2022 1oz Palau Silver Scarab - Ramses II

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I enjoy Egyptian designs, especially scarabs. When I saw this "coin," I knew I had to have it! Plus, you can't go wrong when they embed a crystal in it, right? I already had picked up Palau's 2021 King Tut scarab, so this one was a no-brainer! 😁

Obverse(Source)

I didn't want to handle the coin, so I opted for a stock pick. Oddly enough, this is considered the "obverse." It depicts a winged scarab above, with the Eye of Ra to the left, and the ubiquitous ankh, which represents eternal life, to the right. Below this all is the Palau coat of arms.

Reverse

This scarab features a beautiful red Austrian crystal embedded in it. Below it are two names of Ramses II in hieroglyphics.

Specifications
Purity: 0.999
Weight: 1oz
Mintage: 1500
Dimensions: 27x18mm (Source)

The cost of these is a lot cheaper than the $201.42 I paid for the King Tut scarab. This one only cost $64.95, which isn't bad at all by comparison. I'm seeing a lot of online places pricing these at $100+, so it looks like I already made money on it if I were to sell, but this is one of those pieces I will likely never sell unless it suddenly goes up 10x in price.


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Nice! As long as you make a profit it's a good buy. Cool scarab with the crystal, too bad they didn't spring for a real ruby!
!DHEDGE
!BBH

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Thanks! Yeah, I imagine if they used a real ruby, it would've made the price jump quite a bit more.

Thanks for the dhedge! 😁

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How cool! So pretty!!!
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Thanks! 😁

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Why not put it on top of your desk, where you can always see it, @bulliontools!
I have my bees on my desk, hahaha! I look at it... and I post Hive.
!LOL

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The only desk I have is at work, and I don't trust our cleaning crew. !LOL

On a serious note, I'll have to maybe look at putting in a display shelf on the wall in the bedroom as an option.

!BBH

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A floating display may work!

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Those are nice! I have a few on my nightstand to display some old US coins. My problem is it's a tiny night stand. 😆

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You have created a Precious Gem!

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Btw, really beautiful piece! I love it!

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