Jackalope – 1/2 Troy Oz .999 Fine Silver Round

Part jackrabbit, part antelope, and entirely at home in a good Western tall tale. Our Jackalope silver round celebrates the American West’s mischievous mythical creature with a finely detailed portrait against a rugged desert backdrop. It is a little humor, a little frontier folklore, and half a troy ounce of fine silver.

A Western Tall Tale with Real Roots

The jackalope’s modern fame is closely tied to Douglas, Wyoming. In the 1930s, brothers Douglas and Ralph Herrick helped popularize the creature through taxidermy, combining jackrabbit bodies with deer antlers. Their improbable trophies turned a visual joke into a souvenir that travelers could carry home—and a story they could embellish along the way.

Douglas embraced the legend, making the jackalope part of its civic identity. The city’s playful folklore credits the animal with mimicking human voices, even joining cowboys in song around a campfire. Its joke hunting licenses are valid on June 31, a date that never arrives. These details belong to the fun of the legend, rather than the natural history of a real species.

That blend of deadpan storytelling and impossible wildlife is the jackalope’s charm. A familiar desert animal becomes something wonderfully unlikely, inviting the listener to decide just how much of the tale to believe.

Design Details

The round places the jackalope in a rugged desert setting, pairing its rabbit-like form with the antlered silhouette that makes the creature instantly recognizable. The surrounding landscape gives the fanciful subject a believable home, reinforcing the playful tension between an ordinary wildlife scene and an extraordinary animal.

Struck in .999 fine silver with a Brilliant Uncirculated finish, the 30mm round brings the design into a compact format. It is a quirky addition for collectors of cryptids, Western folklore and animal-themed silver.

Specifications

• Weight: 1/2 troy ounce
• Purity: .999 fine silver
• Diameter: 30mm
• Thickness: 2.56mm
• Edge: Reeded
• Finish: Brilliant Uncirculated

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