Niue's legal tender coinage has long served as a vehicle for novelty bullion products marketed almost entirely to collectors outside the Pacific island nation itself. This piece is among the heaviest in that output — the copper core accounts for the overwhelming majority of its 466.5g mass, with the silver cladding providing little more than a surface finish over a base that constitutes roughly 93% of the total weight by volume.
Buyers should note the distinction between this and solid silver issues: the .999 silver content here is a veneer, not a body.
Niue's legal tender coinage has long served as a vehicle for novelty bullion products marketed almost entirely to collectors outside the Pacific island nation itself. This piece is among the heaviest in that output — the copper core accounts for the overwhelming majority of its 466.5g mass, with the silver cladding providing little more than a surface finish over a base that constitutes roughly 93% of the total weight by volume.
Buyers should note the distinction between this and solid silver issues: the .999 silver content here is a veneer, not a body.