YAR, me mateys!
Feast your wretched pirate eyes on this beauty from Shire Post Mint!
So far there are only 9 of these Thaler Pieces of Eight ever made. And there are only 8 that are still whole. They took the first one and broke it up and sent out a piece with the other 8. The piece I got is actually in the 6-7 o'clock spot on top of this Thaler!
Whatever process Shire Post Mint uses to make these allows for a very nice clean break.
They used a regular restruck Thaler to make them...
I'm assuming they use some kind of press as the scored coin is just a tad larger in diameter than my plain Thaler.
This was a major impulse buy and way more than I would normally ever pay for something with less than an ounce of silver, but Shire Post Mint included some great extras like these scored coins!
They do indeed break apart with minimal effort. After seeing the dime and quarter I really want to see if they might be able to score some pre-64 for quarters me just for shits and giggles...
They also included a few more extras so cool they'll be getting their own post tomorrow!
If you've never checked out Shire Post Mint I highly recommend giving a them look. They make all kinds of unique stuff from various metals. Definitely one of the more creative coin companies out there.
Even the cats thought it was cool stuff!