Spider Coins?

The red back spider, which is a near relative of the American black widow spider, and the funnel web spider, are both quite common in the area where I grew up, in the North Shore suburbs of Sydney.

sel_691. Are Red Back & Funnel Web 1oz Silvers cheaper there?

I have had much more personal experience with the spiders than the coins !
Not really into NCLT silver; (World and ancients instead)

Google 'atrax robustus'.
They are large underground dwelling spiders, with a web lined hole at the surface. Our cat used to crap down their holes; the ground around their holes was easier to dig with his paws. Satisfaction for the cat!
The venom is highly neuro toxic to primates and humans with highly developed brains, but curiously, not to lower order mammals.

I was bitten by a funnel web spider in my late teens, before an anti venene was developed. The spider was collected for confirmation of the species and together taken immediately to hospital. A few people have died from the bite.
The spider bit me on a knuckle of my hand; the bite made a tiny but noticeable tattoo at the bite site.
I suffered only a tiny amount of nausea.
My older brother said that I should not be surprised that I would survive, because I had no brains anyway!

Wow sel_691. That's an incredible story. You were really lucky. Glad you survived. I'll look up the atrax, nasty buggers. Thanks.

I have 7 Six Eyed Sand Spider too. They are supposed to be the worse spider of all. 10 times more potent than a Recluse.

Harmonica. You're right. The spider coin thing is completely separate from the Japanese coins. I just thought I'd see what I could find & man was I surprised at some of the prices.
I've seen the Spider & Web 1/4 oz on ebay. I might be able to get it a little bit less there too. Thanks for the info.

Here's what I've purchased so far. I know they're not all coins but I liked them.

2012 Australian Funnel Web 1 oz Silver


Zambia 1000 Kwacha 2010 Black Widow


Zamia 1000 Kwachs 2010 Funnel Web


2010 Ichkeria 20 Kopek


2013 Saiont Eustatius 1 Dollar


1 oz Bronze Bullion .999


1 oz Titanium Bullion .999


1/10 oz Silver Black Widow


1/1o oz Silver Red Back


25 gramm Tungston Bullion Spider in Web .999


5 gram Gold Bullion .999 x2


Elongated PennY x4

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I know I'm missing a lot. If there are other Countries with coins with a Spider(s) I would really appreciate the help. I don't have any Tokens yet either.

Thanks...

I was selling some old comic books this past weekend and I thought of this.

Not sure if it does anything for you but it does feature a spider.

http://www.apmex.com/product/78848/...er-man-proof

The 2008 Kookaburra features the bird perched on some barbed wire examining a spider's web. You might be able to find one for bullion price at a LCS.

I'll check at the LCS & see if I get lucky but I'm not going to hold my breathe. Last time I was there it was a Gun/Coin shop. I haven't been there in years because their prices were stupid high. Plus it looked like the only had US coins. There are no real coin shops near me.

Nope no 2013 Niue Spiderman. Not a big Spiderman fan. :)