A Bison on the Badlands, Under Legendary North Dakota
The North Dakota Stacking Across America 1 oz Copper Bar sets STACKING against a badlands sunset, a bison standing in the grass at the base of eroded buttes. Legendary North Dakota runs across the top between two sheaves of wheat, and the plate’s own line, Peace Garden State, sits along the bottom. It holds one avoirdupois ounce of .999 fine copper.
The Design
Legendary North Dakota sits at the top of the obverse in black and orange caps, a wheat sheaf on either side, with a blue registration tab reading 2027 in the corner. STACKING fills the center in large bold black letters, over a badlands scene of eroded buttes, golden prairie grass, and a sunset glow along the horizon, a bison standing in the grass to the right. A bison on the badlands, the same land North Dakota’s own plate puts on its background. Peace Garden State runs across the bottom left in white caps. The reverse is the same across the whole series: engraved copper, an American flag with a dashed road line running through the stripes, and STACKIN’ ACROSS AMERICA across the lower half.
An Avoirdupois Ounce, Not a Troy Ounce
The reverse marks the weight as 1oz AVDP. That’s the avoirdupois ounce, the one a kitchen scale reads in, not the troy ounce that silver and gold bullion is weighed in. A different ounce, so this bar and a 1 oz silver bar do not sit on a scale the same way, even with the same “1 oz” printed on both.
Copper’s own metal value is small next to what a colorized, designed bar like this one costs. Priced for the design, not the copper inside it, true of colorized copper collectibles as a category, not a knock on this piece specifically.
How It’s Marked
AVDP and .999 CU are engraved into the reverse itself, beside the flag, not printed on a separate card. Stamped into the metal, so the bar in hand reads the same as the description of it.
North Dakota Stacking Across America Copper Bar Specifications
One avoirdupois ounce of .999 fine copper, struck as a rectangular bar with rounded corners, a colorized badlands obverse, and a plain engraved copper reverse. .999 fine copper, one avoirdupois ounce.
North Dakota Stacking Across America Copper Bar FAQ
Is this real .999 copper?
Yes. .999 CU is engraved directly into the reverse. .999 fine copper, marked on the bar itself.
Is an avoirdupois ounce the same as a troy ounce?
No. Silver and gold bullion is weighed in troy ounces, and this bar is marked 1oz AVDP, the avoirdupois ounce. Two different ounces, so a weight comparison across metals needs the conversion, not just the number on the label.
Why does the plate say Peace Garden State?
That’s North Dakota’s own nickname, printed on the plate itself, referring to the International Peace Garden on its Manitoba border. Peace Garden State, taken straight off the plate.
Is this bar worth its price in copper?
No. Copper’s melt value is small, and a colorized bar like this one is priced for the design, not the metal. That’s true of colorized copper collectibles generally, not specific to this one.
Is this part of a larger series?
The reverse names it Stackin’ Across America, a series built around state license plate designs. Named on the bar, one state per release.
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