The golden age of video games started in 1978 with games like Asteroids, Centipede, and of course Pac-Man. I was a young kid and remember my first time going to an arcade in the early 80's and playing some of these games. It was a lot of fun, but expensive at a quarter per play (back then quarter was actually worth something.) Then the classic Atari console came out and you could play at home, and those games were a lot of fun! It's mind boggling to compare today's games with these classic ones, but those classics started one of the biggest industries in history.
I was browsing around APMEX (a company that sell precious metals for those unfamiliar) the other day and came across one of the most bizarre and cool coins I had ever seen. The Pac-Man and Ghost coins from the old Pac-Man games! These are made for the island nation of Niue which I bet most of you didn't know existed. Until recently I would have fit into that category too...
Niue is smallish island located in the South Pacific not far from Samoa and Tonga. They are a constitutional monarchy with King Charles III as their current king. What's really interesting about them is they probably produce more commemorative coins that any other nation on the planet. Everything from Disney characters to video game characters and most everything else in between.
Pac-Man of course is yellow in color, so they make a silver variety and one in yellow as well. They also make a Ms. Pac-Man! The ghosts characters come in silver or colors as well for Blinky, Pinky, Inky, and Clyde (and no I didn't remember their names, I had to look them up!)
Have a look, there kind of cools coins:
all images from APMEX
About the coins:
Country: Niue
Denomination: Two Dollars
Composition: 99.9% silver
Weight: 31.1 grams
Thickness: 2.98 mm
Edge: Smooth
Obverse for 2021: Public seal of Niue with lettering NIUE TWO DOLLARS PAC-MAN™& ©BNEI PUBLIC SEAL OF NIUE ATUANIUE TUKULAGI 2021
1 oz .999 FINE AG
Reverse: Smooth
Obverse for 2022: NIUETWO DOLLARS PUBLIC SEAL OF NIUE ATUA
NIUE TUKULAGI 2022 1 oz .999 FINE AG PAC-MAN™& ©BNEI
Shape: 2021 Pac-Man, 2022 Ghost from Pac-Man
Reverse: Smooth
Mintage of 25,000 of each
The middle picture you may have noticed is a stack of Pac-Men, the coins are built to be stackable for stackers! I don't own any of these and didn't know they existed until just recently but it might be fun to add some to my collection. These are a perfect fit for video game lovers who also like to collect/stack silver.
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I hope you enjoyed my post today, I found these coins to be kind of cool. Again I want to thank everyone for all our support and to all the kind people here on Hive. I'm hoping to find some new recruits to bring in to the community as well. If you have any suggestions, comments, or questions feel free to leave them below and thanks for taking the time to stop by!
And my disclaimer: Gold and silver stacking can be a fun hobby but isn't for everyone. You can lose money. I'm not a financial advisor and this isn't financial advice, please always do your own research before spending your hard earned money.
References:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pac-Man
https://www.apmex.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niue
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