Coins
Plastic Coins 1
I found these at Wal-Mart, September 2006.
Plastic Coins 2
These plastic coins are from Oriental Trading Company, circa 2004.
- These are replicas of United States coins.
- The replicas have very little detail.
- Every coin has the word "COPY" in large letters on both sides.
Plastic Coins 3
These plastic coins are from Oriental Trading Company, circa 2004.
Metal Reproductions
These are metal reproductions of old Spanish coins.I got them from eBay vendors "estateliquidtors777", "kmccardle", and "1nsomn1ak".
- some have fake "gold" finish, some "silver"
- some have a bright shiny finish, some are antiqued
- there are two designs
- each coin has "COPY" molded into the design on one side, but it is small
Assortment
Here are all of the coins that we are considering, neatly lined up.
Here are all of the coins that we are considering, in a heap.
Not bad, really!
Foreign Coins
It should be possible to find some genuine foreign coins with a low enough value to make it economical to buy a bunch.I haven't tried this yet.
I got them from
eBay
vendors "gemshow7" and "estateliquidtors777".
I don't know if it would be cheap enough to get a quantity that would
attract pirates.
These crowns are from
Oriental Trading Company,
circa 2004.
I'm not sure whether or not we will really use them.
Gems
Plastic Gems 1
Plastic Gems 2
Semiprecious Stones
These are real semiprecious stones, cut and faceted,
bought in lots by weight.
20 carats on the left; another 20 carats on the right.
Here's a closer look at some real semiprecious stones.
Jewelry
Scour your local thrift stores for costume jewelry.
Check garage sales.
Paper Money
Modern Play Money 1
I don't remember where I got these.
Modern Play Money 2
These are from
Oriental Trading Company,
circa 2004.
Colonial Paper Money
It should be possible to get reproductions of American money from
colonial times.
Misc
I like to think that pirates are like magpies:
They are fascinated by shiny objects,
and will steal just about anything.
I guess the pirates raided a castle at some time.
These gold nuggets are from
Oriental Trading Company,
circa 2004.
Chest
Arrr, Matey!
What good be a pirate with no treasure nor buried chest?
Chest 1
This chest was purchased at
Big Lots,
$25 [September 2006].
Chest 2
This chest was purchased at either Ross or Marshalls, circa 2004.
Lock 1
This replica lock was purchased from
eBay
vendor "estateliquidtors777", $17.50 [September 2006].
Lock 2
This replica lock was purchased from
eBay
vendor "realmsandempiresstore", $8.50 [September 2006].
Keys
This set of keys was purchased in the pirate store in Disneyland near the
Pirates of the Carribean ride.
