These coins are minted from silver recovered from the wreck of the SS Gairsoppa which was torpedoed in 1941 with only one survivor making it ashore.
(http://content.royalmint.com/images/345/royalmint1_E1504_GairsoppaCoinsLeft2_400w.png)
http://content.royalmint.com/?dRDRrUfMsNd8xjE9fHNhoBmUFWV9QbLJd
While a little steep at £30 (and likely to cost $50 by the time you get them here), the design is good, the packaging informative, and they come with DVD's of the TV documentary series about the ship.
A cut above the usual NCLT offerings, methinks. ;)
My order for one is in process with an estimated shipping date of 5th of May.
Ken
Given the provenance of the metal those are very tempting.
Quote from: 'markn' pid='46317' dateline='1397247497'Given the provenance of the metal those are very tempting.
Indeed. Its got me thinking, even though I don't do NCLT usually. Hmmmm...