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- Colorized – PF 69 ULTRA CAMEO – NGC Coin – with a very popular Brown Label – with the Original Government Packaging – MINTAGE = 5,000!!!!! THERE ARE ONLY TWO COINS IN EXISTENCE IN THIS HIGHEST KNOWN GRADE. This coin set is struck in an amazing proof finish with colorized design and rectangular shape along with this coin being in the highest known grade – PF 69 Ultra Cameo (PF is Proof Finish). Issued as legal tender under the Pacific Isle of Niue. Conquest of Space. Alexei Leonov – First Space Walk. Meticulously struck from one ounce of 99.9% pure silver in proof quality. Additionally, a super popular. Label from NGC is present on this coin. Issued as legal tender under the Government of Niue. One ounce colorized s. Ilver proof coin is issued by the. Mint and is meticulously struck from one ounce of 99.9% pure silver in proof quality and. Is a stunning release from the. This amazing 99,99% pure silver coin features multiple technologies to bring out the stunning beauty of the amazing striking technology designed by the. This coin presents a rare opportunity to view superb engraving skills of the. Further showcases the combined craftsmanship and artistry that have produced this. And is a truly magnificent work of art. Additionally, this coin was expertly struck in a three-dimensional proof finish with colorized design and with a mirror background with an incredible design on a stunning one ounce pure silver coin and is minted from. Mint, and has a. Limited mintage of 5,000 coins. Worldwide and this coin has been graded PF 69 Ultra Cameo, the highest known grade for these coins from NGC. With permission from Alexei Leonov in magnificent color is a reproduction of his original painting that illustrated this historic achievement. Used to be tethered to during his historic first walk in space. The inscription – CONQUEST OF SPACE – is located on the top left corner of this coin. The inscription – FIRST SPACE WALK- is located in the top right corner of this design. The date of this historic flight – MARCH 18th 1965 – is located on the left bottom corner of this design. The inscription – ALEXEI LEONOV – is located at the bottom right corner of this coin. Or this coin contains the profile of Queen Elizabeth II with the country of origin – NIUE. Located on the left side of this coin. Additionally, the inscription for the year-date – 2011 – followed by. The denomination – 2 DOLLARS – and the inscription for the amount and purity of silver – 1oz 999 Silver – are all located on the right side of this. For this coin is smooth. Is securely protected in the. Very large NGC holder. The same technology that is used for the protection of some of the greatest coins in the world today. Additionally, a super popular Brown Label is present on this coin – the NGC label provides further guarantee of the coin’s weight, purity, and overall quality – adding a factor of collectability to this unique coin. Included with this super rare coin is the Original Government Packaging (OGP) – this. Silver coin is packaged as one unique coin and the packaging includes an outer colorized protective box and a colorized deluxe fold-out representation of the Alexei Leonov’s famous Yuri Gagarin painting. Most importantly is the. Individually numbered Certificate of Authenticity. That is present inside this deluxe presentation box. This certificate of authenticity. Contains valuable information in English language as it is the official language of. This certificate of authenticity proves that this coin is proof in quality and up to the standard as to its fineness and weight. Is a must-have collectible for all space-themed lovers and professional collectors and is an absolute numismatic. Magnificent work of art!! New Zealand Mint is proud to announce this coin issue celebrating the first space walk as part of the Conquest of Space series. Alexei Leonov was one of the twenty Soviet Air Force pilots selected to be part of the first cosmonaut group in 1960. He was outside the Voshod 2 spacecraft for 12 minutes and 9 seconds on 18 March 1965, connected to the craft by a 5.35 meter tether. Alexey Arkhipovich Leonov was born 30 May 1934 in Listvyanka, West Siberian Krai. And is a retired Soviet/Russian cosmonaut and Air Force Major general. On 18 March 1965, he became the first human to conduct extravehicular activity (EVA), exiting the capsule during the Voskhod 2 mission for a 12-minute spacewalk. Leonov was one of the 20 Soviet Air Force pilots selected to be part of the first cosmonaut group in 1960. Leonov was a member of the Communist Party of the. (the only cosmonaut that was not was Konstantin Feoktistov). His walk in space was originally to have taken place on the Voskhod 1 mission, but this was cancelled, and the historic event happened on the Voskhod 2 flight instead. He was outside the spacecraft for 12 minutes and nine seconds on 18 March 1965, connected to the craft by a 5.35-meter tether. At the end of the spacewalk, Leonov’s spacesuit had inflated in the vacuum of space to the point where he could not re-enter the airlock. He opened a valve to allow some of the suit’s pressure to bleed off and was barely able to get back inside the capsule. Leonov had spent eighteen months undergoing intensive weightlessness training for the mission. In 1968, Leonov was selected to be commander of a circumlunar Soyuz 7K-L1 flight. This was cancelled because of delays in achieving a reliable circumlunar flight (only the later Zond 7 and Zond 8 members of the program were successful) and the Apollo 8 mission had already achieved that step in the Space Race with the. Gaining that prestige first. He was also selected to be the first Soviet person to land on the Moon, aboard the LOK/N1 spacecraft. This project was also cancelled. The design required a spacewalk between lunar vehicles, something that contributed to his selection. Leonov was to have been commander of the 1971 Soyuz 11 mission to Salyut 1, the first manned space station, but his crew was replaced with the backup after one of the members, cosmonaut Valery Kubasov, was suspected to have contracted tuberculosis (the other member was Pyotr Kolodin). Leonov was to have commanded the next mission to Salyut 1, but this was scrapped after the deaths of the Soyuz 11 crew members, and the space station was lost. The next two Salyuts (actually the military Almaz station) were lost at launch or failed soon after, and Leonov’s crew stood by. By the time Salyut 4 reached orbit, Leonov had been switched to a more prestigious project. Leonov’s second trip into space was similarly significant: he commanded the Soviet half of the 1975 Apollo-Soyuz mission – Soyuz 19 – the first joint space mission between the Soviet Union and the. From 1976 to 1982, Leonov was the commander of the cosmonaut team (“Chief Cosmonaut”) and deputy director of the. Where he oversaw crew training. He also edited the cosmonaut newsletter. Alexei Leonov retired in 1992. Leonov is an accomplished artist whose published books include albums of his artistic works and works he did in collaboration with his friend Andrei Sokolov. Leonov took colored pencils and paper into space, where he sketched the Earth and drew portraits of the Apollo astronauts who flew with him during the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project. Clarke wrote in his notes to 2010: Odyssey Two that, after a 1968 screening of 2001: A Space Odyssey, Leonov pointed out to him that the alignment of the Moon, Earth, and Sun shown in the opening is essentially the same as that in Leonov’s 1967 painting Near the Moon, although the painting’s diagonal framing of the scene was not replicated in the film. Clarke kept an autographed sketch of this painting – which Leonov made after the screening, hanging on his office wall. In 2001, he was a vice president of Moscow-based Alfa-Bank and an adviser to the first deputy of the Board. In 2004, Leonov and former American astronaut David Scott began work on a dual biography/history of the Space Race between the. Titled Two Sides of the Moon: Our Story of the Cold War Space Race, it was published in 2006. Neil Armstrong and Tom Hanks both wrote introductions to the book. Leonov was also a contributor to the 2007 book Into That Silent Sea by Colin Burgess and Francis French, which describes his life and career in space exploration. As of March 2016, Leonov is the last survivor of the five cosmonauts in the Voskhod program. His coin and packaging set is of extreme unbelievable rarity due to its limited low worldwide mintage of just 5,000 coins and the amazing colorized proof finish along with its super high popularity due to the subject matter being. Conquest of Space – Alexei Leonov – First Space Walk. Additionally this coin being the highest known grade of PF 69 Ultra Cameo and Population For This Coin = 2 with a very popular. Label and with a very large NGC secure holder along with the Original Government Packaging – all together makes this coin of ULTIMATE SUPER RARITY!! This coin seldom appears for sale on the open market and of supreme rarity in such a high grade – hence forth the ultimately low population. Numismatic Guarantee Corporation (NGC) has graded this coin PF 69 Ultra Cameo (PF is Proof Finish). Certified at Proof 69 Ultra Cameo grade, the Numismatic Guaranty Company guarantees this grade at five times the magnification. The Authenticity and The Grade of this coin are guaranteed!! The population of this coin as of February 22, 2017 – this is an extremely limited and extremely rare coin and packaging set!! Technical Specifications for This Coin. 0.999 = 99.9%. Year of Issue: 2011. Diamensions: 55 x 33. Original Packaging: Colorized Outer Box. Original Packaging: Colorized Fold-Out Box. Original Packaging: Certificate of Authenticity. Country of Origin: Niue. NGC Population: 2 – Only Two and Highest Known. For this item, within the continental. The item “2011 Niue Silver $2 Conquest of Space Alexei Leonov PF69 UC NGC Coin POP=2″ is in sale since Sunday, April 23, 2017. This item is in the category “Coins & Paper Money\Coins\ World\Australia & Oceania\South Pacific”. The seller is “coinmaestro” and is located in Maineville, Ohio. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, Sweden, Indonesia, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia.

• Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated PF 69
• Year: 2011
• Certification: NGC
• Certification Number: 2800339-003
• Grade: Proof 69 Ultra Cameo
• Composition: Pure Silver
• Country/Region of Manufacture: Niue

- Colorized – PF 69 ULTRA CAMEO – NGC Coin – with a very popular Brown Label – with the Original Government Packaging – MINTAGE = 5,000!!!!! THERE ARE ONLY TWO COINS IN EXISTENCE IN THIS HIGHEST KNOWN GRADE. This coin set is struck in an amazing proof finish with colorized design and rectangular shape along with this coin being in the highest known grade – PF 69 Ultra Cameo (PF is Proof Finish). Issued as legal tender under the Pacific Isle of Niue. Conquest of Space – Yuri Gagarin – First Man In Space. Meticulously struck from one ounce of 99.9% pure silver in proof quality. Additionally, a super popular. Label from NGC is present on this coin. Issued as legal tender under the Government of Niue. One ounce colorized s. Ilver proof coin is issued by the. Mint and is meticulously struck from one ounce of 99.9% pure silver in proof quality and. Is a stunning release from the. This amazing 99,99% pure silver coin features multiple technologies to bring out the stunning beauty of the amazing striking technology designed by the. This coin presents a rare opportunity to view superb engraving skills of the. Further showcases the combined craftsmanship and artistry that have produced this. And is a truly magnificent work of art. Additionally, this coin was expertly struck in a three-dimensional proof finish with colorized design and with a mirror background with an incredible design on a stunning one ounce pure silver coin and is minted from. Mint, and has a. Limited mintage of 5,000. Worldwide and this coin has been graded PF 69 Ultra Cameo, the highest known grade for these coins from NGC. With permission from Alexei Leonov in magnificent color is a reproduction of his original painting that illustrated this historic achievement. The inscription – CONQUEST OF SPACE – is located on the top left corner of this coin. The inscription – FIRST MAN IN SPACE – is located in the top right corner of this design. Additionally, the inscription – YURI GAGARIN – is located at the bottom left corner of this coin. Furthermore, the date of this historic flight – APRIL 12th 1961 – is located on the right bottom corner of this design. Or this coin contains the profile of Queen Elizabeth II with the country of origin – NIUE. Located on the left side of this coin. Additionally, the inscription for the year-date – 2011 – followed by. The denomination – 2 DOLLARS – and the inscription for the amount and purity of silver – 1oz 999 Silver – are all located on the right side of this. For this coin is smooth. Is securely protected in the. Very large NGC holder. The same technology that is used for the protection of some of the greatest coins in the world today. Additionally, a super popular Brown Label is present on this coin – the NGC label provides further guarantee of the coin’s weight, purity, and overall quality – adding a factor of collectability to this unique coin. Included with this super rare coin is the Original Government Packaging (OGP) – this. Silver coin is packaged as one unique coin and the packaging includes an outer colorized protective box and a colorized deluxe fold-out representation of the Alexei Leonov’s famous Yuri Gagarin painting. Most importantly is the. Individually numbered Certificate of Authenticity. That is present inside this deluxe presentation box. This certificate of authenticity. Contains valuable information in English language as it is the official language of. This certificate of authenticity proves that this coin is proof in quality and up to the standard as to its fineness and weight. Is a must-have collectible for all space-themed lovers and professional collectors and is an absolute numismatic. Magnificent work of art!! New Zealand Mint is proud to announce this coin issue celebrating the first man in space as part of the Conquest of Space series. Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin was a Soviet pilot and cosmonaut. He was the first human being to journey into outer space, when his Vostok spacecraft completed a single orbit of the Earth on April 12, 1961. Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin (9 March 1934 – 27 March 1968) was a Russian Soviet pilot and cosmonaut. He was the first human to journey into outer space, when his Vostok spacecraft completed an orbit of the Earth on 12 April 1961. Gagarin became an international celebrity, and was awarded many medals and titles, including Hero of the. The nation’s highest honor. Vostok 1 marked his only spaceflight, but he served as backup crew to the Soyuz 1 mission (which ended in a fatal crash). Gagarin later became deputy training director of the. Which was later named after him. Gagarin died in 1968 when the MiG-15 training jet he was piloting crashed. The Yuri Gagarin Medal is awarded in his honor. 12 April, the date of Gagarin’s space flight, has been commemorated as a special date. Since 1962, it has been celebrated in the. And other post-Soviet states as the Cosmonauts Day. In 2011 it was declared the International Day of Human Space Flight by the United Nations. Since 2001, Yuri’s Night, an international celebration, is held every 12 April to commemorate milestones in space exploration. A number of buildings and other sites on Earth have been named for Gagarin. Was named in 1969. The launch pad at Baikonur Cosmodrome from which Sputnik 1 and Vostok 1 were launched, is now known as Gagarin’s Start. Gagarin Raion in the. Was named after him during the period of the. The Air Force Academy was renamed Gagarin Air Force Academy in 1968. Gagarin has been honored on the Moon by both astronauts and astronomers. He was honored by the American space program during Apollo 11 in 1969 when astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin left a memorial satchel containing medals commemorating Gagarin and fellow cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov on the surface. In 1971, Apollo 15 astronauts David Scott and James Irwin left the Fallen Astronaut at their landing site as a memorial to all the American astronauts and Soviet cosmonauts who died in the Space Race, with Yuri Gagarin listed among 14 others. He is memorialized by the official naming of a 265 km crater on the Far Side after him. Several statues have been erected in his honor. In 2011 a statue, Yuri Gagarin, was unveiled at the Admiralty Arch end of The Mall in. Opposite the permanent sculpture of James Cook. It is a copy of the statue outside Gagarin’s former school in Lyubertsy. In 2013 the statue was moved to a permanent location outside the Royal Observatory in. In 2012, a statue was unveiled at the site of NASA’s original spaceflight headquarters on. The sculpture, completed in 2011 by artist/cosmonaut Alexsei Leonov, was a gift to. By various Russian organisations. Houston Mayor Annise Parker, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, and Russian Ambassador Sergey Ivanovich Kislyak were present for the dedication. His coin and packaging set is of extreme unbelievable rarity due to its limited low worldwide mintage of just 5,000 coins and the amazing colorized proof finish along with its super high popularity due to the subject matter being. Additionally this coin being the highest known grade of PF 69 Ultra Cameo and Population For This Coin = 2 with a very popular. Label and with a very large NGC secure holder along with the Original Government Packaging – all together makes this coin of ULTIMATE SUPER RARITY!! This coin seldom appears for sale on the open market and of supreme rarity in such a high grade – hence forth the ultimately low population. Numismatic Guarantee Corporation (NGC) has graded this coin PF 69 Ultra Cameo (PF is Proof Finish). Certified at Proof 69 Ultra Cameo grade, the Numismatic Guaranty Company guarantees this grade at five times the magnification. The Authenticity and The Grade of this coin are guaranteed!! The population of this coin as of February 22, 2017 – this is an extremely limited and extremely rare coin and packaging set!! Technical Specifications for This Coin. 0.999 = 99.9%. Year of Issue: 2011. Diamensions: 55 x 33. Original Packaging: Colorized Outer Box. Original Packaging: Colorized Fold-Out Box. Original Packaging: Certificate of Authenticity. Country of Origin: Niue. NGC Population: 2 – Only Two and Highest Known. For this item, within the continental. The item “2011 Niue Silver $2 Conquest of Space Yuri Gagarin PF69 UC NGC Coin POP=2″ is in sale since Sunday, April 23, 2017. This item is in the category “Coins & Paper Money\Coins\ World\Australia & Oceania\South Pacific”. The seller is “coinmaestro” and is located in Maineville, Ohio. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, Sweden, Indonesia, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia.

• Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated PF 69
• Year: 2011
• Certification: NGC
• Certification Number: 2800339-002
• Grade: Proof 69 Ultra Cameo
• Composition: Pure Silver
• Country/Region of Manufacture: Niue