posted 10-20-2020 01:00 PM               

OSIRIS-REx Commemorative Coins

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.

• Launch coin: features the Atlas V rocket, struck in solid copper

• Gravity Assist coin: features OSIRIS-REx and the Earth during its gravity assist maneuver

• Surveying coin: features Bennu and the OSIRIS-REx, struck in solid brass

• Sample Collection coin: features OSIRIS-REx and the TAGSAM taking a sample from Bennu, struck in solid brass

• Landing coin: features Sample Return Capsule and parachute during descent to Earth, struck in solid steel

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.

• 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