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[b]OSIRIS-REx Commemorative Coins[/b] Dante Lauretta, principal investigator for NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission, partnered with Shire Post Mint to create a unique set of OSIRIS-REx mission commemorative coins. These coins trace the mission from launch, to sample collection, to sample return to Earth. [list][*][b]Launch coin[/b]: features the Atlas V rocket, struck in solid copper [*][b]Gravity Assist coin[/b]: features OSIRIS-REx and the Earth during its gravity assist maneuver [*][b]Surveying coin[/b]: features Bennu and the OSIRIS-REx, struck in solid brass [*][b]Sample Collection coin[/b]: features OSIRIS-REx and the TAGSAM taking a sample from Bennu, struck in solid brass [*][b]Landing coin[/b]: features Sample Return Capsule and parachute during descent to Earth, struck in solid steel[/list] The Sample Collection is at the core of the mission. We are commemorating this achievement with a limited edition coin that features a chunk of meteorite embedded into the coin with clear resin. [list][*]Sample Collection coin: features OSIRIS-REx and the TAGSAM taking a sample from Bennu. [*]struck in 1 oz of solid 999 silver [*]Individually numbered 001-100[/list]
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