Al Capone Scarface 3D Statuette 5 Oz 10 Dollars Silver Coin Niue 2027

Description

Al Capone Scarface 3D Statuette 5 Oz 10 Dollars Silver Coin Niue 2027

Chicago in the Prohibition era

In 1920 the United States banned the production and sale of alcohol. Prohibition did not end America's appetite for liquor – it only pushed the trade underground. Bootlegging became enormously profitable, and in Chicago no one was more inseparable from that world than Al Capone. His organization made fortunes from illegal liquor and defended its interests through violence, while Capone himself – unlike most gangsters – cultivated an unusually public image.

Scarface

The scars across his face became part of that image and gave him the nickname he hated but never escaped: Scarface. In the end it was not the police but the tax authorities who brought him down – in 1931 he was convicted of tax evasion.

Statuette design

Spectres designed the piece around the business behind the legend: liquor, money and violence. Capone, in a tailored suit, overcoat and fedora, a cigar between his lips, raises a drink in one hand and a Thompson submachine gun in the other – the weapon that came to define the gang wars of the era. At his feet lie barrels, bottles, suitcases and stacks of cash, next to a violin case – during Prohibition such cases were used to conceal firearms. The whole scene stands on a brick base and can be viewed from every side.

The underside carries the inscription “Scarface Al Capone”, the weight and fineness, the individual number of the piece (out of 200) and the Public Seal of Niue, which makes the statuette legal tender with a face value of 10 dollars. Every piece bears the Spectres Ghost mint mark.

A coin shaped like a statuette?

A coin is defined by its official issuance, not by its shape. The statuette is issued by Niue as legal tender, with a denomination and year of issue – just like a classic coin.

Packaging

The statuette is individually numbered and comes with a matching numbered certificate of authenticity in a custom-designed Spectres presentation box.

A gift idea

For fans of gangster films and 1920s American history, collectors of Spectres 3D coins and gangster-themed series – and as an eye-catching piece for any study or office.

Key facts

• Issuer: Niue
• Face value: 10 dollars
• Metal: Ag 999 fine silver
• Weight: 5 oz (155.5 g)
• Dimensions: 55 x 50 x 70 mm (L x W x H)
• Form: fully three-dimensional statuette, antiqued finish
• Year of issue: 2027
• Mintage: 200 pieces
• Included: numbered statuette, numbered certificate of authenticity, Spectres presentation box
• Producer: Spectres

Only 200 pieces worldwide. Pre-order Al Capone now.