Hercules became an icon of Greek mythology through tales of incredible strength and adventure.
From slaying lions to capturing three-headed beasts, some of his greatest feats came to pass during the Twelve Labors — which are now being celebrated by the 12 Labors of Hercules series from Provident Metals.
This powerful new collection will consist of 28 releases including the BU silver and copper 5 oz Hercules (2), the 12 labors in both silver and copper bullion (24), the 5 oz silver Hercules proof and the 1 oz silver proof of the same design (2).
The introductory piece is this 12 Labors of Hercules 5 oz Silver round. Each 5 oz round measures 63mm in diameter and contains .999 fine silver.
The obverse features a left-facing profile of Hercules wearing the Nemean Lion’s hide as armor on his head. The detailed design also shows the mythological demigod clutching his famous club.
The reverse is inscribed with THE 12 LABORS OF HERCULES at the center. A decorative vine wraps around the text. FIVE TROY OZ, CMXCIX — or .999 in roman numerals — and FINE SILVER are also included.
12 Labors of Hercules
Driven crazy by Hera, Hercules slew his family — only regretful after recovering his sanity. King Thespius purified the son of Zeus, but to atone for his crimes, he was sent to serve King Eurystheus.
Eurystheus ordered Hercules to execute 10 Labors, which were a series of tasks carried out as penance for his actions. Hercules successfully completed all 10, but because his nephew helped with one and he planned to accept payment for another, Eurystheus forced Hercules to finish two more Labors alone.
Hercules’ Labors adhere to the traditional order of the Bibliotheca:
The 1 oz bullion Labor rounds will be released once per month beginning Sept. 12, and will ONLY be available for purchase until the 12th of the following month, when there will be one day of overlap between rounds. Upon conclusion of sales for each round, a mintage will be published.
The final day of sales of this 5 oz Hercules round will be Sept. 12, 2015, which is also when the 12 Labors of Hercules series will conclude with Cerberus bullion copper and silver rounds.
Additionally, a proof version of the Hercules 5 oz Silver round will be available with an extremely limited mintage of 500. A Hercules 1 oz Silver Proof round will also be released with a mintage of just 1,000. The 5 and 1 oz Hercules proof rounds will be the only proof versions issued in the series and each will be released in late fall 2014.
Collect this formidable 12 Labors of Hercules series in both copper and silver from Provident Metals — and strengthen your portfolio today!
When the subtotal of your purchase, including applicable discounts, is $199 or more, you receive free shipping for your entire order. In order to receive free shipping on purchases of $199 or more, you must live within the 50 US states. For orders less than $199, a $9.95 shipping fee applies. All products are discreetly packaged and shipped with full insurance included.
Most Provident orders are shipped within one (1) business day of your payment clearing. Payments made via PayPal clear instantly. Bitcoin payments clear instantly once the transaction is confirmed. Credit Card and bank wire payments process within 1 business day. ACH and paper check payments take 3-5 business days. Once payments are processed, products are released to fulfillment for packaging and shipping.
All orders of $199 or more that are eligible for free shipping are, by default, shipped via a carrier of our choice (USPS or UPS). Depending on the contents and size of your purchase, you may be able to upgrade to a specific carrier during checkout.
For those orders of $999.99 or less, there is no need to sign for your package. However, you may select the option to require a signature at delivery if you want. This can be chosen and paid for at checkout. All orders of $1000 or more require a signature to complete delivery.
Provident is only able to ship to addresses in any of the 50 US states. This includes P.O. boxes and APO addresses.
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Michael C on 9/28/2015
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Very nice coin. I ordered about $1600 of Silver and I could not be happier. So glad I ordered my roll of 20 5oz Labor of Hercules before they were discontinued another ($1659 spent, Wow! What a solid investment). Provident metals is a great source of silver bullion. I have looked at competitors and a few others. The prices here at Provident are Bar None! Do your research and you to, will return to Provident for your precious metals."
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Michael C on 9/17/2015
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Very nice 5oz Silver rounds. I ordered two 5oz rounds. I am a first time Silver collector. I am so glad I ordered a 20 round tube of the 5oz rounds before they discontinued them on Sept.12th. Can't wait to receive the 20 round tube.
All the other rounds I ordered were brilliant. 10oz, 5oz, 2oz and 1oz rounds. I have the whole set of the Don't Tread on me from 10oz -1oz." |
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Kevin on 9/11/2015
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Simply a beautiful coin. Well done Provident!"
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Byron on 9/07/2015
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You Just Cant go Wrong......."
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| Diameter | 63 mm |
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| Thickness | 6.1 mm |
| Shipping | Orders over $199 Ship Free |
| Provident ID | 2562396 |
These are really nice. If you didn’t buy one then you missed out on a good coin.
I would have like to have bought more.
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Very nice coin. I ordered about $1600 of Silver and I could not be happier. So glad I ordered my roll of 20 5oz Labor of Hercules before they were discontinued another ($1659 spent, Wow! What a solid investment). Provident metals is a great source of silver bullion. I have looked at competitors and a few others. The prices here at Provident are Bar None! Do your research and you to, will return to Provident for your precious metals.
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Very nice 5oz Silver rounds. I ordered two 5oz rounds. I am a first time Silver collector. I am so glad I ordered a 20 round tube of the 5oz rounds before they discontinued them on Sept.12th. Can’t wait to receive the 20 round tube.
All the other rounds I ordered were brilliant. 10oz, 5oz, 2oz and 1oz rounds. I have the whole set of the Don’t Tread on me from 10oz -1oz.
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Simply a beautiful coin. Well done Provident!
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You Just Cant go Wrong…….
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Very wonderfully detailed coin. My first buy of the Hercules series and worth it.
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apples of hesperides
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can make set nice round thanks again bigjohn
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Awesome work on this round! I only purchase more when shipping is free and prices have been dropping.
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I bought this round to make sure I have the complete set by the time it is finished. I wasn’t overly impressed with the brilliance of the coin, but that could be due to it not even being in it’s plastic sleeve when it arrived. I was also upset, as with the whole set, That we have to purchase the airtight containers. You would think with it being a special series from Provident, they could cover the extra 10 cents .
One the positive note, it is a beautiful design and a nice hefty weight. It will look good once the series if filled out
I only own 1 other 5 oz round and that is a 1998 Silver Libertad. I like this one better. Very cleanly struck. Not familiar with the Roman numerals on the back but that will just add to the story having it. This is a great design and I would definitely order more as they have FREE SHIPPING! Thanks Provident!
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I’m very happy with this coin, but is anyone else having an issue with the air-tite? William on 1/18/15 said he has four of these rounds with 2 different diameters. My 63mm air-tite doesn’t quite close – it seems the coin is slightly too big.
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I’ve had four of these five oz herc round and I must say, they are awesome! great design. I got two different diameter rounds, both five ounces, don’t know why but it’s cool to have different ones with the same weight. I weighed two and both were 5.48 ozt. I’m getting more!!!! Providant are good folks. I highly recommend them.
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This is great series I am collecting with my children. However, we need the 1oz version of this style so that we may add it to our collecting albums. 5oz coins do not fit the collector albums. This makes collecting difficult, incomplete and awkward. Please seriously consider making this one in a 1oz.
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I just received my coin today, decided to buy while Silver is below $20 an ounce. Also this was on the free shipping list so couldn’t go wrong with this. This coin is very detailed and a good finish. I might have to get another one.
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Just received the 5 ounce Hercules. Folks, this thing is BAD ASS! Seeing Hercules on the 1 oz was cool, but the 5 oz is five times as cool! The level of detail in this rivals the other WORLD CLASS Provident offers. There are some good mints out there putting out fine products, but I don’t know of anyone who can so consistently put out four and five star issues every time. This is FIVE STAR! Of course only those who take that leap and buy one will know just how cool they really are because you have to hold it in your hand and see it with your own eyes! To all those @ Provident who made it happen a big well done. You are the best in your craft bar none!
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This round, part of my first order with Provident, is flawless. From the face to the edges, it’s shiny and unmarred.
A hefty piece of silver, mateys!
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Very pleased with the great detail and quality of this 5 ounce silver round. Very glad it comes with free shipping. That helps a lot.
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I’d have been very disapointed if didn’t purchase this round and later saw it in some one elses stack.Love it , and you will too. Hope they do a five oz. in the zombucks.
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5 ounces of Awesomeness, I am very satisfied … With this being my first 5 ouncer..it has a nice weight too it..always better in hand…Do your self a favor and get one..there not going too last much longer..
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I bought some more and loved them again.
Question: Out of curiosity Provident, I thought the minting of these was supposed to end weeks ago. Are all of the Hercules series going to be ongoing?
Answer: Great Question! When the release of the 5 oz Silver Hercules | 12 Labors of Hercules was announced, we also announced that the 5 oz Silver Hercules would be available for purchase 12 months after inception. The 1 oz bullion Labor rounds will be released once per month beginning Sept. 12, and will ONLY be available for purchase until the 12th of the following month, when there will be one day of overlap between rounds. Upon conclusion of sales for each round, a mintage will be published.
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Five stars.Just received five more Hercules 5oz rounds.I’m very happy with the quality and the shipping was really fast from my order to my door.These are beautiful and my neighbor was really wanting to buy one from me.With a small premium he can have one too…Maybe!
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I am extremely satisfied with this round and will surely buy more!!!
Especially since Provident, it seems, extended the date to purchase this round.
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Received this bad boy last week, my daughter took it from me lol .. will order 2 more on 9/12 along with 3 of the first labor coin due out on the 12th. Going to put together 3 complete sets. 1 For myself one for my daughter and the 3rd for my lady.. the air tight is must have when ordering this bad boy!!!
One last thing all the coins on my order were in great conditions thanks a bunch Provident Metals..
I thought the coin looked pretty cool and I really don’t buy too many private mint coins but I figured I would give this one a whirl. I tell you what, this coin is in mint condition! There are no milk spots or jagged edges (what I have seen on other private mint coins) and the thing is flawless. If the whole series is going to be as nice as this one, Provident, you have a customer who is going to buy each coin in the series! I just hope all of them are available as 5 oz.
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I ordered 5 of these and they arrived very fast. I was stunned by there beauty. A very fine hunk of silver. Just ordered 5 more. Free shipping too.That puts a smile on my face.
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Nice hefty round, well struck and the design is pretty straight forward. Add to that the free shipping and I’ll order again if it’s still going on.
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I think these 5oz rounds are just absolutely badass !
I will look forward to more 5oz in the future.
Always a class act provident…………………..
I’ve bought many orders from Provident Metals and they always come through for you. I saw this advertised and had to pick one up..What a beautiful bullion round. I am so glad I got one… have to pick up some more and definitely looking forward to the monthly series. Great coins, great prices, and great service! Its why I come back again and again.
Do yourself a favor, buy one and pick up the 63 mm air tite holder for it.
Thanks Provident Metals!!!!
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Excellent detail on this coin. Extremely fast shipping. 5 stars across the board. Can’t wait for the 1 ounce series. Another fine product from Provident Metals.
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really nice round , must get it you wont be disappointed
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this is one of the best 5 oz bullion round you could get.. this coin came flawless and i will continue purchasing this series till the end.
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I purchase this coin with the anticipation of the series and once this coin is out and you missed the death line to purchase this beautiful coin you will be very disappointed. this is a beautiful 5 oz silver round.. A must get for collection and if you do you will be happy.. thanks provident for your fast shipment as always..
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Is a great looking coin, high quality with a very low premium. One issue I had was some milk spots otherwise I would give a 5 star review
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Is a great looking coin, high quality with a very low premium. One issue I had was some milk spots otherwise I would give a 5 star review
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I would have like to have bought more."