Cook Islands 2007 5$ Brenham meteorite Silver coin Uncirculated
If you are collector or investor. You will find everything you need IN OUR STORE. Best coins at best price only for you! A pallasite is a stony-iron meteorite type. It was named after the German academic Peter Simon Pallas who first described this rare group of meteorites in the years 17721777. They are considered to be very beautiful and consist of about 50 percent iron-nickel and another 50 percent olivine. A small component of this famous Brenham Meteorite, which originated billions of years ago, has been set in this coin. To emphasise the particularity of this issue furthermore, the surface of this coin has selectively been treated with palladium.
The untreated surfaces on the moon and the meteorites tail are a strong contrast to the remaining coin and give it a very special visual effect. The item "Cook Islands 2007 5$ Brenham meteorite Silver coin Uncirculated" is in sale since Sunday, January 19, 2014.
This item is in the category "Coins & Paper Money\Coins\ World\Australia & Oceania\Other Oceania Coins". The seller is "eu-numismatics" and is located in Poznan. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated
- Year: 2007
- Composition: Silver
- Country/Region of Manufacture: Cook Islands