Shark Week - 1 oz Silver New Zealand Mint - 2012 Great White Shark OGP with COA

  

In my opinion, this is in the top 10 of silver coins made by the New Zealand Mint. The artist, engraver and Mint all must have a great sense of humour -- the detail in this coin is amazing! And to touch it off, it appears (to me) the Mint added a titch of copper on the porthole, to give it the brass shine that portholes have. It's definitely one of my favourite coins in my collection... I have 2 of them I liked them so much.

I tried to capture colours and dimension with my photos using different positions and different lighting but they're not very good compared to seeing it live and in person. I do think I captured the details though. If you're not a Shark Week fan, you may not care about this coin.

But, you may know someone that's a fan or better still, it's a great conversation piece at the supper table, or awkward moments at a party. It's a real ice breaker and does get people talking and mingling.

Specific details of this coin are. Produced by: New Zealand Mint. Packaging: Coin is encapsulated and held secure in the "ocean" with the ocean on top and encased in a nice display case. COA is included -- this is #4,701 of 5,000.