Guardian of the Hive

Limited-Edition Collectible · Design Project

Bee Man Dan

Custom Bee-Designed Silver Coin

A custom bee-designed 1 oz .999 fine silver collector coin — struck in a limited run, individually serial-numbered, and framed as a creator-designed craft piece you can hold.

$5,250
pledged of $7,500
21
backers · need 30
21
days to go
Back this project

All-or-nothing: funded only if we hit $7,500 (30 coins). Stretch: $25,000.

Struck for keeps

Sculpted from the hive up

Designed from Dan's own beekeeping craft — a classic skep hive, a forager bee, and a honeycomb field. Each piece is struck in fine silver and individually numbered as a limited collectible.

.999
One troy ounce fine silver

One full troy ounce of .999 fine silver in every coin.

120
Reeded-edge ridges

A reeded edge of 120 ridges — the standard finish on a struck coin.

Frosted
Cameo bee relief

The bee and hive are raised in relief against a plain field.

0001
Individually numbered

Each coin has its own serial number, and the run is limited to the campaign.

Obverse & reverse

The Limited Edition Coin

A custom bee-designed collectible in two-level struck relief — raised skep hive and service star on the face, honey-dipper and forager bee on the reverse. Spin the full piece in the viewer above.

GUARDIAN OF THE HIVEBEE MAN DAN · 1 OZ .999 FINE SILVER0001
Guardian of the Hive

A classic skep hive beneath a service star — Bee Man Dan's beekeeping craft, struck into fine silver.

LIMITED EDITIONBEE MAN DAN · CUSTOM SILVER · 2026
Common Reverse

The honey-dipper mark and forager bee — the same back on every coin in the limited run.

Choose your pledge

Reward tiers

Back the coin as a collectible design product. Goal: $7,500 for 30 coins — stretch to 100.

Manual serial engraving

Each coin's serial is hand-engraved to order — your place in the limited run, permanently struck into the plaque.

Custom name — Founding Collectors

Founding Collectors can have a custom name engraved, marking the coin as theirs among the founding backers.

All-or-nothing funding

Cards are authorized but never charged unless the $7,500 goal is met — 30 coins at $250. Stretch target: 100 coins.