2 oz Silver Privateer - Ultra High Relief Rounds Silver - Siren

Dead men tell no tales, and neither will you if ye don't act fast. This pirate plunder is sure not to last!

This magnificent 2 oz round features a theme not often covered by government mints, private mints - or any mints for that matter. Pirates! Executed in .999 fine silver, this ultra-high relief round makes a perfect gift for ship lovers as well as being a great way to introduce people to investing in silver.

The obverse of this round features a skull centered over a ship's wheel, with the wheel set over a tattered sail. Entwined with the wheel is a braided line. Encircling the top of the skull is the phrase, "No Prey, No Pay". This was a common pirate law meaning a crew received no wages but, rather, shared whatever loot was taken.

The reverse of each 2 oz Ultra High Relief Round features a Siren, a mythological creature that is half woman and endowed with beauty and an enchanting voice. The Siren gazes upon a drifting pirate ship as waves roar throughout the sea, crashing into the rocks beneath her.

Many tales of the Siren exist in Greek mythology, including Homer?s ?Odyssey.? While her appearance was striking to sailors, it was the Siren?s alluring and melodious songs that were irresistibly sweet, causing boats to crash on the rocks the Sirens were perched upon. If the seafarers were unable to resist their euphoric tones, a harrowing outcome awaited ? oftentimes a gruesome death.

Some stories suggest that a Siren was capable of shedding her lower, mermaid-like body to look fully human and become more tempting to mariners. The earliest depictions of the Siren showed her as part woman, part bird. Depictions of the Siren after the 16th Century, however, show the upper body of a beautiful woman with the tail of a fish.