2025 2 oz Ascension $2 Silver Lion Dollar - High Relief NGC FDI PF70 UCAM Jody Clark Hand Signed
2025 2 oz Ascension Island $2 Silver Lion Dollar — High Relief | NGC PF70 Ultra Cameo FDI | Jody Clark Hand Signed
A remarkable and highly collectible modern issue, this 2025 2 oz Ascension Island $2 Silver Lion Dollar is struck in High Relief and graded a perfect PF70 Ultra Cameo (UCAM) by NGC (Numismatic Guaranty Company) with the First Day of Issue (FDI) designation. The coin is personally hand signed by Jody Clark, the acclaimed Royal Mint engraver best known as the designer of the definitive fifth portrait of Queen Elizabeth II that appeared on British and Commonwealth coinage from 2015.
The Lion Dollar design pays homage to one of history’s most celebrated and widely circulated trade coins — the Dutch Lion Dollar of the 16th–18th centuries — reimagined here in a dramatic High Relief proof format on an Ascension Island issue. The High Relief strike creates a bold three-dimensional sculptural effect, with the lion design rising powerfully from the coin’s surface in exceptional detail. The frosted devices against deeply mirror-polished fields of the Ultra Cameo finish further enhance the visual drama of the high relief design. In PF70 UCAM, this coin is an absolutely flawless example — the highest possible grade.
- Year: 2025
- Issuer: Ascension Island
- Denomination: $2
- Subject: Lion Dollar — High Relief
- Composition: .999 Fine Silver (2 oz)
- Finish: High Relief Proof
- Grade: PF70 Ultra Cameo (UCAM) — Perfect Proof
- Grading Service: NGC
- Designation: First Day of Issue (FDI)
- Special Feature: Hand signed by Jody Clark, Royal Mint engraver and designer of the fifth portrait of Queen Elizabeth II
A perfect-grade, first-day certified 2 oz High Relief silver proof signed by one of the most celebrated coin engravers of the modern era — the 2025 Ascension Island $2 Silver Lion Dollar PF70 UCAM is an exceptional addition to any world coin, Lion Dollar, or high relief silver collection.