A few customers have contacted us regarding our plan for Zombucks: Currency of the Apocalypse
When the series was conceived, it was with the Provident Metals customer in mind. Our intention was to create an original and exclusive series with a total of 10 designs zombifying iconic figures from well-known coins throughout history.
A silver and copper bullion round of each design will be released and “contained” every three months. Each design will follow the schedule of release noted on zombucks.com and elsewhere on our website. When the mintage of each round concludes on the stated date, Provident will announce a total mintage and no longer produce or sell that particular bullion round.
While the bullion Zombucks rounds were being released, our team was involved in the production of proof versions of each issue. This extremely thorough and detailed process includes the creation of Zombucks proof packaging, a certificate of authenticity, and the high-quality manufacturing of each proof round.
Since the Zombucks Walker is Provident Mint’s first proof round, we wanted to make sure we got it right — from top to bottom. When people see the effort that has gone into these proof rounds and their packaging, we believe they will realize the work has long been underway.
The proof version of the Copper Walker was released a few months after the containment of the bullion round, and a few of our customers felt we had misled them because we hadn’t mentioned our plans for a proof version. Our intention was never to deceive or confuse fans of the series by releasing unplanned products and we sincerely apologize for the oversight. We released the proof version as soon as it became available, as we had hoped from the start.
We don’t want there to be any more confusion about the Zombucks series so we believe it’s important to reiterate: Our plan is to release 10 copper and 10 silver bullion designs, minted to demand. Final mintage numbers will be published for each bullion round design upon conclusion of sales and production.
We also intend to produce copper and silver limited mintage proof versions of each design. Ideally, the proofs will be released around the same time as the bullion rounds going forward, but mintage will be restricted to only 10,000 for each of the proof designs.
When the final design is released in 2015, our product development team plans to produce 1,000 silver and 1,000 copper limited mintage proof sets including box and papers to commemorate the series. These sets will consist of ten 5 oz proof versions of each of the Zombucks designs, a total weight of 50 oz per set. Each commemorative set will include one 5 oz proof Walker, one 5 oz proof Morgue-Anne, and so on.
Fans of the series may see a few novelty items on our site as well, like the Walker and Morgue Anne keychains, for example. The core of the series, however, will be the bullion, proof and commemorative rounds.
We hope this helps clear up any confusion on the Zombucks: Currency of the Apocalypse
If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact us by calling 877-429-8790 or emailing info@providentmetals.com
