TUVALU $1 2013 Silver 1oz. Proof Ships That Never Sailed -'The Pequod' Moby Dick

Description: TUVALU $1 2013 Ships That Never Sailed -'The Pequod' Moby Dick Famous Fantasy Ships, also called Ships That Never Sailed, is an eight coin series of one-ounce silver coins. Struck by the Perth Mint. Each entrant depicts a fictional vessel made famous in popular literary works. While the Perth Mint is well known for its use of selective colour on its many ranges of proof silver coins, Fantasy Ships is free of the distraction. Special features: • One full ounce of fine silver, 99.9% pure • Presented in a themed wooden box of good quality with an outer-box , numbered a Certificate of Authenticity • Exclusively limited to only 3,000 coins worldwide • Legal tender coin issued by the Royal Australian Mint • Includes an official Certificate of Authenticity THE PEQUOD (MOBY DICK) BOOK: The Pequod is from the 1851 novel Moby Dick by American author Herman Melville. Melville had experience at sea, and his reading of writings on whaling helped flesh out this classic book. A real albino whale called Mocha Dick was the inspiration for the whale. The sinking of the Essex by a whale was a further inspiration. Initially a commercial failure, it has become a fully lfledged American Classic. STORY: The story is about the obsessive captain of the the whaler Pequod driven to revenge on the white whale Moby Dick, which destroyed his ship and severed his leg at the knee on a previous voyage. The story is told by the sailor Ishmael. SHIP: The Pequod is a fictional 19th-century Nantucket whaling ship and has a quarterdeck and a forecastle. It is three-masted like most Nantucket whalers of the time. COIN: Depicts the Pequod under full sail while the white sperm whale Moby Dick breaches from the water in front of her. I am happy to combine items to save you on shipping costs. Please wait for my invoice before submitting your payment. Also, I am happy to wait for a payment for couple of weeks, in case you are watching some of my other auctions. Import duties, taxes, and charges are NOT INCLUDED in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding / buying. These charges are normally collected by the delivering freight (shipping) company or when you pick the item up - do not confuse them for additional shipping charges. We do not mark merchandise values below value or mark items as "gifts" - US and International government regulations prohibit such behavior

Price: 139.99 USD

Location: Vancouver, British Columbia

End Time: 2024-12-31T03:40:07.000Z

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