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How did they even find middle earth, let alone bring back currency?!  The kid in me twitched when I saw these but I could never shell out that much... http://www.moderncoinmart.com/cart1...cat=0&page=1*** Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. *** |
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These would go along really keen with my Smaug costume for Comic Con 2013. Too bad they don't offer the set in kilo-size gold. Silver wouldn't be authentic for Smaug.
Nanu nanu!
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you wonder if the actors get compensation for their likenesses to be on coins
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Funny about the price they want. I wouldn't even think about buying these because of the price, even if it is a limited addition. I'd rather spend the money on real coins!
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you wonder if the actors get compensation for their likenesses to be on coins Almost a certainty. Now you understand the usurious price. |
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Quick glance I thought they were Star Wars Characters. Then I realized that Bilbo was carrying a sword and 'Yoda' was Smeagol.
Eh.. can't see what I was talking about anymore with Smeagol.
Edited by TheNumismatic
12/11/2012 7:56 pm
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At reading the title only, I was hoping you had stumbled upon a different set of coins. There was an outfit known as the Shire Post Mint which minted many types of coins using appropriate old style methods. The owner of the Shire Post Mint is a member of the CCF and is currently making other fantasy coins, most notably for the Game of Thrones. I would recommend those interested in JRR Tolkien's world to look into these coins. I know they are sold by Joel's coins and often show up on ebay. Here is one example from my collection:  |
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I like the last fantasy piece--it's more in the character of Tolkien's work.  As for those New Zealand issues--they honestly don't look that great for their asking price.  |
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I've had a couple of pennies from the Shire for years. I think dated 1402 in Shire reckoning. I'm kind of sorry the Shire Post Mint closed down.
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I'm a bit confused. Wasn't there a movie called Jouney to the Center of the Earth? And didn't those that came back bring any coins used by the Center of Earth People? Not funny ones but real Center of Earth coins? Are Middle Earth Coins different from Center of Earth Coins? This hobby gets more complicated all the time.   |
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Wheatiefan now I HAVE to check out the shire mint..and will most likely try to buy something thats as awesome as what you posted  . I love LOTR and even though I thought these silver coins looked like crap from the start, they just made the coins you posted look that much more intriguing |
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Ah yes, Aegon is way cool. That die set was hand-engraved by the late Greg Franck-Weiby... one of the most prolific of the tranditional direct-engraving die sinkers of recent times. The stag was insprired by the scythian style art as depicted in a National Geographic article a few years ago. The tryptych of the three heads with the hair flowing between them was a totally unique and wonderful creation of Greg's. In the story the two women are both his sisters and his wives. (yeah... let's not get into that) But I always felt that this die was one of Greg's finest achievements in an artistic sense. Of course Greg also cut the dies for most of the nicer Middle Earth pieces as he was both an expert engraver as well as a Tolkien enthusiast and linguist. We're not doing any of those anymore, though there are still quite a few floating around from the old days. The pennies were done every year from 1401 through 1407, with different trees and dates. Nowadays the big deal is the Game of Thrones, for which I am officially licensed. The 6th pressing of the Iron Coin of the Faceless Man is underway now. Press counter was a 750 when I left the shop to come in for dinner. Here's a video of the striking process, done on a vintage Waterbury Farrell 150 ton knuckle press. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1Y...ure=g-crec-uand another of the blanking process, done on a 10 ton manual screw press. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Yc...ure=g-crec-uHave fun! Tom Maringer Edited by tmaring
12/12/2012 10:08 pm
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Thank you for the follow-up, Tom. |
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Posted 12/11/2012 4:56 pm
