I was finishing yet another order of silver and came across a really cool coin that piqued my interest.
Now, I didn't end up buying it since it had a ridiculous price but it's definitely worth a share and I totally understand why many would buy it.
So, without further ado
Meet the Chondrite Meteorite 5$ coin:
So, not much going on this side...Other than a real piece of meteorite in the middle!
Here's a photo from another angle
The meteorite fragment comes from the NWA 4037 impact, a code used for several meteorites that were found in 2005 in Northwest Africa, Morocco. These meteorites stemmed originally from one meteorite that shattered into several parts as it entered the atmosphere.
This side of the coin is shaped like that to symbolize a crater in case you didn't notice ;)
It weighs 1 oz (0.999 silver) and was issued in 2015 by Cook islands. Mintage is 2500.
Since it's a coin and everything, the other side is pretty boring, with Queen Eli and the denomation of 5$:
Here's a video of this bad boy:
After a bit of googling, it seems like this piece starts from around 150$, a hefty price for a oz coin... But at least you get something extraterrestrial as a bonus 😜
Definitely a unique novelty. Now that I think of it again, 150$ doesn't sound that bad maybe I'll get one in the future :)
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