sealed 2018 SOUTH AFRICA SILVER PROOF 2.5 CENTS TICKEY CAT SCAN COMPUTED 2 1/2 C

Description: SHIPS IN TWO BUSINESS DAYS. You get one MINT-SEALED COIN SIMILAR TO WHAT IS SHOWN HERE: STOCK #11,246 A-E COA NUMBERS WILL VARY. 2018 SILVER proof 2 1/2 CENTS"COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY" AKA "CAT SCAN" COIN. This coin is called a "Tickey" and is revered in South Africa. It is given as a good luck wedding present in South Africa and is widely collected by the populace. I am a big fan of South African coins and usually they have great coin designs. With that being said, this coin has an odd appearance and looks like a mint defect or that something has gone wrong in the minting process. But no, the coin is SUPPOSED to look like this. It is supposed to depict a "cat scan" of the brain and in my opinion they failed miserably in the execution of the design. This particular coin has such a bad design that few were purchased and as an odd quirk of coin collecting - the lower the mintage the more it is worth, even if the low mintage was due to no one wanting the coin and not buying it from the mint.If you want a weird coin then this one will fill the bill quite nicely! This coin is part of the long-running "South African Inventions" series. The 2018 coins featured "Computed Tomography" or "Cat Scan" in the vernacular. The person that invented the process did so in South Africa and his initials are on the coin.This comes in a mint-sealed plastic pouch and includes the coin, capsule, certificate and mint pouch.This is a small coin and is similar in size to a US dime / 10 cent coin. A U.S. dime is 17.91mm in diameter and this coin is 16.3mm and is slightly smaller than a dime.This was sold by the mint for $40 and is no longer available from the South African Mint and its technical status is "sold out". This is mint-sealed and thusly there are no returns on this item - so look at the pictures and make sure that you want it before buying. It is advertised as looking odd and unattractive in a conventional sense. I sell sealed sets also so be sure to see my other listings - I may even have a sealed set on auction on occasion. You may want to check out my other items as I have lots of South African silver coins, included graded and raw coins. I'll be listing a limited number of other types of South African silver coins in the next few days.The shipping scheme is as follows: Domestic USA Shipping: The first specimen costs $5.20 to ship and includes a sturdy box. Provided that you use the shopping cart or otherwise only send one payment then each additional similarly-sized specimen is only $0.68 additional. This discount only applies if you only send one payment by using the shopping cart. If you are getting more than one item then Please use the shopping cart and send only one payment. If you send multiple payments you'll likely get multiple packages. International Shipping: The first specimen costs $17 to ship and includes a sturdy box. Provided that you use the shopping cart or otherwise only send one payment then each additional small specimen is only $1 additional. I can only give this discount if you only send one payment. If you are getting more than one item then Please use the shopping cart and send only one payment. Canada buyers: If the total cost to package (box, label, etc) and ship (postage) the specimen is less than $17 you will get a refund of the difference in price. International Buyers assumes all risks if the package is lost in the mail. International orders: Tariffs & Import tax policy: The buyer is responsible for all taxes, tariffs, customs and import fees, if any.

Price: 48 USD

Location: Jackson, Georgia

End Time: 2025-01-09T21:11:31.000Z

Shipping Cost: 5.2 USD