Skull Coin

Zohar

Never seen this...

ebay.com/itm/Ek-1-oz-Siver-Coin-5-Dollars-Palau-2016-Skull-No1-Superb-HIGH-RELIEF-NGC-MS69-/351981863364?hash=item51f3c101c4:g:2zcAAOSwtfhYouxv

brg5658

Haha....that's interesting.

There are some really weird NCLT coins out there. Christmas trees, Easter eggs, guitars, cars, etc. This one is a bit on the "creepy/morbid" side, but I'm sure someone will like it.

Weiss

I dunno. Pseudo-Coins manufactured for a pseudo country by a private company ten thousand miles away, in which said pieces will never be seen, let alone circulate, are just too far outside my realm of interest to be worth owning.

RTScott1978

Very macabre, how in the world do you even grade that thing?

marcmoish

@RTScott1978 said:
Very macabre, how in the world do you even grade that thing?

bone structure, die breaks, post mortem toning..trust me there are many ways.

CIVITAS

@marcmoish said:

@RTScott1978 said:
Very macabre, how in the world do you even grade that thing?

bone structure, die breaks, post mortem toning..trust me there are many ways.

Phrenology?

PocketArt

Not my thing- skulls are trendy it seems; so, I'm sure quite a few would rather like this on a chain to wear than in a slab.

laurentyvan

@Weiss said:
I dunno. Pseudo-Coins manufactured for a pseudo country by a private company ten thousand miles away, in which said pieces will never be seen, let alone circulate, are just too far outside my realm of interest to be worth owning.

Agree!

WillieBoyd2

Headhunters?

Yorkshireman

@Weiss said:
I dunno. Pseudo-Coins manufactured for a pseudo country by a private company ten thousand miles away, in which said pieces will never be seen, let alone circulate, are just too far outside my realm of interest to be worth owning.

Yes!!

lordmarcovan

Given how long skull designs have been a fad in the hobo nickel carving community (and one that has "jumped the shark"*, in my opinion) I'm rather surprised that the makers of NCLT did not jump on this particular bandwagon sooner.

CollectorBonEZ

This set is in the registry now. Though it is not complete as it says in the title there are actually 12 total Palau Skull Coins to date starting with the (not included in the set) 2010 Memento Mori Carpe Diem silver proof coin, 2016 Year of the Monkey Lunar Skull Coin BU silver, 2016 Year of the Monkey Lunar Skull Proof silver, 2017 $25 Big Skull 1/2 kilo silver, 2018 $25 Big Pirate Skull 1/2 kilo silver, and the 2018 $200 Blackbeard 1 oz gold.

WCC

Couldn't see a picture in the link but wouldn't want it anyway. My recollection is that CRO had a few skull themed tokens (now sold) earlier this year. Those were kind of neat.

CollectorBonEZ

Set Registry link: https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/oceania/palau/palau-complete-skull-set-2016-present/7112

CRH4LIFE

Neat 😃

numismagram

We have skull & skeleton-themed medals in stock from time to time, ranging from the 17th-20th centuries, so if anyone is interested in these types, give our inventory a look.