Showing posts with label 2009. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2009. Show all posts

Friday, September 3, 2010

Silver going to the Moon?






Lunar meteorite NWA 4881
A Lunar Meteorite is a meteorite that is known to have originated on the Moon. Lunar origin is established by comparing the mineralogy, the chemical composition, and the isotopic composition between meteorites and samples from the Moon collected by the Apollo missions.

The NWA 4881 has been analyzed by the formalities of the Meteoritical Society, London and the Dept of Earth & Space Sciences from the University of Washington Seattle and is herewith approved as a Lunar meteorite.


The Lunar meteorite under 400X magnification.

Sunday, July 11, 2010

Russia Silver St. George the Victorious -2009 & 2010

This is an official legal tender silver bullion coin of Russia with a face value of 3 rubles. The obverse of this coin contains the emblem of the Bank of Russia, the two headed eagle. The reverse of the coin features an image of St. George sitting on horseback, spearing a dragon. 2009 was the first year of issue with worldwide mintage of just 280,000. The coin is produced by the Central Bank of Russia.

More info here.














Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Monday, July 27, 2009

And here's the Moon for you....

Enjoy......


That's an actual piece of Moon meteorite embedded in the coin!
















Saturday, July 4, 2009

Britannia in Color

Here are the new additions!


2008


2009


2006,2008,2009

Thursday, May 21, 2009

Kangaroo at Sunset, Royal Australia Mint

The Royal Australian Mint’s 2009 Kangaroo at Sunset coin has been nominated for Krause Publication’s “People’s Choice” Coin of the Year. The stunning yet simple design has already won the hearts of many avid coin collectors and is up against some tough competition from all around the world.
This coin has already sold out completely.
With an extremely low mintage of just 4000 Proof pieces, this coin is set to appreciate in value much faster than the price of silver!