December 6, 2018 – What do pirates love the most? No doubt: it’s gold. Hence, it was only a question of time until the “Skull” would also be available in pure gold. The “Blackbeard Edition” is presented as the first ever gold coin in the shape of a three-dimensional skull struck from one ounce of gold using CIT’s BigGoldMinting technology.
Palau / 200 dollars / gold .9999 / 1 oz / 24,5 x 33 mm / Mintage: 300.
The production of the miniature sculptures issued in the Skull series causes coin minting to be faced with entirely new challenges. After the first prototype of “Big Skull” had been presented at the ANA 2017 and was received enthusiastically by collectors, technical difficulties stemming from the combination of such a high relief and a weight of a pound of silver caused the delivery of all pieces to be delayed for several months. But they were a total success. CIT builds on this success with “Big Pirate Skull”.
Palau / 25 dollars / silver .999 / 500 g / 80 x 60 mm / Mintage: 555.
Currently, three motifs have been issued in the Skull series: Skull (2016), Pirate Skull (2017) and La Catrina Skull (2018), namely as a one ounce silver version and a small gold coin weighing 0.5 g. Heavy-weight versions of Skull (2017) and Pirate Skull (2018) made of 500 g of silver have also been issued. The gold version of “Blackbeard Edition” (2018) currently only exists in the “Pirate Skull” motif.
More information on this gold coin and silver coin is available on the CIT Coin Invest AG website.
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An interesting documentary about the real-life Blackbeard is available on YouTube.