2020 Cook Islands $5 1-oz Silver Viñales Meteorite Ultra High Relief Proof NGC PF70 First Releases w/Pacific Rim Label

Pure Silver Meteorite Impact Coin Features Piece of Actual Meteorite!

February 1, 2019 dawned as a mostly sunny day over Western Cuba. But that peaceful repose was shattered in the early afternoon when a meteorite screamed across the sky. The National Weather Service in Key West confirmed the eyewitness accounts and reported that the meteor left a smoke trail as it traveled past the Florida Keys and impacted near the small town of Viñales, where a strong shock wave was noted.

The meteorite shattered upon impact leaving 40 to 50 pieces scattered on the ground. When it struck the Earth, the Viñales Meteorite created a spectacular crater that scientists have meticulously examined. And now, thanks to today’s modern minting technology, you can examine the crater for yourself from the comfort of your own home with this $5 Cook Islands legal-tender silver coin featuring topography that deftly matches the actual impact crater!

Design Mimics Rugged Topography of Meteorite Impact Crater

Part of the Meteorite Impacts series, this coin was not only struck in a full ounce of highly pure 99.9% fine silver coin, it’s incredibly unique due to the specialized minting process that recreates the impact crater in impeccable detail. The coin features cracks, crevices and even a gouge in its rim to represent the haphazard trail left by the Viñales Meteorite as its slashed its way across the ground. Struck by Germany’s legendary Mayer Mint using its revolutionary Coin Invest Trust (CIT) Smartminting© technology, this phenomenal three-dimensional coin literally pushes the boundaries of coin manufacturing.

Contains Actual Piece of Viñales Meteorite

The icing on this space-aged cake? The mint embedded an actual piece of the Viñales Meteorite in each of these coins! According to scientists, the meteorite weighed around three tons before it disintegrated between 60 and 75 miles above the Earth’s surface. Many Cubans were quick to notice the irony of the meteorite’s impact site since the area’s main tourist attraction was a Prehistoric Mural that had been painted on a mountain depicting dinosaurs that became extinct after a giant meteor struck.

Plus, your 2020 Viñales Meteorite One-Ounce Silver Coin has been graded by the Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) in flawless Proof-70 (PF70) condition, a distinction that means your perfectly-graded proof will have ZERO imperfections — showing all features and fields exactly as the engraver and mint intended. In addition, NGC has certified that your proof is a First Releases (FR) coin, a designation that means it was received by NGC or an NGC-approved depository within the first 30 days of its release. Collectors seek out these coins because they are produced with new dies and considered to have sharper strikes and deeper mirrors than those that are struck later.It will also come sonically sealed in an acrylic holder with an exclusive Pacific Rim label.

Just 2,500 of these otherworldly coins have been struck for worldwide release and each coin available in this offer will be accompanied by its original government packaging that consists of a Viñales Meteorite display case and a mint-issued Certificate of Authenticity. Get your science on and bring home one of these interstellar coins. Click one to your cart now!

COIN HIGHLIGHTS:

• UNIQUE METEOR IMPACT COIN – The 16th issue in the Meteorite Impacts Collection, the 2020 Viñales Meteorite One-Ounce Silver Coin features the actual topography of the crater made by a shower of meteorites in Western Cuba along with the coordinates of the impact crater. The obverse features the bust of Queen Elizabeth II.
• CONTAINS AN ACTUAL PIECE OF THE VIÑALES METEORITE – This unique coin also contains a piece of the actual Viñales meteorite embedded in its reverse near the bottom of the crater.
• AMAZING ULTRA HIGH RELIEF – These coins were struck by the Mayer Mint using CIT’s SmartMinting© technology to produce incredible Ultra High Relief that traces the meteorite’s path from a gash on the coin’s edge to the center impact crater.
• STRUCK IN HIGHLY-PURE SILVER – Each 2020 Viñales Meteorite Silver Coin was struck in a full ounce of highly-pure 99.9% silver and measures 33 mm in diameter.
• LEGAL TENDER IN THE COOK ISLANDS – These 2020 Viñales Meteorite One-Ounce Silver Coins are $5 legal tender in the Cook Islands, a self-governing island nation in free association with New Zealand.
• PERFECT PROOF CONDITION – Your 2020 Viñales Meteorite One-Ounce Silver Coin has been graded by the Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) in perfect Proof-70 (PF70) condition.
• KEY FIRST RELEASES CERTIFICATION – NGC has certified that your proof is a First Releases (FR) coin, meaning that it was among the first struck by the mint and was verified within the first 30 days of issue. It will come in an acrylic holder with an exclusive Pacific Rim label.
• VERY LOW LIMITED EDITION – The Cook Island set the worldwide limited edition for the 2020 Viñales Meteorite One-Ounce Silver Coin at only 2,500. Each comes in its original government packaging.

Here’s your chance to own a genuine space rock by grabbing the 2020 Cook Islands Viñales Meteorite One-Ounce Silver Coin with an actual meteorite piece embedded into its surface. Order yours today!