In 2004, Liberia was the first country to authorize the issue of a legal tender coin with an embedded piece of meteorite, a Ten Dollar silver coin with a piece of the NWA 267 Meteorite found in the Sahara Desert. No one could have predicted that the coin would increase over 1000 percent in value in just a few short years. Since then, multiple countries have issued their own meteorite coins and the collector base for this type of extra-terrestrial coinage is growing daily. We try to keep up with the new issues as they come out, but some issues sell out very quickly and our allocations from the various mints can be very limited. So take a look at our offerings and grab a little piece of numismatic space.
This 2013 Fijian Proof Silver Coin contains authentic pieces of the meteorite which crashed to earth in Morasko (now a wooded reserve to the north of the city of Poznań in Poland) about 5,000 years ago.
The back of the medal gives basic information on the meteorite fall and is sequentially numbered. Total mintage worldwide was limited to 250 specimens. Comes as shown with a Certificate of Authenticity.
Total mintage worldwide was limited to 250 specimens. Comes as shown with a Certificate of Authenticity.
Total mintage worldwide was limited to 250 specimens. Comes as shown with a Certificate of Authenticity.
This Meteorite Coin comes with a Certificate of Authenticity as shown.
The medal, containing an embedded piece of the Chondrite Meteorite NW 869, is 5 centimeters in diameter, weighs 51.1 grams and was struck in high relief. From what I have been able to ascertain, only 1,000 of these pieces were minted and each one was individually numbered.
Nantan iron meteorites represent one of the rare witnessed iron meteorite falls in the world. The fall was recorded vividly — During May of Jiajing (the 11th Ming Dynasty Emperor of China) in the year of 1516, stars fell from the northwest, five to six fold long, waving like snakes and dragons. They were as bright as lightning and disappeared in seconds. Issued by the island Republic of Palau, this beautiful Five Dollar legal tender proof silver crown has a genuine piece of the Nantan meteorite infused in the coin’s surface and comes in a wooden presentation case with a Certificate of Authenticity. It would be an extraordinary gift for any collector of meteorites or world coins.
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