I had to dig deep into the treasure chest to find something to share. I honestly picked up a couple of rounds but felt like I may be already shared them as I have multiples of some of the vintage stuff. I couldn't find anything compelling in the collection that I inherited, or that I wanted to take photos of so I just kind of put that back away and I dug around until I found something nice and chunky.
This is the first of the privateers that I came across and I decided it was a good one to show. Well it is not the first in a series The classic OG, I'll get to that one later down the road this one is still a good one.
I absolutely loved at the privateer series when they first started. As a series continued on I started to become a little disenfranchised as the premium seem to go up and up for every new design and I started to feel like I was being milked just for wanting to complete a collection. This is when I started to really struggle with the idea of numismatic premium for collecting bullion. I started to go back to buying generic, or vintage at generic prices versus buying premium rounds when they first came out in whatever series they started to release..
Taking a look at some of the facts of this unique 2 oz I believe round. This was the third release in the privateer series featuring the captain digging his gold on a nice remote island. It was one of 66,839 made and it has a 40 mm diameter and has two troy ounces of silver. Each one of these has the same reverse design of a skull on a ship wheels and chains or ropes.
The Captain" Elemental Privateer Series #3
It's great looking coin. As much as I like to complain about the cost they really did some nice work with engravings. Seeing that swashbuckling captain digging a hole to store his treasure in for a later date is everything that gold and silversteckers like. He looks like he's rugged loaded for a fight, it smells because he's been out at sea for months. I would love to find his treasure so I can live a life a bit more of luxury.
They all had the same reverse. It is a nice looking skull, ships wheel with some ropes interlaced. It also features the slogan no prey no pay. It brings back the imagery of how many people died while out at Sea and in Hunt for The elusive treasure or the fast dollar. Being a pirate certainly not a life of luxury, and probably not a life of longevity. We certainly romanticize it now, but I'm sure it was a very harsh and hard lifestyle.
I'll work on getting the rest of them out, I don't think I actually completed the collection but I know I have a couple more..
