--- title: Game of Thrones Coins Will Give You Fantasy Spending Power description: A Kickstarter quickly hit its goal to bring coins based on 'Game of Thrones' history to life — and it has George R. R. Martin's approval canonical: https://time.com/5416974/game-of-thrones-coins/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-10-05T17:03:07.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:55:19.189Z og:title: Game of Thrones Fantasy Coins Kickstarter Raises Thousands og:description: A Kickstarter plans to mint 11 unique metal coins fit for the world of Westeros og:url: https://time.com/5416974/game-of-thrones-coins/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2a529263ad91d387/6988dada196cf4256c04198d/game-of-thrones-the-dragon-and-the-wolf-cersei-jamie-lannister-07.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: game-of-thrones-the-dragon-and-the-wolf-cersei-jamie-lannister-07 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Game of Thrones Fantasy Coins Kickstarter Raises Thousands twitter:description: A Kickstarter plans to mint 11 unique metal coins fit for the world of Westeros twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2a529263ad91d387/6988dada196cf4256c04198d/game-of-thrones-the-dragon-and-the-wolf-cersei-jamie-lannister-07.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Kickstarter for Fantasy _Game of Thrones_ Coins Promptly Raises Thousands of Actual Dollars  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Oct 5, 2018 5:03 PM UTC  Macall B. Polay—HBO  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Oct 5, 2018 5:03 PM UTC [_Game of Thrones_](http://time.com/5411597/game-of-thrones-season-8-ghost/) fans, want to have real currency in the world of [Westeros](http://time.com/5405887/maisie-williams-direwolf-bread-recipe/) — and amongst your fellow diehard fans here on earth? Then you might want to look into a [new Kickstarter](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shirepostmint/pre-conquest-coins-of-westeros/description) that’s planning on minting “pre-conquest coins of Westeros. The designs even have the stamp of approval from _A Song of Ice and Fire_ author [George R. R. Martin](http://time.com/5398893/emmys-2018-george-rr-martin-turtle-pin/) himself, who has licensed them to proceed with minting the metal pieces. “The coin makers of [Shire Post Mint](http://www.shirepost.com/) bring you solid metal coins from the thousands of years of history before the [Targaryen](http://time.com/5268892/emilia-clarke-met-gala-2018/) dynasty in Westeros,” the campaign explains. They’ve also put together maps of Westeros for the coins to be displayed in, 50 of which are signed by Martin himself. The project was launched on Oct. 2 — and fully funded within a mere four hours. By Friday, it had already racked up nearly $30,000 in pledges from over 200 backers. Made of bronze, copper, iron, nickel and brass, the [Arkansas-based family](https://www.shirepost.com/) company has designed over 40 different pieces with Martin’s partnership over the years. This set includes everything from a crude-looking bronze “Coin of the First Men” to a solid brass “Loreon I Lannister Gold Lion” featuring the likeness of, yes, a Lannister ancestor to a copper “Night’s Watch Token.” For $1,000, contributors will get the full set of 11 new coins with a fancy wood map signed by Martin, while just $10 will give you a single “Garth VII Gardener Goldenhand Coin.” The designers have a history in the fantasy currency business: they’ve also made novelty coins for franchises like [_The Lord of the Rings_](http://time.com/4655338/lord-of-the-rings-reunion-orlando-bloom-elijah-wood/) and _The Kingkiller Chronicles_. > [](https://twitter.com/GRRMspeaking/status/1047214905412259846) Game of Thrones Coins Will Give You Fantasy Spending Power ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5416974/game-of-thrones-coins/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5416974/game-of-thrones-coins/"},"headline":"Kickstarter for Fantasy Game of Thrones Coins Promptly Raises Thousands of Actual Dollars","datePublished":"2018-10-05T17:03:07.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:55:19.189Z","description":"How about a Night's Watch Token?","url":"https://time.com/5416974/game-of-thrones-coins/","keywords":["Newsfeed","game of thrones"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2a529263ad91d387/6988dada196cf4256c04198d/game-of-thrones-the-dragon-and-the-wolf-cersei-jamie-lannister-07.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2a529263ad91d387/6988dada196cf4256c04198d/game-of-thrones-the-dragon-and-the-wolf-cersei-jamie-lannister-07.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"game-of-thrones-the-dragon-and-the-wolf-cersei-jamie-lannister-07","caption":"","creditText":"Macall B. 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