Reserve edition
A Self Made Man
$199.00
A Self-Made Man – Hand-Poured 999+ Silver Collectible Reserve Edition Built, Not Given. Earned Through Relentless Effort. The Self-Made Man is one of the most compelling images in American culture...
- Metal
- Silver
- Nominal size
- 1oz
- Edition
- Reserve
- Mintage
- 500
- Dimensions
- 0.76 x 0.79 x 1.65 in
- Documentation
- Certificate of authenticity
- Made in TexasInvestment cast, hand poured, and hand finished in our own studio.
- CertificateEvery statue ships with its certificate of authenticity.
- DeliveryTracked and insured until it reaches your door.
- GuaranteeLifetime authenticity guarantee. 30-day returns on eligible items.
Full description
A Self-Made Man – Hand-Poured 999+ Silver Collectible
Reserve Edition
Built, Not Given. Earned Through Relentless Effort.
The Self-Made Man is one of the most compelling images in American culture — the figure literally carving himself out of raw material, pulling himself into existence through sheer will and effort. This sculpture captures that concept at its most literal and its most powerful: the figure emerging from the unfinished material that surrounds it, the act of self-creation frozen at the moment of maximum effort. This is the piece for the person who built what they have from nothing — who didn't inherit the position or wait for permission, but created it through persistence, sacrifice, and the refusal to stop until the work was done. Cast in 999+ fine silver with an antique patina, every detail of the powerful composition is hand-finished.
What You're Getting:
- Hand-poured 999+ fine silver with an antique silver finish
- Available in 1oz, 3oz, 6oz, 12oz, and 24oz
- Hand-finished for figure and full composition detail throughout
- Marked for weight and purity
- Includes a certificate of authenticity
For the Entrepreneur and the Builder
The desk piece for the person who created something from nothing — the entrepreneur, the self-starter, the individual who understands that nothing worth having was handed over. One of Gold Spartan's most meaningful and conceptually powerful pieces.
About the Reserve Edition
The A Self Made Man is a Reserve Edition statue. Every size is limited to a maximum of 100 pieces -- 500 for the 1oz. Once a size reaches that number, it will never be cast again. Each Reserve piece ships with a metal Certificate of Authenticity, laser-engraved with the name of the statue and the individual number that matches your specific piece.
The Reserve line is for collectors who want something permanently scarce -- a piece with a defined place in a fixed run that closes for good. For collectors who want a specific Gold Spartan design without a mintage cap, the Standard Edition line remains available continuously.
Shipping and returns
Most pieces are made to order and ship in about 2 to 3 weeks. Larger and custom orders can take longer. Every shipment is tracked and insured. Eligible items may be returned within 30 days of receipt.
What arrives in the box
Your statue arrives in a foam-lined collector box with a certificate of authenticity and a polishing cloth.
$199.00
How it is made
Poured, not manufactured
Eleven steps run between the first sculpt and the sealed collector box. These four decide what the piece becomes.
Know what you own
Most statue gifts are hollow. This is not.
The usual statue gift
The Gold Spartan
Resin, or plated base metal
99.9% silver or solid bronze, all the way through
Mass-produced overseas
Investment cast to order in Texas
Machine finish, identical units
Finished by hand, each pour unique
No material documentation
Certificate of authenticity with every piece
Loses value the day it ships
Precious metal that stays precious metal
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