After he completed the 12 Labors set forth by King Eurystheus, Hercules became a legend in Greek mythology.
He slayed lions, captured beasts, defeated a carnivorous bird and more on his triumphant conquest of penance. The hero and each of his 12 Labors are memorialized through the exclusive 12 Labors of Hercules Series from Provident Metals.
Sales have concluded for Lernaean Hydra, the second release of this much-anticipated series, and the final mintage numbers for the 1 oz copper and silver bullion rounds have been tallied:
Copper – 7,190
Silver – 9,623
The series has been gaining momentum, with the silver Hydra mintage outpacing the silver Nemean Lion by nearly 3,000 rounds. And the third design, the Ceryneian Hind is off to a great start!
The remaining 12 Labors of Hercules silver and copper bullion rounds (release dates & mintage below) will continue to be released in the order they appear in the Biblioteca:
Nemean Lion – Sept. 12 through Oct. 12, 2014 (No Longer Available)
Mintage Numbers: Copper – 5,294; Silver – 6,756
Lernaean Hydra – Oct. 12 through Nov. 12, 2014 (No Longer Available)
Mintage Numbers: Copper – 7,190; Silver – 9,623
Ceryneian Hind – AVAILABLE NOW (Sales end December 12, 2014)
Erymanthian Boar – Dec. 12, 2014
Augean Stables – Jan. 12, 2015
Stymphalian Birds – Feb. 12, 2015
Cretan Bull – March 12, 2015
Mares of Diomedes – April 12, 2015
Girdle of Hippolyta – May 12, 2015
Cattle of Geryon – June 12, 2015
Apples of Hesperides – July 12, 2015
Cerberus – Aug. 12, 2015
The series dedicated to this beloved hero and his mighty deeds launched with the Hercules 5 oz bullion round, issued in both silver and copper. This flagship round will be available for the duration of the series which concludes on Sept. 12, 2015.
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We have been waiting patiently for the proof round, but still no luck. I really want one (since the mintage will be so low), but am getting a bit tired of checking your website every day. Can you give us a new ETA? Will there be a notification? If so, perhaps put up notification icon so those of us who are dedicated to this series don’t miss it! Thank you, LL
We apologize for the trouble LL, and will soon have a product built and marked “coming soon” so interested parties may set the necessary email alert, which will notify you when the product is available for purchase. Until that happens, we’re saying mid December…..but the coming soon product will be up and ready for alerts long before that. We do appreciate your patience and will do our best to update you here in reply to this message.
Such a great looking round! Glad to see another low mintage. Looks like the series is picking up momentum.
I love the Hercules series but I would love it more if there was a way to display them. I think a framed display with the large 5 oz coin in the center surrounded by the 12 smaller coins would look very nice and I would pay good money if it were availible and I bet others would too.
Thanks Anthony, glad you like it! We have been working on the “box” for a while and we think you’re going to like it. We’re hoping it will be available before Christmas!
I wes just thinking the same thing, apictherframe is OK. But a nice box with glass top display.. Would be soooo. Muck cooler. Thank for working on one. I can’t wait I’m sure we will love it .
Hopefully the box will accommodate air-tite enclosed coins.
Hello David, the box does in fact accommodate for air-tites.