THE SOLOMON ISLANDS’ PIZZA COIN

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The E-Sylum: Volume 19, Number 1, January 3, 2016, Article 32

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS’ PIZZA COIN

In the I-am-not-making-this-up department comes this item I found on p43 of the Numismatic News Express published December 30, 2015: an article about a coin that "smells like pizza". I've added images and a link to the product web page. -Editor

The latest issue in the scratch-’n-sniff range is a Solomon Islands’ pizza $5. The 38.61 mm, 20 g .999 fine silver coin arrives packaged in a pizza box. Inside a gentle rub of the $5 reverse yields the delightful aroma of freshly melted mozzarella plus lightly seared salami all modulated by a subtle herbal bouquet.

The colorized coin has a mintage of just 1,500. If your local dealer cannot supply one can be sourced from Downies: info@downies.com

Does Her Majesty know about this? Does she get a cut of the profits? (Or should we say, "a slice")? They're priced at $129 retail. Who buys this crazy stuff? -Editor

For more information, see:
2015 $5 Pizza Scented Silver BU (www.downies.com/World-Coins-and-Banknotes/Solomon-Islands/2015-Pizza-Scented-Silver-Coin/6666/productview.aspx)

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