Probably not, thats a lot of clams for a TOKEN (call me a stickler, but coins must have a denomination or value on them) But it is indeed neato.
Some tokens sell for a lot more than you'd think. I sold this token on Ebay for $43.00. I got it out of a dealers junk box and paid $2.50. Charlie
That space coin did nothing for me. I don't think I would pay $1 out of a junk box for it. I would rather have the centenial token.
Tokens seem to be the wild frontier of numismatics. The centennial token would be my preference of the two here.
Coins from Space = Pennies from Heaven You have to understand that while Campo del Cielo ("Fields of Heaven") has been known since the conquistadores, its true dimensions were known only in more recent times. This is a 37,000 kg (16 kips) hunk of iron. There is no shortage of material. Some of it is more interesting that other parts of it, perhaps. Even so, for all of that, this medal is interesting and collectible. There are knives and other artifacts made from meteorites. (The first Bowie knife was supposedly made from a meteorite. In fact in far ancient times, meteoric iron was the only form known, iron requiring a much higher smelting temperature than copper and tin.) In themselves, meteorites are collectible. I have several, including an achondrite, which has the elements of life in it. Other space collectibles include equipment and other spaceflown materials and even coins. I have two coins struck from spaceflown material.
The medal paterning looks right to be made from a meteor, but then again, if it was galvanized, it would look the same in the photo. Off topic: I once came across a guitar pick made out of meteor metal. Cost a bit too much, and was guaranteed to shred your strings, but would look pretty cool on a chain.
Lincoln Mint Space Coin Here are images of one of my two space coins. Mintage 200,000. Struck by the Lincoln Mint. diameter: 22 mm weight: 10.8 grams (A bit dense, eh? The diameter of a quarter and almost as a heavy as a half. And, yes, I, too, am bothered by the "weight" in "grams.") Obv: "THE EAGLE HAS LANDED / JULY 20, 1969." Astronaut on Moon facing U.S. flag. Rev: "This medallion contains metal from spacecrafts Columbia and Eagle, that took Astronauts Armstrong, Aldrin, and Collins on their historic Apollo 11 mission that resulted in the first landing of man on the Moon." The commemorative contains metal from a stainless steel heatshield bolt from the command module, Columbia. It also has metal from a rock box clip from the excursion module, Eagle. NASA presented these to employees and contractors.
I have always been fascinated by tokens (Must be because they look so much like coins). It seems that their designs and stories are endless. This is the first time I have seen a token made from a meteorite, that is very interesting.
