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The Hobbit™ Set #2 - The Shire™ Deluxe Set of Four Coins - Silver and Brass

Sale price$90.00

What Does a Hobbit Have in His Pockets?

This deluxe set of Hobbit coins contains a brass SHIRE™ Tuppence, .90 pure silver Shire Sixpence, .999 pure silver Shire Shilling, and a .999 pure silver Shire Two Shilling. Depending on the coins' year, the coins will feature one of four trees: pine, elm, willow, or oak. Coin text is inscribed in Tengwar.

The coins in this set from the world of J. R. R. Tolkien are struck from solid brass, .900 silver and .999 silver, measure 2 to 2.9 cm in diameter, and weigh 2.4 to 8.3 grams. 

Designed and engraved by Greg Franck-Weiby. Learn more about our artists.



“The Hobbit”, “Middle-earth”, “The Shire”, “The Lord of the Rings”, and the characters, events, items and places therein are trademarks of Middle-earth Enterprises, LLC used under license by Maringer Studios LLC dba Shire Post Mint. All Rights Reserved.

Customer Reviews

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Max L.
Love them

Feel like they’ve come straight from middle earth

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Alan G.

I loved the set!

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Marc K.
gorgeous coins

they exceeded my expectations, wonderful used finish

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Sergio
Etsy Review

Monedas muy bien diseñadas, como todas las de ShirePostMint, en el caso de los diseños del Señor de los Anillos - El Hobbit, con una calidad espectacular, basada en los sistemas monetarios tradicionales, reflejan el conocimiento de sus autores en la numismática clásica y a la vez, la capacidad de generar diseños fieles a los libros. Solo puedo decir cosas buenas, muchas gracias por estas monedas

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Eliz C.
True coinage from a hallowed place

To put it simply, Shire Post Mint coins are "true" coins: it's not that they are "believable as" but that they ARE 6d, a shilling, a two-shilling piece from the Shire. As I said in a previous review (the Gondor 1d), silver takes the die strike like no other metal; and this is proven abundantly in the three silver specimens in this Deluxe Set. (No lack of any merit against the Tuppence is implied!)

I've been an amateur numismatist all my life. I especially enjoy historical research into the lore of holed coins. My personal favorite, until I had the Shire 6d holed for wearing, was a Victoria Jubilee Head shilling (1887, .925 silver). It had genealogical associations as well as being a superb coin strike.

The Shire sixpence is equally elegant in design and superb in strike -- as are SPM "Hobbit" and "LOTR" coins consistently. With this holed sixpence I like to think that my roots are even deeper in the Shire now, a place of peace and abundance. I feel privileged to display Shire Post Mint artwork so personally.

The Hobbit™ Set #2 - The Shire™ Deluxe Set of Four Coins - Silver and Brass
The Hobbit™ Set #2 - The Shire™ Deluxe Set of Four Coins - Silver and Brass Sale price$90.00