Steve Yzerman
"The Captain!"
Detroit Red Wings
Rare: Golden-Bronze 39mm (1˝") Medal
!!!Only 50 Pieces In Existence!!
"When
you stop to think about it - this is a very rare opportunity! On average,
only one collector per State in the USA will ever get to own one of
these!"
This beautiful tribute to
Detroit Red Wings Hockey-Great, Steve Yzerman is a very rare golden-bronze trial
strike! The die combination for the front
and back is officially designated by coin collectors as a "mule."
A mule is a coin (or medal) that is struck
with mismatched dies that were not intended to be paired together. Mules
are generally very popular with coin collectors (referred to as numismatists)
with a low mintage mule on a current United States coin recently selling
for over $70,000!
In
this case, the reverse was supposed to feature the Stanley Cup from a coinage
die of the exact diameter of the Yzerman die. Instead, a more generic reverse that had been used years earlier of a slightly
smaller diameter was installed into
the press. The result was that the Yzerman 39mm die was mated to a Red Wings 38mm reverse die!
This caused some slight but interesting flaring around
the rims on the reverse. These were minted as trials to see
how the designs were striking up at which point the error was noticed. All
were destroyed except a few errors which included 32 of these mules in silver
and 50 in bronze! We
purchased all and will offer these rare items until they are
gone. When you stop to think about it -- this
is a very rare opportunity! On average, only one collector per
State in the USA will ever get to own one of these! This item will be of interest to anybody collecting rare Hockey memorabilia
or errors coins. The winner of this auction
will receive the exact item shown here. It
weighs 26 grams, is struck in solid golden-bronze and measures 39 mm (a bit
larger than an old US silver dollar).
"When
you stop to think about it - this is a very rare opportunity! On average,
only one collector per State in the USA will ever get to own one of
these!"
Offered at $36.00 per coin
"On average, fewer than one collector per State
in the USA will ever get to own
one of these!"
This beautiful tribute to
Detroit Red Wings Hockey-Great, Steve Yzerman is a very rare pure silver trial
strike! The die combination for the front
and back is officially designated by coin collectors as a "mule."
A mule is a coin (or medal) that is struck
with mismatched dies that were not intended to be paired together. Mules
are generally very popular with coin collectors (referred to as numismatists)
with a low mintage mule on a current United States coin recently selling
for over $70,000!
In
this case, the reverse was supposed to feature the Stanley Cup from a coinage
die of the exact diameter of the Yzerman die. Instead, a more generic reverse that had been used years earlier of a slightly
smaller diameter was installed into
the press. The result was that the Yzerman 39mm die was mated to a Red Wings 38mm reverse die!
This caused some slight but interesting flaring around
the rims on the reverse. These were minted as trials to see
how the designs were striking up at which point the error was noticed. All
were destroyed except a few errors which included 32 of these mules in silver
and 50 in bronze! We
purchased all and will offer these rare items until they are
gone. When you stop to think about it -- this is a very rare
opportunity! On average, fewer than one collector per State in the
USA will ever get to own one of these!
This item will be of interest to anybody collecting rare Hockey memorabilia
or errors coins. The winner of this auction
will receive the exact item shown here. It weighs one-ounce, is struck in .999 pure silver and measures 39 mm (a bit
larger than an old US silver dollar).
"On average,
fewer than one collector per State
in the USA will ever get to own
one of these!"
Offered at $45.00 per coin
"On average,
far fewer than one collector per State
in the USA will ever get to own one of
these sets!"
This beautiful tribute to
Hockey-Great, Steve Yzerman is a very rare two coin set with one medal struck in
pure silver and the other struck in golden-bronze. These were Trial
Strikes made from a die combination never made again! The
die combination for the front and back is officially designated by coin
collectors as a "mule." A mule
is a coin (or medal) that is struck with mismatched dies that were not intended
to be paired together. Mules are generally very popular with coin
collectors (referred to as numismatists) with a low mintage mule on a
current United States coin recently selling for over $70,000!
In
this case, the reverse was supposed to feature the Stanley Cup from a coinage
die of the exact diameter of the Yzerman die. Instead, a more generic reverse that had been used years earlier of a slightly
smaller diameter was installed into
the press. The result was that the Yzerman 39mm die was mated to a Red Wings 38mm reverse die!
This caused some slight but interesting flaring around
the rims on the reverse. These were minted as trials to see
how the designs were striking up at which point the error was noticed. All
were destroyed except a few errors which included 32 of these mules in silver
and 50 in bronze! We
purchased all and will offer these rare items until they are
gone. When you stop to think about it -- this is a very rare
opportunity! On average, far fewer than one collector per State in the USA
will ever get to own one of these sets! In fact from
the meager mintages noted above we have assembled just 20 sets (the balance will
be offered as single coins to those who prefer to buy just one or the other)!
This item will be of interest to anybody collecting rare Hockey memorabilia
or errors coins. The winner of this auction
will receive the exact item shown here. The bronze coin
weighs 26 grams and is struck in solid golden-bronze while the silver coin
contains exactly 31.1 grams or one Troy ounce of .999 fine silver (the industry
standard for pure). They both measure 39 mm (a bit
larger than an old US silver dollar).
"On average,
far fewer than one collector per State in the USA
will ever get to own one of
these sets!"
Offered at $65.00 per set
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Upon request,
we will encapsulate any 39 mm-42 mm round coin or medal (and most rectangular and all
heart-shaped 1 oz. silver bars) in a high quality, crystal clear, Air-titeŽ coin
holder and include a clear display stand (as illustrated by the Hank Williams Jr.
coin shown above). Please add $1.50 for the first item and $1 additional per
piece for any additional items needing encapsulation. We will refund any overage sent
for items that are too odd shaped to encapsulate (some bars, including those from
Hamilton, Great Lakes, Patrick, Green Country and One Mint, will not fit).
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