Product Review

What does a hobbit have in his pockets? Coins of course this set contains four coins that would be useful for purchasing a loaf of bread, a bale of hay, or even a buying pint at the prancing pony. Includes the following coins: A hefty shire thrup'ny worth 3 pennies and featuring a plum tree, a common shire penny, a useful shire haypenny, and a tiny shire farthing worth just a quarter of one penny. Each coin will feature various trees like pine, elm, willow, oak, and plum. The coins in this set from the world of j. R. R. Tolkien are struck from solid copper, measure 1 to 2.2 cm in diameter, and weigh .5 to 7 grams. Coin artwork by greg franck-weiby.The set contains coins treated to look as if they have been handled and circulated within their world. This process is done by hand, and it is both an art and a science. Coloring and patinas will vary. No two sets are exactly the same coins are struck one at a time in the USA using antique machinery and traditional coining techniques. A colorful description is included with history, translations, and facts about the coins. "the hobbit", "the lord of the rings", and the characters, events, items and places therein are trademarks of the saul zaentz company dba middle-earth enterprises ("szc") and are used, under license, by maringer studios llc dba Shire Post Mint.