The beast of Christmas...Booze and silver, Holidays fit for a Pirate

in #steemsilvergold6 years ago (edited)

Hey Steemians!

It's now officially the holiday season for much of the world! We all have our unique ways of celebrating but for most it generally involves lights , food, booze and gifts.🎁 How ever you are celebrating, I wish you a very merry Christmas 🎅with all the joy that you can handle and be safe, don't drink and drive. 🍹 🍺 🍷

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Being in the spirit of Christmas, I had to stage a bit of a shoot on the kitchen counter with some silver. I kept walking by @silvergingerman's new beast from our last trip to the LCS and I knew I had to figure out a worthy way to display it in a holiday way like last year's dragon. Just like any of the coin in the collection, the intricate details are pretty special and give pretty interesting results near Christmas lights. Since I had the bottle out, one thing led to another...Next thing you know, there was a nice chilled glass in my hand, I knew exactly what I had to do. 😍 I' not much of a drinker but I do enjoy a fine glass on occasion, after-all it just got christened by the beast .

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Before I got carried away, was any of this new cargo approved by shipmate Kit-Ten? He has to inspect everything that comes aboard and give his approval. After inspection of the goods, he deemed it precious indeed and vowed to guard it with his life until the clock struck midnight and the cargo was due for delivery.

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Now that everything was inspected by the great furry one, Kit-Ten, it was time for delivery. Naturally both being stackers, we went to the LCS for each-other's gift...Surprise! Surprise! lol One of the treasures was another beauty from the NIUE Island minted by the Polish Mint with some interesting designs. I felt it would be wise to have a shoot with it for good luck while I had the Hennessy out, the color theme was perfect.

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Shot 1/30 sec. f/3.2 40 mm, ISO 800

Minted in 2014, this coin was struck in 14.14g of fine silver with a hollow spot containing a silver four-leaf clover covered with 24-carat gold. The artist responsible for this fine design is Dobrochna Surajewska (reverse, obverse) and the coin has a mintage of 3,333 worldwide. This is part of a 3 coin series.

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Shot 1/30 sec. f/3 40 mm, ISO 800

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Alright my friends, Merry Christmas and have a great time with your loved ones!
Cheers! X🐞X

All Images taken with Nikon D7000 with Nikkor 40mm micro, Kitty with Sigma 18-200 mm lens.

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Hennessy, vous êtes une conaisseure!

Bien sur ! J'aime la qualite! I don't normally drink but when I do...

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Merry Christmas to you and to @silvergingerman!

Awwe Thanks @ronaldoavelino! Merry Christmas to you and your family xox 💟

Merry Christmas to you too Sweetie ! xox 💟

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Merry Christmas!!! That Coin with the clover is a stunner! I hope you two have a wonderful day!

Oh yeah, It's pretty neat, I really love it too. Merry Christmas to you too and I hope you have a great holiday season! xox 💟

Merry Christmas @ladybug146 and Kit Ten

Lol Merry Christmas To you too @stockjockey!! I will give Captain Kit the message 😍

Merry Christmas 🎄

Thank you, Merry Christmas @firecajun9262! xox 🎄🎅

Pirate Approved! Merry Christmas!

YAY Pirate seal of approval! Merry Christmas to you and Misses @handofzara! xox 🎅💟

Hello @ladybug146, thank you for sharing this creative work! We just stopped by to say that you've been upvoted by the @creativecrypto magazine. The Creative Crypto is all about art on the blockchain and learning from creatives like you. Looking forward to crossing paths again soon. Steem on!

Thank you @creativecrypto! much love xox