The first officially licensed Dr. Seuss coins (www.DrSeussCoins.com) depicting the famous green-colored Grinch from the popular book, How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, will be available starting on Friday, November 29, 2024. The day after Thanksgiving is commonly known as "Black Friday" for its holiday sales, but this year the devious Grinch is making it "Green Friday" for the launch of his special, green-colorized coins.
The big silver coins are 38.6 millimeters in diameter, slightly larger than U.S. silver dollars, and will be exclusively sold by Rare Collectibles TV (www.RareCollectiblesTV.com).
"The Grinch is the first in a series of eight different limited edition legal tender coins depicting adored characters created by Pulitzer Prize-winning children’s books author Theodor Seuss Geisel. RCTV is delighted to be the exclusive distributor for these Dr. Seuss collectibles. It’s not just about collecting coins; it’s about collecting memories, too," said Jack McNamara, Co-Founder of Rare Collectibles TV.
Mintage of the one-ounce .999 fine silver Grinch coins will be limited to 5,000, and each is being certified by Professional Coin Grading Service (www.PCGS.com) and encapsulated with specially-created Dr. Seuss insert labels.
"RCTV’s goal is to keep the mintage figure incredibly low so collectors will own something truly special and rare," adds McNamara. "Hopefully, Dr. Seuss fans will buy one for their kids, grandkids and maybe even their great-grandkids."
For the first time since its founding in 1993, Dr. Seuss Enterprises has approved depicting the images of famous characters created by Theodor Seuss Geisel on legal tender collector coins. Geisel (1904-1991), known worldwide simply as ‘Dr. Seuss,’ published his first Dr. Seuss children’s book in 1937. He subsequently authored and illustrated more than 60 books, and over 600 million copies have been sold, according to Dr. Seuss Enterprises (www.DrSeussEnterprises.com).
"Royalties paid for the use of the Dr. Seuss characters on the commemorative coins will help Dr. Seuss Enterprises benefit charitable organizations that focus on causes such as education, health, animal conservation, and the arts," explained McNamara.
The beloved book How the Grinch Stole Christmas! was first published in 1957 and the story has been adapted as television programs and theatrical films.
The obverse of the 2025-dated Grinch coins depict a green-colorized image of the furry Grinch with the humorous motto, "E PLURIBUS FUN ‘EM." The reverse depicts the house illustration from the book, Oh, The Places You’ll Go!, and will be a common image used on all of the initial, collectible Dr. Seuss coins. The words "Dr. Seuss" are repeated in the background and "ONE DOLLAR 1 OZ .999 SILVER" are along the top and right rim.
A privy mark featuring the emblem from the Fort Sill, Chiricahua, and Warm Springs Apache Tribe is also on the reverse. The native Americans tribe now based in Oklahoma is the sovereign entity issuing the Dr. Seuss coins that are being struck in the United Kingdom by The Commonwealth Mint & Philatelic Bureau.
Each coin will be accompanied by its own unique certificate of authenticity puzzle piece that when pieced together with the other COAs from each coin in this series will create an image of one of everyone’s favorite Dr. Seuss characters.
"Individual coins will be available while supplies last. We have also launched a Dr. Seuss Coin Club where members can automatically receive each of the eight classic Dr. Seuss characters coins, such as The Cat in the Hat, one every other month. In addition, club members can automatically receive a ninth ‘mystery bonus’ character coin as a free bonus gift that will only be available to club members," explained McNamara. "It is entirely possible that this ninth ‘mystery coin’ could become the rarest one of this first-time ever, limited-edition release."
For additional information about the Dr. Seuss coins and prices, visit www.DrSeussCoins.com or call Rare Collectibles TV at 800-233-4145.
If this is a success, I would bet other tribal lands will copy this idea. Why not. US mint puts out comic book characters so will the tribes. Competition at its finest. I’ll still focus on pre 64 and pre 33 coins all the same.
At $179 for one ounce of silver, although interesting, not in my bag. I guess we’re joining the Royal Canadian Mint in issuing colorized coins. They seem to be popular in Canada.
Antonio, the article says, the Fort Sill Chiricahua and Warm Springs Apache Indian tribe is the sovereign entity issuing the Dr. Seuss coins that are being struck in the United Kingdom by The Commonwealth Mint & Philatelic Bureau.
All I’ll say is I’m getting used to saving tons of money that would usually be spent on coins. I stopped buying junk years ago. If these sell for $179, is there any further evidence needed regarding the financial illiteracy sweeping the country. Btw, has anyone here seen the ‘artwork’ that’s being auctioned today…it’s a banana that is taped to a white wall board with a strip of duct tape. It’s reportedly going to bring in between $1-$1.5 million. Enough said.
Craig,
So what you’re saying is the 59 cent bid I put in for the duct-taped banana won’t cut it.
well I suppose you could say that these “coins” are a much, much better deal than a rotting banana duct-taped to a wall for 10000x the price.
“Legal tender” where?
I assume it would only be legal tender within the indian reservation where issued. it’s unlikely anyone would actually try to spend it at face value – if they did, anyone who refused to accept it for $1 worth of goods or services would be missing out on a real bargain.
Sorry guys. I couldn’t help myself. I’m not the Grinch. But this will go in someone’s stocking.
Cheers
This coin could be yours, if the price is right.
There is a one-ounce 9999 fine silver round reverse proof out there too that looks pretty good. I hadn’t seen those proof versions before though.
Cheers
I’m settling for the Morgan and Peace dollars 9999 fine silver reverse proof set. That’s it for the year for me.
A more fitting motto on this coin would be “E PLURIBUS FOOL ‘EM.”
If RCTV is the Coin Show selling these, then you’ll be ripped off! Their prices are ridiculously waaay Overpriced! You’d have to be a Fool to buy ANYTHING from them! Watch their show then get on EBay and you’ll see you can usually purchase it between 30% – 40% cheaper on Ebay.
I will NOT be purchasing one of these colored pieces! No thank you even with a mintage of only 5K. These aren’t real US Coins………….are they?
Well, as always, Good Luck ALL!!!
Intended for the 6 year old collector
whatta JOKE
Do ya suppose PCGS would certify my Chucky Cheese tokens?
Anything for a dollar…..