King Feyda Calanthis Breakable Vintish Penny

Breaking your coin:
This coin can be broken without the use of any tools. We suggest pressing the coin against the corner of a table or windowsill to start the bend, then bend back and forth by hand until it breaks. Warning: this process is very satisfying and may become addictive. In our tests, there isn't much of a sharp edge on the Half Pennies. We recommend rubbing any sharp edge onto the other coin edge or on a rock to smooth the coins for daily carry.

Coin artwork by Nate Taylor, approved by Patrick Rothfuss, engraving by Woody 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, 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. Officially licensed The Kingkiller Chronicle merchandise © Elodin Enterprises. All rights reserved.

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.

Nate Taylor is a freelance artist living with his family in the Pacific Northwest. Inspired at an early age by newspaper comics and movie poster art, he has been an artist all his life with work ranging from portraits and illustrations to cartoons and comics. When he isn’t working, Nate enjoys roleplaying games and carpentry.

A love of tabletop games and science fiction and fantasy stories has guided Nate’s career. He has illustrated “The Slow Regard of Silent Things” and “The Adventures of the Princess & Mr. Whiffle” by Patrick Rothfuss, “Sometimes the Magic Works” by Terry Brooks, book covers for “Whatever” collections by John Scalzi, and contributed artwork to “Unfettered: Tales by Masters of Fantasy,” “The Undone Life of Jak Dreadth,” and “The Tempered Steel of Antiquity Grey” by Shawn Speakman.

Nate has also created art for tabletop games “Button Men,” “Tak,” “Pairs,” “Lords of Vegas: Underworld,” “Lords of Vegas: Americana,” and “The Island of Doctor Lucky.” He is currently developing several comic and graphic novel projects.

See more of Nate Taylor's work on his website.

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!