Day-9 of me doing the Christmas silver wish list thingie initiative, first started by 
Moving on...
So, as you know I love animal themed coins and today's piece falls under this category!
As a kid I used to be fascinated by trilobites..Dunno why :( And I always wished I could find a fossil, or even a live one 😂 Yeah, the latter isn't happening anytime soon, since they are extinct for about 250 million years now 😅 Oh well, maybe one day I get lucky enough to witness a horseshoe crab, the closest thing still alive when it comes to appearances. Yes I know, technically they are not related. They just look similar!
So, naturally I just fell in love when I first saw somewhere online this beautiful designed trilobite coin, part of a series called "evolution of life":
The hugely popular first issue of the "Evolution of Life" series "Ammonite" raised high expectations and anticipation for its successor. The coin now presents the Ordovician period with a stunning, partially excavated trilobite, which is based on a real, 470-million-year-old fossil found near St. Petersburg, Russia. source
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Damn, what a beauty!
The mintage on this 2016 piece is really low, just 999 coins. In case you wonder, the other side features the Coat of Arms of Mongolia with a face value of "500 Togrog", the official currency of the country!
The cheapest buy now I could find on eBay was for about 400 USD so I guess I am not the only one with a trilobite fetish 😅😂
Thankfully, there's a similar coin, almost as cool, issued by Niue Islands under what is probably a knock of series with almost an identical name...Evolution of earth, lmao:
This one starts from 200$ on eBay 😅Looks like silver trilobites are highly sought after 😂
So yeah, if you are in the mood of buying me an expensive Christmas gift I wouldn't mind any of the two, lel!
Ok friends, that's it for today. See you tomorrow with yet another amazing silver piece I am only getting in my dreams. Only 3 more left!
Here's a list of my previous wish lists items in case you missed them:
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