Hey guys, (and girls?) Thanks for the interest! We'd love to get the word out more too. When anyone orders, they start a convo with me, and tell me what finish they want We hand pick the statue, take it across town to the finisher, we laser engrave the number on the bottom, package it at home (at the moment) pack it in my suitcase and I escort it to the USA where Wynd picks it up, packages it and sends it to your door! We won't always be able to do it this way but it's kinda fun to be involved with the whole process. We have a lot more ideas for statues so eventually some things will have to be scaleable but for now we personally check every detail on each wax mould and on each statue finish and engrave one at a time. Yeah pics right now are kinda limited, I won't be able to get better ones until our facility opens on the 4th. But straight silver is my favourite too for sure. Rhodium looks cool but it is more gray. Can't compare. We only recommend black Ruth for DD3. And yeah mixed reviews on the antiqued.
Just sharing for my friends at this wonderful company! You have until Jan 3rd!! http://opencurrency.createsend1.com/t/ViewEmail/i/72760FE83D858348 Frazetta Silver Statues Batch #1 As you may have seen, the Frazetta statues are deep into the production process. Our team is on the ground in Thailand, overseeing the manufacturing process, working with the world's greatest silversmiths on this epic project. Each statue is hand-crafted, and requires 25 to 40 hours of work by hand to meet our discerning quality requirements. Although the project has taken far longer than expected, the results are astounding. We are certain you'll be impressed with them too! The first batch of statues are cast and being cleaned, polishing & antiqued as we speak. If you have an order, you should have already heard from us regarding your finishing specifications and unique numbering. On the 10th of January, we will triumphantly hand-carry the first batch to the U.S. for prompt forwarding to those who ordered! There is still time to get in on the first round! Get your order in by Sunday, January 3rd and your order WILL BE SHIPPED from the U.S. by January 15th! So exciting! MAJOR PRODUCTION ANNOUNCEMENT! Initially, we authorized thousands of each statue design. In fact, we planned to produce 64,000 Atlantis statues! After seeing the absolutely stunning detail and work that goes into crafting each statue, we have chosen to limit the production of each design to ONLY 1000 units! Atlantis is already going FAST! This change will allow us to bring hundreds of unique, beautiful creations to life - while ensuring each statue's rarity and lasting collectible value. With only 1000 coming to market, be sure to GET ATLANTIS NOW while you still can! But don't worry... We've already got hundreds of new projects in the pipeline. SILVER STATUE mania is coming! Got an idea for a new statue or series? Let's talk - share in the adventure and success! Just reply to this email and let us know. Why BUY when you can WIN? Not only is the ATLANTIS ready for sale, but we're also GIVING one away for our January contest. Last month, our lucky winner Ashley M received a complementary 5oz Gwen Fairy, and this is another chance for you to win too! Be sure to register EARLY and OFTEN for the greatest chance to win this treasure - only 1000 will exist!! Click the image below to get started!
This is awesome, I just wish I had even $300 to spend on them (also postage & vat to the UK would kill me) but I'm definitely excited to see what else Heads or Tails come out with
Hey guys, just an update on the Frazettas!! I haven't been in touch with most of you yet, but I had to push my flight back a week to get to New York with these statues. I'm really sorry for the delay! We had a small miscommunication with the casting house and we just need to get a few more statues finished and packaged before I can go. I've spent every day at the casting house and the finisher because of this, and so since I'm the only one on emails (we have a really small team) I haven't been able to update everyone in a timely manner! Just getting to my emails now. There's always a final push at the end of projects like this, but we're almost there! If you want to call, our correct number will be up on the site shortly and I'll repost it here soon too - in the meantime I'm becky.dattebayo on Skype Oh also to clarify - I'm a girl. People seem to think I'm a guy for some reason lol Happy New Year!
Anyone get theirs yet? How do they look. I think some folks have been wait a long time. Hopefully you got yours by now.
As far as I understand, many U.S. customer's orders are shipping this week. Post pics when you get your statue and I'll do the same. .
Hey guys! 80% of our orders are shipping out today THANKS for your patience while making history with us! We've been learning as we go, and we really appreciate you! Here's a few images I added to Imgur - http://imgur.com/a/cwmRp Also uploaded some to our FB page before we packed them yesterday - https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1748359242049681.1073741834.1660264817525791&type=3 Hopefully these pics will be enough to tide you over for just a little longer as we ship these masterpieces to their final homes! Again feel free to email me about anything at any time on [email protected]
Thanks for the update, Beck. Terrific news! The statues look awesome in the pics....can't wait to get my Frazetta statue. .
Thanks beck I know you told me I'll get mine when your in Australia so no rush How did you go with the ferry coin You told me you were going to try to grab some to bring with you to Australia to save on the postage
I discovered this recently, and are also impressed / interested and considering purchasing some. We're almost 5 months after monopolize discovered these silver statues. Who received here already what? Saw them for real? Any comments, remarks, about product, handling, etc? Anyone purchased/received them from outside the US?
So, I finally received my Atlantis 4 oz statues ~ the first week of February ago, but the spear of each one was bent out of shape. I was prompted by the company (or a proxy company acting on their behalf) to review the product. Despite concerns that others had expressed about R Gray's association with this company I have to applaud him/the company for having the integrity to post my review, which remains on their site: "02/11/16 Statue Spears all bent out of shape I have to say that I was quite disappointed upon finally receiving my Atlantis statues. After having waited several months I opened my package which contained 3 Atlantis statues and a Death Dealer statue only to find that all three of the Atlantis statue's spears were badly bent in both vertical and horizontal planes (for each spear) . I spent ~15 minutes on each statue very carefully trying to re-shape the spears without breaking them. (I used a few wooden coasters in a vice-like manner to accomplish the task (wooden clothespins might have been the preferable tool). I was upset that so much planning had gone into the design and production of the actual statues (which are very nice) but so little foresight and planning was undertaken with regards to the packaging to prevent damage. A simple and likely solution would have been to utilize a strong wire tie along the base of each statue with groves on opposite two sides of the packaging base, to ensure that the statue doesn't rattle around in the presentation box. I suspect that you will be receiving a lot of customers reporting the same issue. This needs to be fixed before any further Atlantis statues are mailed out. I was able to make the spears appear fairly straight at the end of the day, but it is still apparent . The Death Dealer statue fared better." To be fair to the company they do (and did??) have the following guarantee on their website (to which I should note I did not take advantage of) : " Our promise to you: Heads or Tales Coin Co guarantees that your purchase from us will arrive in brand-new, factory-sealed mint condition. We guarantee that each product will be in excellent condition, featuring investment-grade qualities and be free of visible blemishes. If you receive a product that does not meet your expectation, will we replace it at our cost. If you are not completely satisfied with your purchase, you may return it to us for a full refund within 14 days of receiving the item." I would imagine/hope that the company worked out those initial delivery issues. I would in fact purchase product from them in the future, but perhaps limit myself to those items which do not have "appendages" which might be bent or otherwise damaged during delivery. At the end of the day, here are photos of my statues (after having corrected the spears) : http://imgur.com/a/6arQd (Note: One can Left click on the photos to zoom) Cheers, Luker (Let-them-eat-silver) p.s.: here is another thread on these statues: http://forums.silverstackers.com/topic-71628-just-got-these-silver-statutes.html
Thanks for sharing all the info and pictures Luker. The statues do look terrific....I can't understand why it wasn't figured out early on that there was real problems with some of the statues becoming dislodged from their cardboard shipping base during shipping. .
I was aware of the company before, I was long hoping to buy 5oz Death Dealer. Was not aware about statues though and now that I am I would like to get 1. Because of your post Luker I will be more careful what to buy.
Thank you very much for this experience Luker. I have to say, the business idea for statues was great. Though, that such detailed / fine shapes were tried first with pure silver, was, considering the monetary history where copper was added to resist wear (over twice as hard), quite shortsighted. And, having thus discovered the fragility with pure, it should have been recognized that careful packaging would be crucial. It wasn't, resulting in damaged delivery, and problem discovery at customer side is a sure "too late". Nevertheless, it's like it is, and considering all the effort put in it, more careful packaging could be expected / maybe relied upon. But it illustrates a general problem with detailed silver statues: fragility. A coin can survive some rough handling, these statues are much more prone to damage. It could be an idea for the company to design a special strong transparant / unbreakable case/globe or so for them, were the statue is strongly mounted on. It could be a costly thing, but relative to the statues cost, still acceptable. And, the case, nicely designed, could make them look even better. It would also protect the statues from dirt / dust, and directly suitable as a decorative element, nothing further needed.
