October is here and scouring my favorite retailers I see the rolling out of Spooky silver from 'Under the Counter' and obvious hit right off the Bat 🦇 is from The Coin Shoppe in Ontario.
With Halloween in mind, Niue begins it's Spooky series with the literary Gothic work of Edgar Allen Poe's The Raven on a monster sized 50mm diameter, 2 oz of 0.999 Fine silver and a mere 500 minted as such.
Do you like Skulls? Yeah, I like skulls! The image of the Raven is plated with black Rhodium as the stark contrast to proof background with the title text Nevermore.
And on the obverse, who else but Elizabeth II for the year 2020. She really has nothing to do with the story of The Raven. A different sort of monster as claimed by certain Anti-monarchists.
Encapsulated and cased in an appropriate colored wood ⚰ case and furnished with a informative certificate of authenticity. According to the website of the Coin Shoppe, this coin is on a Pre-order basis with expected arrival date of Late November, so it would be well past Halloween.
Being a fan of Edgar I'd jump at the opportunity to put this in my shopping for if not for this scary 😱 detail in my haste.
The MONSTER PRICE 😵. My hot Blooded haste stopped and turned cold when I saw this figure. Good thing I was not weak of heart. I may patiently wait to peruse the secondary market to realize a more better price, I can only hope.
With this post, yea be warned!
So will you be able to seize this cursed treasure in the future? ... Only the Shadow knows, Or Nevermore? 🎃
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Very you, sis@kerrislravenhill! Get the entire series!!! We all know that colorized or not coins of Nuie can come with very high premiums! It will be worth it!! Take care, my sweet sis, 🥰😍🌺😘
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Checking Kitco Rhodium prices. How much Rhodium is on this coin? Doesn't say. Working some math there should be 0.6g of Rhodium to justify it but I estimate the actual amount to be much less like 0.007g. I think I will paint my own Maple leafs, Sis.
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That is such a cool round and I absolutely love the raven and background, such beautiful details 😍 and it's really Your style sweet Kerri.
And I never seen any like this before.... So cool to se and I want Halloween silver to... Lol
Thank you for sharing and have a wonderful week. Much love 💕🌹💖
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Neither cometh here, neither cometh there,
Yet hither beholden to the high high price,
They argue, "With such mintage the price thus fair!"
Do yea have the courage of men or that of mice?
Squeak squeak squeak...
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Im not really 100% sure what it all means 🙈😜 lol
But it sounded really poetic and I loved it.. Lol
But wait, there's more!
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😍 Wow... I love them and such a cool halloween rounds... Never seen before but I sure Will check it out 😉👍
Thank you for sharing this sweet Kerri 🙏🤗❤️ much love
This coin is perfect for you!
But $214!!!! Argh!!
I hope you appreciate the angst and the agony I must endure. Tis the lot of those that ritually suffer the Gothic lifestyle.
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Expensive, but good looking coin! And with a skull! Awesome.
There's a restaurant in town - Deer Park - that used to be an inn with rooms for nightly stays. They claim that Poe spent at least one night there, wrote part of The Raven, lost some money in a horse race down main street, and then cursed the city as a result.
The more you know.
Oh yes, thank you @wwwiebe
Did they have some precious piece of evidence? Like that would be cool!
Like an old yellowed, partly uncrumpled scrape of paper with something like the following...
Get a picture if you can.
I personally think it's just all hearsay and rumour, but I'll dig a little to see what I can find. He definitely spent the weekend here; if he did anything important is anyone's guess.
Yes. YES! This coin is awesome @kerrislravenhill though I am afraid the premium may be to high for me even in the US. It is frustrating though, how much more they charge just to ship to Canada. I mean, you guys are neighbors for cryin' out loud! Well, I do hope one on these makes it into your hand one day.
If not by postage, it is the profligate perfunctory profiteering by the producer in placing such a profound premium is perfectly preposterous.
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I perceive a penchant for persnickety performance regarding the ridiculous remark recorded by a Raven.
That is a MUST piece for you my friend. Looks awesome.👍
You know how many Credit card companies want me accept their PRE-APPROVED line of Credit.
Either they don't know my past history or they are desperate for my business.
Damn, the pressure to buy is too high to bare.
Need to consult the Ouija Board and my Financial planner.
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And for those of more modest means but still hefty premium...
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