The most expensive coin in the universe

[newprepper]

Not only that, the gov't would pay thousands of dollars for the pure copper round, to make sure the purity met the standards. pure overkill

[SkyMan]

Surprisingly enough Delta, most NASA types have better things to do than overthink the sort of coins they are going to put on a flight. They could have cared less what the date and the condition of the coin were. They were doing something that normal cheeseheads could understand, and doing it with, IMO a little style, in that it was a VDB. I could show you pictures of many space flown numismatic items, and their dates generally have nothing to do with the year flown or some historic date like 1903. The conditions of the numismatic items, particularly coins, are generally quite poor.

 

Also, this coin has absolutely nothing to do with scientifically watching the weathering/oxidation/etc. of the coin.

[Plum]

..".and it's copper, not clad.

perhaps to see if any reactions

occur over long expose on Mars surface... "

 

... i did say perhaps

no need to get all up and in it.

 

it's a calibration target..

 

 

Whats really nice about this is we'll find out.

maybe a decade or more of data

 

Hopefully, we'll all still be able to see.

 

IMO. it will show signs of sand blast

before its over..

 

...and even though:

"this coin has absolutely nothing

to do with scientifically watching the

weathering/oxidation/etc. of the coin."

 

I"m sure they would make "Note" if changes

are noticed and add a bit to the knowledge base.