The obverse depicts the snarling face of a vampire, mouth open and fangs bared as if poised to strike, filling the field with a dramatic, high-relief close-up. "VAMPIRE" is lettered across the design, identifying the piece within the Mythological Legends set. Small engraved initials, "KH," appear in the lapel/collar area at lower right, just beside the bow tie — an engraver's mark not previously documented in secondary-market sources for this design.
The reverse centers on a brooding sky of storm clouds over turbulent seas, lightning and driving rain filling the background, with a second, more subtle mythological face worked into the clouds themselves. The legend "MYTHOLOGICAL LEGENDS / 1 OZ .999 FINE SILVER MADE BY AMC" encircles the design.
Attributed to AMC's post-rebrand production window based on the "AMC" mint mark spelled out in the reverse legend, which the company used only after transitioning from its earlier Texas International Mint (TIM) branding in early 1987. No packaging, distributor markings, or licensing credits have been found on this piece, consistent with in-house bullion/art-round output rather than a licensed-distribution series. The obverse also carries engraved initials "KH" (lapel/collar area, lower right), newly documented on the example examined for this entry; the engraver has not been identified.
Steady collector demand across the AMC Mythological Legends series; a 2012-2014 gap keeps the availability tag Red despite reasonable long-run turnover.
| Date | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 2026 | 122.50 | Most RecentHighest EverUnverifiedConfirmed via live eBay 9-bid auction, cross-verifies WorthPoint entry |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 57.00 | |
| Mar 25, 2025 | 50.00 | |
| Feb 13, 2025 | 40.00 | |
| Feb 18, 2024 | 38.00 | |
| Jul 21, 2023 | 46.00 | |
| Jul 5, 2023 | 32.00 | |
| May 13, 2022 | 65.00 | |
| Jul 22, 2020 | 59.95 | |
| Jun 25, 2020 | 49.95 | |
| Apr 27, 2020 | 59.00 | |
| Feb 19, 2020 | 35.00 | |
| Feb 4, 2019 | 59.50 | |
| Oct 25, 2018 | 25.00 | |
| Jul 25, 2018 | 30.00 | |
| May 26, 2018 | 28.61 | |
| Feb 6, 2018 | 45.98 | |
| Dec 23, 2016 | 39.95 | |
| Aug 12, 2015 | 39.03 | |
| Aug 10, 2015 | 29.95 | |
| Aug 1, 2015 | 22.25 | |
| Jun 6, 2014 | 50.00 | Derived: confirmed 4-coin lot $200.00/4 |
| Feb 11, 2012 | 55.00 | |
| Feb 7, 2012 | 36.00 | |
| Apr 9, 2011 | 62.00 | |
| Apr 1, 2011 | 55.00 | |
| Oct 29, 2010 | 34.95 | |
| Oct 26, 2010 | 25.00 | |
| Jul 16, 2009 | 30.00 |
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1987 Vampire AMC Mythological Legends Overview
The 1987 Vampire AMC Mythological Legends Silver Round is a 1 Troy ounce .999 fine silver round produced by American Medallion Corporation (AMC) of Houston, Texas. It is one of seven designs in AMC’s Mythological Legends series, joining Angel of the Gods, Eros, Hiawatha, Mermaids of the Sea, Voodoo, and Werewolf. Each round in the set pairs a mythological or legendary figure on the obverse with the same storm-cloud “Mythological Legends” reverse, giving the series a unified visual identity despite its wide range of subject matter — from classical (Eros) to folkloric (Hiawatha, Mermaids of the Sea) to horror-adjacent (Vampire, Werewolf, Voodoo).
The company operated under the Texas International Mint (TIM) name only briefly, in 1986 and early 1987, before rebranding to the better-known American Medallion Corporation (AMC) banner later that year. This round carries the “AMC” mark rather than the earlier “TIM” mark, making it a post-rebrand example from the company’s better-documented AMC production era.
1987 Vampire AMC Mythological Legends Attribution
Mint: American Medallion Corporation (AMC), Houston, TX — struck during the mint’s AMC era, following the Texas International Mint (TIM) period Issuer: American Medallion Corporation (AMC), self-issued — no third-party issuer or distributor documented Designer / Engraver: Initials “KH” engraved in the obverse design (lapel/collar area, lower right); engraver otherwise unidentified
No dated examples, period catalogs, or original sales literature for the Vampire round — or for the Mythological Legends series generally — have been located, and the round itself carries no struck date. It does, however, carry a mint identification spelled out directly in the reverse legend, “MADE BY AMC,” which qualifies as the round’s Mint Mark even though it’s rendered as text rather than a discrete monogram or device. The 1987 attribution ties to a documented, defensible event rather than to the mint mark alone: 1987 is the year the company adopted the American Medallion Corporation name and “AMC” mark, having operated under the Texas International Mint name and “TIM” mark through 1986. Because this round bears the “AMC” mark rather than “TIM,” it was struck no earlier than that rebrand. This round is therefore attributed to 1987, pending discovery of contemporary documentation establishing an exact release date.
1987 Vampire AMC Mythological Legends Notes
- Struck in one Troy ounce of .999 fine silver with a reeded edge.
- Bears the “AMC” mint mark, dating production to on or after the company’s early-1987 rebrand from Texas International Mint (TIM) to American Medallion Corporation (AMC).
- Part of a seven-round Mythological Legends set: Angel of the Gods, Eros, Hiawatha, Mermaids of the Sea, Vampire, Voodoo, and Werewolf.
- No mintage figures or original issue price have been located; Numista lists the design with a rarity index of 95 out of 100, indicating it is scarce among tracked collections.
- Small engraved initials, “KH,” are present in the obverse design (lapel/collar area, lower right, beside the bow tie) on the documented example examined for this entry — not previously noted in Numista or secondary-market descriptions of this design. The engraver behind these initials has not been identified.
1987 Vampire AMC Mythological Legends References
- Numista — “1 Ounce Silver – Vampire (Mythological Legends – AMC)” — https://en.numista.com/370977
- American Medallion Corporation (AMC) company history and mint-mark chronology — secondary-market research
- Documented example examined (this entry)
- Texas Stacker Archives
