production
The program is now supported by contemporary literature and later firsthand testimony.
Design: Mark Schroeder, Plano, Texas
Artwork: Steve Rogers, McKinney, Texas
Producer: Lone Star Mint
Distributor: Gold Standard Corporation
According to Steve Rogers, Mark Schroeder described the desired subjects and themes, and Rogers prepared the finished artwork used for die engraving.
Additional design and illustration credit appears on period flyer material to Triad Productions, Inc.
All coins were struck in .999 fine silver at one troy ounce each using proof-style production methods with mirrored fields and frosted design elements.
Distribution
Period sales literature identifies Gold Standard Corporation as distributor. Texas corporate records indicate a Houston-based Gold Standard, Inc. active during the proper era, making it the leading candidate for the distributing entity, though final linkage remains under study.
Original Lone Star Mint packaging lists:
P.O. Box 771
1804 Avenue G
Plano, Texas 75074
Attribution
Primary-source packaging, sales flyers, and surviving holders explicitly identify Lone Star Mint as producer of The Silver Coins of Texas™ program.
The combination of named designers, original Plano packaging, and documented related LSM-marked rounds establishes the program as an authentic Texas private mint commemorative issue of the Sesquicentennial era.
Significance
The Silver Coins of Texas™ program is one of the clearest surviving examples of a documented Texas private mint (see Texas Private Mints Guide) silver series produced during the 1986 Sesquicentennial.
It demonstrates how smaller regional mints created organized historical programs combining collectible packaging, Texas heritage themes, and precious-metal appeal.
The set is especially important because it preserves direct evidence of Lone Star Mint’s name, location, and business structure.
