New Zealand will release commemorative The Hobbit coins worth thousands of dollars ahead of next month's premiere of director Peter Jackson's latest Tolkien epic.
The coins featuring characters such as Bilbo Baggins and Gandalf the wizard will be legal tender in the country, New Zealand Post says, although their face value will be only a fraction of the cost collectors will be expected to pay.
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Hobbit treasure to be legal tender in NZ
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Looks like I'll have to use my magic ring again, in and out before you know it My Precious
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Now I'm worried about you Pete.........is this some sort of code ?petethedig wrote:Looks like I'll have to use my magic ring again, in and out before you know it My Precious
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The most expensive, made from 28 grams of pure gold, will set Tolkien enthusiasts back NZ$3695 ($A3020) but has a face value of just NZ$10
Eh!!!
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You clean your mind out with some soap pleaseStrollingby wrote:Now I'm worried about you Pete.........is this some sort of code ?petethedig wrote:Looks like I'll have to use my magic ring again, in and out before you know it My Precious
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It will be a NZ $10 piece; made out of gold.fiddiwebb wrote:The most expensive, made from 28 grams of pure gold, will set Tolkien enthusiasts back NZ$3695 ($A3020) but has a face value of just NZ$10
Eh!!!
The same as a gold sov' over here; It's face value is £1, but because it's made of gold it's worth a lot more