Your past in Silver

The Floppy Disk is a 2 oz coin made of pure .999 silver, and we decided to utilize techniques different from our usual ones, creating various finishes to enhance the elements of the coin and allow those observing the piece, including those who have never seen floppy disks, to understand that what they see is not just a simple square block of silver.

The silver coin is perfect for admiring all the finishes used. In fact, a light frosting and a heavy frosting are used to distinguish between the plastic protection (where the magnetic disk was contained inside) and the section where the shutter was inserted, which uses an additional frosting technique to stand out from the other elements. The bottom part, where the label was inserted, presents the important information contained within our Floppy, namely the mintage of 499 pieces, the purity of the silver, and the weight of the coin.

The most attentive observers will notice how mirrored elements are present at the 4 corners, namely the arrow, the High-Density symbol, and the two squares at the bottom: a third style of finish to allow these refined details to stand out.

Turning the coin over, we will find the same finishes, but I would like to invite you to pay attention to the Coat of Arms, located inside a circle with a mirrored finish. Even an inattentive eye will notice that the mirrored circle is not perfectly centered, and this is because the spindle of the disk was never positioned in the perfect center of the floppy disk, but it was slightly movable and it was possible to move it with your fingers, so much so that many passers-by at the fair pleasantly noticed this detail, remembering how they used to play with it as children.