CSA President Jefferson Finis Davis' Biography:
Jefferson Finis Davis (June 3, 1808 - December 6, 1889) was a West Point graduate who served as the first and only President of the Confederate States of America from 1861 to 1865, during the American Civil War Between the States.
After graduating from West Point, Davis served in the US Army as a Colonel of volunteers in the Mexican-American War. He also served as Secretary of War under President Franklin Pierce and as US Senator from Mississippi. Davis was elected president of the Confederate States of American for a six-year term.
After the War for Southern Independence, he was held for two years in prison and charged with treason, but never tried. After his release, he traveled and wrote extensively.
Davis died at the age of 81 in New Orleans and was buried in Metairie Cemetery in New Orleans.
Four years later, his body was taken to Confederate Memorial Hall where Louisiana Governor Murphy J. Foster delivered a funeral address, which was followed by a 1,200-mile-funeral-train trip to Richmond, Virginia. His official funeral took three years to plan. Davis' body was taken to the Alabama state capitol, the Georgia state capitol, the North Carolina state capitol, Virginia State House, and then was buried in Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond. Six state governors acted as pallbearers. Even 28 years after the end of the War Between the States, the crowd at the cemetery was estimated at 75,000 mourners. As his funeral train passed by, hundreds of thousands lined the railroad tracks and placed flowers alongside the tracks. Davis' funeral was one of the largest ever held in the South.
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We are happy to announce the release of our newest addition to our Southern Hero Silver Coins Collection - the Jefferson Davis Silver Proof Struck Coins.
Design:
The obverse of the C.S.A. President Jefferson Davis Silver Proof Coin proudly features a famous bust of Jefferson Davis. The reverse shows the Great Seal of the Confederacy. Each proof coin is one troy ounce of .999 fine (99.9% pure) silver. Both sides of the coin are in high relief and each coin is both stunning, shiny and uncirculated and about the size of a U.S. silver dollar.
Larry LaBorde, owner of Silver Trading Company, has just recently commissioned only 200 of these silver proof coins to be struck with the original die, so when these 200 coins are sold, they are gone! Each Limited Edition Silver Proof Coin has a serial number on the edge and comes in a beautiful blue velvet lined presentation box. These coins will appreciate in additional value because of their limited availability and uniqueness as a Civil War collectible in the future. Act now to purchase this beautiful and magnificent coin.
Minimum Purchase:
No minimum domestic purchase is required with our Southern Hero Silver Proof Coins.
To Order:
Very simply - print the Adobe PDF Order Form, fill out the form, and then mail the completed form with your payment and address information to the listed address in the order form. Your order will then be promptly mailed to you.
