Copper rounds trade on artwork rather than metal value, and this release earns its keep on both faces. The Mystic Night Iguana holds five avoirdupois ounces of .999 fine copper, pairs a full-color portrait with an antiqued high-relief reverse, and is capped at a mintage of 5,000 pieces. It reads as a display piece as much as a stacking piece.
Key Features:
- Purity and Weight: 5 avdp oz of .999 fine copper
- Metal Type: Copper
- Obverse Design: Full-color iguana portrait in neon greens, blues, and magentas
- Reverse Design: Antiqued iguana on a branch in a moonlit jungle setting
The obverse is printed against a solid black field, which lets the color do all the work. The iguana is shown from the shoulder up in left profile, its scales shifting from green through turquoise into deep violet along the jaw and dewlap. A row of tall dorsal spines runs along the back in graduated pink and red. The large circular subtympanic scale below the eye is picked out in bright cyan, and the eye itself is orange-red with a dark pupil. Individual scale texture is visible across the head, throat, and neck.
The reverse switches to sculpted copper with an antique finish. An iguana rests along a thick branch at center, head raised, with the ridge of spines and every scale group cut in relief. Behind it, a jungle scene fills the field: broad monstera and palm leaves, hanging vines, and a waterfall spilling down the left side. A crescent moon and three stars sit in the upper right. LIMITED MINTAGE 5000 is stamped in a straight line beneath the animal, with FIVE AVDP OUNCES .999 FINE COPPER curving along the bottom rim.
Copper is measured in avoirdupois ounces rather than troy, which is standard for the metal. The antiqued surface will continue to darken naturally over time; a capsule or sleeve slows patina and protects the printed obverse from scuffing.
Wildlife copper with a capped mintage tends to move quickly once a run sells through. Add the Mystic Night Iguana 5 oz Copper Round to your cart today.