Gold Coin Sebenza

TimAckerman

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I was wondering if anyone has any pictures of any or all the Gold Coin Sebenza's.

I have done a search, but all the results I get are really old, and most of the pictures have been removed.

The only one I have actually seen is the Canadian one, and it is simply beautiful. So if you own one or have pictures I would love to see them.

Does anyone know if Chris Reeves plans to do any special edition Sebenza's like this in the near future (besides the Annual Limited Edition ones)?? I bet they would sell for a mint and sell like hot cakes, but they would be worth it!!

Thanks
 
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GOLD COIN SEBENZA’S

1997 - USA
1998 - Australia
1999 - Canada
2000 - South Africa
2001 - China
2002 - Austria

An interesting thing about the way these are made is that if you disassemble the knife, you can see the obverse side of the coin. The inlay hole is made large enough, and with just a small rim on which to mount the coin, that both sides of the coin can be seen. On the Chinese Panda, the date of issue is on the other side - that is why we have the date engraved on the handle. Just to make things interesting, the characters were written in Chinese!

Anne

Chris Reeve Knives- 2002 Gold Coin Sebenza, #13 of 20, integral lock, 4 3/4" closed, 3 1/2" Devin Thomas high contrast raindrop pattern carbon damascus blade, bronze anodized titanium thumb stud, notched thumb ramp, phosphor- bronze washers, bead blast titanium rear handle with integral side lock, polished titanium front handle with blue anodized logo, gold anodized opening bars of "The Blue Danube", 1/10th ounce Austrian Mint gold coin celebrating the prestigious Vienna Philharmonic (front side shows stringed instruments, the obverse shows the Vienna Golden Concert Hall which can be seen upon disassembly), polished stainless screws, thonghole, gold anodized titanium backspacer washer, bead blast titanium clip, leather slip sheath.

This is one of the rarest Sebenzas in existence. There are only 20 of these knives made each year, and all 20 knives are spoken for long before they are ever made. Specific dealers have rights to specific numbers of these 20 knives each year. Each dealer then has certain customers to whom they give the right to purchase the same number of knife each year. The only way for one of these knives to become available is for a customer to waive his right to it (a situation that is about as rare as the knife itself).

The gold coin collection started in 1997, and there have been a total of 6 knives in the series so far. However, with the first three knives in the series (U.S., Australia, and Canada), there were only 12 knives issued each year. In 2000, Chris extended the number of knives offered to 20. Therefore the #13 wasn’t included in the series until the year 2000, beginning with the South Africa knife. In 2001, the China knife was offered. I do not currently own these other two #13 knives, but I have been granted the honor of having the first right to purchase #13 throughout the duration of the Gold Coin Sebenza series.

When I asked Anne Reeve how long they planned to continue the Gold Coin Sebenza series, she told me that, although there are only a few more countries which offer fractional gold coins in 1/10 oz. denominations, Chris Reeve is considering continuing the series using platinum coins.

Jules
 
Those are the first I've seen! Wow! Great collection and absolutely fantastic looks!
 
I wish I had one or better yet, all! I only found out about those a couples years ago.:(

They are absolutely beautiful!:thumbup: ...but they are still not the rarest of them all........ according to my notes:D


Jules
 
Nice pics. :D

I would love to see a picture of the US version if anyone has it.

The 2003 knife, Isle of Man, was the last in the GC line. I had also heard that they were going to do a Platinum Coin series but not sure when that is going to start or if indeed that is still the case.
 
When I first herd about the gold coin Sebenza I was blown away by its beauty, so I wanted to learn more and how I could get my hands on one!! So I have read all the information before, but was having a heck of a time finding pictures!

Thanks for posting those Jules, it is much appreciated.

I guess we need to start bugging the Reeves to see if we are ever going to see a Platinum Coin Sebenza!!
 
Many thanks for the great pictures. I am not in the market, but can't help but ask what one of these beauties might sell for; anyone have any recent data?
 
I think, in my opinion only ...it's some what uncharted water or all open selling ground. It's all in the demand really with a very, very limited edition knife. We need a "Sebenza Elder" to comment. If they were South African one pieces I would ball park it.

me I'm just a lil' sebbie!:D


Jules
 
They very rarely come up for sale as you might imagine. In the last several years I can only recall seeing it twice. Each time, there were several for sale as a package and they were in the $750 to $800 range per knife. IMO, you would be lucky to find them for that price though, considering the Large Annuals approach that with a premium inlay (such as Mammoth) and a Damascus blade. So $800+ would be my ballpark estimate.
 
SuperD said:
They very rarely come up for sale as you might imagine. In the last several years I can only recall seeing it twice. Each time, there were several for sale as a package and they were in the $750 to $800 range per knife. IMO, you would be lucky to find them for that price though, considering the Large Annuals approach that with a premium inlay (such as Mammoth) and a Damascus blade. So $800+ would be my ballpark estimate.
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I'd ballpark those knives at $1k+ each....easy....Mammoths are $900+..with NO damascus...

My latest small Mammoth with Damascus was just under $900....

I would think with the damascus and gold now topping $750+ an ounce...these would be worth quite bit....

cheers
 
stronzza said:
I'd ballpark those knives at $1k+ each....easy....Mammoths are $900+..with NO damascus...

My latest small Mammoth with Damascus was just under $900....

I would think with the damascus and gold now topping $750+ an ounce...these would be worth quite bit....

cheers
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I think I would have to agree with you. I got a Large and Small LE Mammoth Ivory bark this year. The small has a damascus SS blade and the large has the standard blade; both came in just under $900. Given only a handful of these are made, I would think they could easily be 50% more than these LE's.
 
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