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Cealdish Iron Drab
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Minted in the shape of an ingot cross-section in honor of its humble beginnings, this is an iron drab, one of the coins produced by Shire Post Mint to showcase the history of Ceald currency in The Kingkiller Chronicle. Author Patrick Rothfuss is a complete geek for coins, proven by these drabs and their story.
Find more officially licensed merchandise in our Kingkiller Chronicle collection.
All proceeds go to Worldbuilders, a geek-centered nonprofit supporting humanitarian efforts worldwide.
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Minted in the shape of an ingot cross-section in honor of its humble beginnings, this is an iron drab, one of the coins produced by Shire Post Mint to showcase the history of Ceald currency in The Kingkiller Chronicle. Author Patrick Rothfuss is a complete geek for coins, proven by these drabs and their story.
Find more officially licensed merchandise in our Kingkiller Chronicle collection.
All proceeds go to Worldbuilders, a geek-centered nonprofit supporting humanitarian efforts worldwide.
This Cealdish Iron Drab is struck from solid iron, measures 3 cm in diameter, and weighs about 29.6 grams. It features a simple stamp of a mountain and lake, the symbol of Ceald. (Coin artwork by Tom Maringer.)
The product is treated to look as if it has been handled and circulated. This process is done by hand, and it is both an art and a science, so coloring and patinas will vary. No two are exactly the same! Coins are struck one at a time in the USA using antique machinery and traditional coining techniques.
Patrick Rothfuss was born in Madison, Wisconsin to awesome parents. After nine years at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, he accidentally had enough credits to graduate with an English degree. Patrick then went to grad school. He’d rather not talk about it. In March 2007, The Name of the Wind was published and met with surprising success. In the years since, it has been translated into 30 languages, won all manner of awards, and become a bestseller in several countries. After a great deal of work and a few raised eyebrows from his patient editor, Wise Man’s Fear came out in March 2011, immediately hitting #1 on the New York Times Bestseller list. When not working on the third book of the series, Pat plays with his kiddos, makes mead, and runs Worldbuilders, a geek-centered charity that has raised more than a million dollars for Heifer International. For more information about Patrick Rothfuss, check out his blog.
Shire Post Mint is a small, family-run coining operation located in Arkansas, USA specializing in licensed fantasy coinage, but they make lots of other things too.
Shire Post Mint began in 2001 when Tom bought his first antique coin press. He had a passion for coin collecting since his childhood and his years of knife-making gave him metalworking knowledge that he used to start making coins. The techniques used of hand-engraving steel dies and pressing one at a time are the same used in the 1800s and earlier. After a few years of research, refinement and building a small following online, his work caught the eye of George R.R. Martin, who was interested in having coins made from his new series of books, A Song of Ice and Fire.
Since then, Shire Post Mint has grown into an internationally recognized company known for attention to detail and a high level of craftsmanship, all while still being super nerdy!
