Another Quest Has Begun !

[SirFriday]

Looks awesome Gluggo... Looks brass or just great toning!!

[Gluggo]

She is Gold just bought it today so its on its way to the house.  Should see it soon.  She is 3.9940 grams, 0.9170 Gold 0.1177 oz AGW

What ever all that means.  But had to have it before Dan gets his made.

[D. Carr]

Very nice Year of the Dog he looks mean!  Not like my sweet Izzy. 

Any surprise snap shots you want to share with us on the final coin if not I totally understand?

How are 2018 KOCT medal coming along?

The die engraving is currently in progress.

[Gluggo]

Tha'ts cause your the Man Dan!  Thank you for the update.  Sounds a bit corny but what the heck!

[D. Carr]

I picked this up today in celebration of Daniel Carr's upcoming break out of the 2018 KOTCT coins.

That looks like a nice one in pretty high grade.
However, something doesn't quite look right to me.
It seems a little too soft and fuzzy, like the circa 1960s Middle Eastern counterfeits.
But the good news on those is that they contain the full and proper gold content.

[Gluggo]

I picked this up today in celebration of Daniel Carr's upcoming break out of the 2018 KOTCT coins.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_George_and_the_Dragon

Saint George and the Dragon
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The legend of Saint George and the Dragon describes the saint taming and slaying a dragon that demanded human sacrifices; the saint thereby rescues the princess chosen as the next offering. The narrative is set in Cappadocia in the earliest sources of the 11th and 12th centuries, but transferred to Libya in the 13th-century Golden Legend.[1]

The narrative has pre-Christian origins (Jason and Medea, Perseus and Andromeda, Typhon, etc.),[1] and is recorded in various saints' lives prior to its attribution to St George specifically. It was particularly attributed to Saint Theodore Tiro in the 9th and 10th centuries, and was first transferred to Saint George in the 11th century. The earliest narrative record of Saint George slaying a dragon is found in a Georgian text of the 11th century.

The legend and iconography spread rapidly through the Byzantine cultural sphere in the 12th century. It reached Western Christian tradition still in the 12th century, via the crusades. The knights of the First Crusade believed that St George with his fellow soldier-saints Demetrius, Maurice and Theodore had fought alongside them at Antioch and Jerusalem. The legend was popularised in western tradition in the 13th century based on its Latin versions in the Speculum Historiale and the Golden Legend. At first limited to the courtly setting of Chivalric romance, the legend was popularised in the 13th century and became a favourite literary and pictorial subject in the Late Middle Ages and Renaissance, and it has become integral part of the Christian traditions relating to Saint George both in Eastern and Western tradition.

[D. Carr]

All the dies are ready to go.
At this point I am waiting for a local machine shop to finish my ingot mold so that I can make the 50mm 3-troy-oz blanks and the cob blanks.
But I have all the 39mm round blanks, so I can start striking those this week.

[voyageur]

Excellent ! 

[Felinfoel]

All the dies are ready to go.
At this point I am waiting for a local machine shop to finish my ingot mold so that I can make the 50mm 3-troy-oz blanks and the cob blanks.
But I have all the 39mm round blanks, so I can start striking those this week.

Woohoo!

[Gluggo]

Great news thank you for the update.

[HOOT Owl]

Talk about it.....

[Felinfoel]

FYI: Dan has released his "Year of the Dog coins" he previewed here.

http://www.dc-coin.com

[Gluggo]

I cant wait to see how these come out!  I am sure they will be Bad A#s!  or B#d as H#ll!   

[Dwhiz]

I cant wait to see how these come out!  I am sure they will be Bad A#s!  or B#d as H#ll!   

I ordered a set..I really like the owl.

[Gluggo]

Ohhhh boy we must be close.  I bet them coins are looking nice.  Can’t wait to see them all stacked out later out on the table, prior to being counted out for shipping! 

[Dwhiz]

Ohhhh boy we must be close.  I bet them coins are looking nice.  Can’t wait to see them all stacked out later out on the table, prior to being counted out for shipping!

What makes you think that?

[Gluggo]

Dwhiz just being positive!  You know I mean we got a bad A#z on a horse slaying (killing) a dragon!  Exciting don't ya think?  I would like to see red spurting out for the kill.  By the way its hunting season there trying to bag a moose!

[Dwhiz]

It's also rut season.

[D. Carr]

Once again, I am way overdue in getting these done. There have been several challenges. Most notably procuring all the different required blanks, and also fabricating the 50mm 3-troy-oz blanks. My poured ingots wouldn't work because of the extra thickness of the 3-troy-oz blanks did not allow the rough ingots to be rolled down very much and there were too many surface imperfections. So I finally gave up trying that and bought some Sunshine Mining/Minting 5-oz and 10-oz bars (which cost more than "spot", unfortunately). But they worked. I could get one blank out of a rolled-out 5-oz bar, and two blanks from a 10-oz bar. The leftover silver will be utilized for other projects, of course. All the 50mm blanks and cob blanks, as well as all the Churchill Crowns, had to be sandblasted and wire-brushed. Every square millimeter of every one.

But things are finally underway. All the blanks have been fabricated and prepared. I've struck all the 50mm silver and all the cobs, so far. I was apprehensive concerning the 3-troy-oz 50mm medals (which is thicker that what I've done before). But unlike last year, they were fairly easy to strike. The extra thickness helped, as did thorough annealing. At 3-troy-oz I am at the limit of how thick I can strike in collar. There was just barely enough room to strike them. In hand these are quite a chunky medal !

Here is a picture of some, right off the press:



I the next few days I will strike the rest and then begin the special finishing on the cobs. After that, I'll need to do the inserts and packaging.

[voyageur]

Thank you Sir Daniel    for more exceptional workmanship !

[Gluggo]

Somethings are just worth waiting!  This would be one of them.  Thank you for the update.

[MattTheRiley]

Beautiful work! Christmas is coming early!  Thanks Dan!

[CA Collector]

Dan, those 3oz medals look great!

[Cheezhed]

Now I wish I would’ve ordered the 3 oz

[Kudbegud]

The anticipation is building just like Christmas did as a kid.  It's so close you can almost taste it.  Thank you Dan for the update.

[Dwhiz]

Check this out
http://www.moonlightmint.com/dc-coin_medals_club_B.htm

[Felinfoel]

Check this out
http://www.moonlightmint.com/dc-coin_medals_club_B.htm

I can't wait!

[Cheezhed]

No mintages yet.

[Dwhiz]

check reply #23 and that will give you an idea of the mintage and maybe add 2 or 3 % to total.
Don't forget we had to have our order in by the end of April.
http://kotct2017.knightsofthecointable.com/index.php?topic=5701.15

[Gluggo]

I can just visualize Dan packaging the final coins and prepping the package for delivery to our host! While he stuff's his belly full of Turkey, stuffing and gravy!  Not to mention Pumpkin pie with vanilla ice cream.   

[Bigjpst]

Super excited about these!

[SilverFan]

Can’t wait to receive these medals!

[Kudbegud]

I made this from Dan's Printable Catalog page, the final sales spread sheet and the final pricing list. Lets you see the details all in one JPG.

[voyageur]

I notice that there is no finish listed for the 2 oz. cob ~ Hopefully Daniel will come up with something really special !!!   

[Cheezhed]

I’m in for the cob as well. Can’t wait!

[MattTheRiley]

Looks like final mintage figures are published.
The 2 oz Cob is going to be "color-toned".  COOL!
http://www.moonlightmint.com/dc-coin_medals_club_B.htm

[voyageur]

WOW ~ That will be a 'stunner' for sure ! 

[Gluggo]

I am hoping that the 1 oz silver will have some color on it.  Right now he has it listed as circulated.  Keeping the fingers crossed!  Well this is good new must mean he is packaging them all up for the mail to our host!

[HOOT Owl]

Can't wait to see these...

[Jeffrey]

Awesome 

[Oih82w8]

It is always a treat to hold Dan Carrs works of art in hand!  Really looking forward to these!

[Kudbegud]

Now that the final mintage is known, I updated the catalog page with the cost for each.

[D. Carr]

Here is a production update:

All medals are done (striking and final finishing).
This weekend I am working on the packaging (signed inserts and flips).
I plan to make the bulk shipment on Monday.

Here are some general notes from the production:

Every batch of planchets is different. This year the color-toned copper exhibits a very wide range of toning from medal to medal. For whatever reason (most likely subtle changes in the planchet chemistry and/or the temperature at which the copper sheet was formed) they were hard to control and are generally not as vibrant in color as previous years. I think the best thing to do in distribution is to just pick randomly so it becomes a "luck of the draw" situation in terms of the actual medal received by each buyer.

The 1-oz silver cobs have a new type of finish that I have not applied previously to KotCT medals. The "circulated" finish still shows some of the original luster, but they really do look like they have seen some long-ago circulation. They are nice in that you can hold one in your hand and not cause any detriment to the appearance or technical grade. Due to the copper that they were exposed to during the "circulation" process, they picked up a warm golden hue.

A small chip has broken away from the 39mm reverse die, in the narrow space between the right globe and rim (right next to Australia). The chip is small so the die could still be used next year, although I'm still having a little difficulty getting the rims to strike up fully. So we may consider engraving a new 39mm reverse die next year (with modified relief at the rim).

Normally, the color-toning process on silver results in a very splotchy and usually unattractive pattern. But due to the chemistry of the cob blanks, and the extreme radial expansion when struck, I found that the color toning on the two-troy-oz cobs was attractive. Also because of the large amount of metal flow, the 2-troy-oz cobs have a "starburst" luster pattern in the polished field areas. This, combined with the color toning, has produced a "striking" appearance. Most of the large cobs have a few small planchet cracks around the perimeter (not unusual for cobs in general and not surprising given the amount of radial expansion that occurred).

The Churchill Crowns worked pretty well as host coins. Some of the original design can still be seen around the perimeter after the over-strike.

One of the brilliant 39mm brass medals was found to have a blemish on it, so I converted that one to antiqued. I just now adjusted the mintage figures to reflect that.

[voyageur]

It will indeed be a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year at KOTCT ~ Thank You Sir Daniel ! 

[Gluggo]

Thank you for the great update Dan.  Sounds like You have created some beautiful works of Art!  Thank you very much.

[Kudbegud]

Updated to reflect Dan's latest numbers

[Cheezhed]

Can't wait for these!

[Oih82w8]

Quite possible for a Christmas delivery?

[D. Carr]

I underestimated how long it would take to print, cut, sign, and insert nearly 500 certificates and medals into the holders.
But the medals have finally been shipped and they are now in the hands of the US Postal Service.

[Gluggo]

Thank you Dan for your hard and what must be tedious work packing All those coins into the packaged inserts.  Thank you very much and you have a great weekend. 

[TTM5]

Thanks Dan!  So what do you have in mind for 2019?       

[Mackinac]

Oh God!!! I work for the USPS and it could be a month before that special delivery arrives. I work at the Harrisburg PA main post office and we have been completely inundated with packages this year. Not to mention all the other types of mail. There are trucks waiting for hours to unload and we at times almost run out of floor space to stage all the mail. The worst part is we don't have adequate amount of the equipment needed to get the mail out the door headed to other states and the smaller offices where the carriers are. Lets hope for a Christmas miracle and everyone receives their medals by next year, Registered mail is handled separately from all other types of mail so we have that going for us.... maybe.

[HOOT Owl]

Poor old Jim has a lot of work to do.
I wish we could help him some way.


Thanks Dan and Jim for making this happen !!

[TKO]

Oh God!!! I work for the USPS and it could be a month before that special delivery arrives. I work at the Harrisburg PA main post office and we have been completely inundated with packages this year. Not to mention all the other types of mail. There are trucks waiting for hours to unload and we at times almost run out of floor space to stage all the mail. The worst part is we don't have adequate amount of the equipment needed to get the mail out the door headed to other states and the smaller offices where the carriers are. Lets hope for a Christmas miracle and everyone receives their medals by next year, Registered mail is handled separately from all other types of mail so we have that going for us.... maybe.

Damn... boy did you just pee in the potato salad.

Thanks Daniel for everything! Your commitment to what you do is over the top!!

[Mackinac]

I'm not familiar with that reference, 'pee in the potato salad',. What does it mean?

[TKO]

I'm just a little nervous now...

[SirStacksALot]

I feel like a kid waiting for Christmas right now knowing that the medals are on the way from the Moonlight Mint right now.  Thank you so much Daniel for making these medals for us again this year .


While trying to tie up all of the loose ends before the medals arrive, I have to post 2 orders for sale here that were not paid for.  I have made several attempts to collect the funds from these members, and I received no response while trying to reach out to them over the past 2 weeks.  I have attached a list with the medals available to this post.  There will be a limit of 1 of each type per member who wants some of the medals on the list.  Payment by check will be due now, and the medals will be shipped with your current order to avoid extra shipping costs.  Please post what you would like on this thread, since they are first come first serve.

Examples:

I would like a 1 oz silver, a brass antique, and a 3 ounce silver  -    order ok since there are only 1 of each type


I want all 4 of the 3 ounce silvers  -  order not ok, only one of each type per member, let someone else get a shot at those other 3 large silver medals


Please post what you would like right here if you want some of these.... Thanks

[Gluggo]

I would like a 2 oz DC choice finish and  3 ounce semi proof

[GrandAm]

I would like a 1 oz Silver Round Semi-Proof 39mm and a 1 oz Silver Cob Color Antiqued 39 mm if still available.

Thanks, GrandAm

[GrandAm]

I also take a Copper Color-toned 39 mm if available.

[voyageur]

I would like one of the 2oz silver cobs if still available. Please post your mailing address again so I can have payment on the way. Thank you for making these available ! 

[Dwhiz]

If Available I would like
2-1 oz. silver cob colored
Thanks

[78saen]

I will take one of the 3oz silver semi-proof 50mm if available. Thank you!

[78saen]

And also a 1oz silver cob color/antique 39mm if available.

[Oih82w8]

If an 1 ounce Antiqued Silver Cob is available, I would like one please.

[HOOT Owl]

I'd like the Brass Antiqued and a 2 oz Silver Cob/ Color if available.

Thanks Hoot

[Cheezhed]

3 oz silver medal please.

[SirStacksALot]

Here is what is still left of the unpaid orders

[Oih82w8]

Check is on it's way!

John
oih82w8

[voyageur]

My payment also ! 

Benny
Voyageur

[HOOT Owl]

Payment on the way...

[Cheezhed]

Check went out in today's mail!

[MattTheRiley]

I'll take the last copper and brass 1oz guys. 

[MattTheRiley]

Also, do we owe anything towards shipping, or was it all factored in.  It has been a while since we paid, I forget.

[SirStacksALot]

The medals arrived yesterday and they look amazing .    I will post a few pictures in a little bit.  Daniel has done a great job with this years medals.

The shipping was factored in to the medal cost already so nothing else is owed for shipping to each member.

[SirStacksALot]

I will take one of the extra 2 oz cobs.   Here is an updated list of the extra medals available.

[Cheezhed]

I can’t afford anything else right now.

[Gluggo]

How exciting pictures on the way!  Thank you

[TKO]

I'll take the last 2oz cobb, please.

[Kudbegud]

This is getting exciting.  Santa could be delivering some Dan goodness before Christmas.

[SirStacksALot]

Here is a sneak peek of what is coming to a mailbox near you soon ....

To me, the 1oz cob looks like it could be a gold coin from the Roman empire.  Just amazing.

There is a cool luster like appearance on the 2 oz cob that spins around with the light. The strike is very cool and unique.  The colors are very vivid.

There were a few of the larger flips that cracked during shipping, but none of the medals were harmed.  They are randomly distributed among the orders.  If this is a problem for anyone let me know.  I will order some large flips and set your order aside until I can swap them out.  If not a problem, I will ship all the orders as is. There is a lot of work to do, but I will try to get them out in groups as I go.

Daniel went way above and beyond with the extra work and effort for these medals.  They came out way cooler than I could have imagined.

[CA Collector]

Here is a sneak peek of what is coming to a mailbox near you soon ....

To me, the 1oz cob looks like it could be a gold coin from the Roman empire.  Just amazing.

There is a cool luster like appearance on the 2 oz cob that spins around with the light. The strike is very cool and unique.  The colors are very vivid.

There were a few of the larger flips that cracked during shipping, but none of the medals were harmed.  They are randomly distributed among the orders.  If this is a problem for anyone let me know.  I will order some large flips and set your order aside until I can swap them out.  If not a problem, I will ship all the orders as is. There is a lot of work to do, but I will try to get them out in groups as I go.

Daniel way above and beyond with the extra work and effort for these medals.  They came out way cooler than I could have imagined.

Beautiful! Thanks for posting photos. Can't wait to get my order.

And don't delay my shipment awaiting new flips -- I have extra flips (I'm guessing most folks do too). Or I'm hoping the large items will fit in the 5.49mm deep ring-style Y50 air-tite capsules.

[Felinfoel]

There were a few of the larger flips that cracked during shipping, but none of the medals were harmed.  They are randomly distributed among the orders.  If this is a problem for anyone let me know.  I will order some large flips and set your order aside until I can swap them out.  If not a problem, I will ship all the orders as is. There is a lot of work to do, but I will try to get them out in groups as I go.

Ship mine as-is, please!

Thank you!

[MattTheRiley]

Don't worry about the flips on my order either, just ship them as is, please! Thanks for all you do, Jim!

[Cheezhed]

No worries about flips, send as is.

[Gluggo]

Thank you for sharing the pictures, I will guard them with my life!

Dan thank you for taking the time to make these for us! 

[Kudbegud]

The flips are not an issue for me.  Ship "as is" please.

[SilverFan]

I don’t need replacement flips either.  Thanks!

[HOOT Owl]

OOOOOHHHHHHHH......that 2 ouncer is off the charts COOL, HOLY COW !!

Send 'em just as they are Jim, I have some extra flips.

Thank you Dan for making these medals for us. Have a safe and Merry Christmas.
Thank you Jim for the time you have spent making this happen. Have a safe and Merry Christmas.

To all the Knights, Merry Christmas, be safe and enjoy the new medals.


Ho Ho Ho
Hoot

[voyageur]

Simply Stunning !! No flips for me either. 

[Gluggo]

No need for flips for me I put them all into 2 X 2 snaps and some 3 X 3 snaps.   Thank you

[Bigjpst]

Awesome!!!
I'm also not worried about cracked flips.

[TTM5]

Not a problem.  I have hundreds of flips!  Can we get the medals before Christmas?

[Jeffrey]

Hi Jim
Please send them as they are thanks so very much!!

[Oih82w8]

Those do look fantastic!  I wish that I had ordered the 2 ounce cob as well. 

[SirFriday]

Same here, I don’t need new flips either!

[Work4coins]

Thank you for the awesome photos!  I am so excited to get these medals!  I am not worried about the flips either.  I have replacements.

Thank you Jim and Thank you Dan for the opportunity to add these to my collection!

Have a Happy and Safe Holiday!

Frank

[Dwhiz]

Hi Jim don't worry about the flips
Thanks for all you do!!!

[Oih82w8]

It seems to be the consensus...no need to worry about replacing the flips.

[Oih82w8]

I received a Registered Mail Tracking number this morning...I have a good feeling about this one.