2.5oz Silver Mewtwo Poured Silver

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In 1999, Burger King released a set of six, 23K gold-plated Pokémon "cards" that could be displayed in plastic Poké Balls. This was during a time when Pokémon saw explosive fan growth. Even Taco Bell was offering Pokémon beanie babies in their kids meals.

Here's a picture of what the whole set of cards looks like.
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I came across a gentleman by the name of Sullivan Silvers on Instagram. He does customer silver pours. He had purchased a set of these cards and used them to create detailed molds.

Here's a short video of the whole set:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5TU1C7retj/?igsh=dmhiaTd2cWE3b3I=

Obverse

I'm assuming the molds and pours were done with sand casting. Regardless of the method, I'm impressed with the level of detail he was able to capture. Mewtwo was the most sought after from the set and my favorite, so I had to get it. At some point, I'll try and get the Charizard if he's still making them.

Reverse

Even the back text is impressively clear on this pour. It says, "It was created by a scientist after years of horrific gene splicing and DNA engineering experiments." Mewtwo is one of the most powerful Pokémon in existence due to the manner in which it was created.

Specifications
Purity: .999
Weight: 2.5 Troy ounces

For the life of me, I can't remember what I paid for this. If I had to guess, it was probably around $150. Poured pieces generally have a higher premium due to the amount of work that goes into them. This is a piece I'd never sell and will end up passing down to my kids. It's worth every penny! 😁


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Dang. I need to look these up. My kids would love this one!!

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Those are sick I love the pours and the gold plated McDonald's ones look pretty cool plating is lame but hey it's a McDonald's lucky to even get that

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Yeah, as a kid I didn't realize it was just plated, but it's cool to at least have it in silver for the nostalgia. 😁

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I'm wondering where my kids put their Pokemon car collection.

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If you can find it, it's probably worth a decent amount of money, especially if they're from the older series.

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Silver cards of Pokemon, bro you're reliving your childhood! 😄😄
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Haha, right? I also have a silver Blue-Eyes White Dragon Yu-Gi-Oh card as well!

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Thanks so much! 😁

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Wow, that is impressive that the text is actually readable. I never would have thought that would be the case! I never really got into Pokemon. I think I was a little too old by the time it took hold in the US.

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Right? I'm guessing it took quite a few attempts to get the impression and the mold just right.

I hear you. A lot of it all depends on where you're at when they come out. I can't really get into Bakugan and some of these other shows my nephew watches, but he's grown up with them.

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For sure! My nephew was really into Pokemon. I remember when I was a kid Robotech started airing on the Fox network. It was the first anime I had ever seen an it was so unlike all of the other cartoons that were on at the time.

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That's awesome. My kids both love Pokemon so I know that one (it's Myūtsū in Japanese). That'd be cool to have.

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Pokémon seems to be one of those franchises that has maintained popularity across multiple generations. It's pretty impressive.

I don't know what shipping would look like, but it may be worth looking into for a Christmas present. 😁

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!PIZZA

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That's a nice pour! That is really cool, and if you were to sell it you could probably find a Pokemon collector that would pay a fortune for it!
!BBH

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Thanks! True, Pokémon collectors would likely pay a whole lot more for it. 😁

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As someone who actually played Pokemon when this craze was going on (I wouldn't even have had the option if a friend hadn't worked at Target and was willing to stash some packs away the moment they came in so that I could buy them later), I'm still kicking myself for not collecting those BK cards. But this is an incredibly cool homage to them! There seems to be no end to the neat creations these silver pourers can manage to make.

!PIMP
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Same here! I actually had a deck go 60 wins before I had a single loss! 😁

I still have a Snorlax beanie baby in a tote somewhere, to give to my kids at some point. !LOL

Yeah the creativity is awesome!

!BBH

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OMG this is SO cool, I don't even play Pokemon lol but I even love it :)

!LUV

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no way you have silver from pokemon omg
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!LOL, right? I couldn't say no. 😁

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It's interesting because Mewtwo at the time was considered the strongest Pokemon in the franchise and you having him like that must have been a fantastic moment 🤓

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