Archive for April 17th, 2018

“Special Reptile Egg Case”. Weight: 15.55 Grams / Diameter: 32.60mm. Issue Limit: 8,000 Worldwide. Presented: Original Mint Packaging – Special Reptile Egg Case with its Certificate of Authenticity. In 2012 to commemorate the Lunar Year of the Dragon the New Zealand Mint issued a very special Limited Issue solid fine. The reverse depicts the Lunar Chinese Dragon holding a Pearl while the obverse is the stunning portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank Broadley. In Chinese mythology, the Dragon is often shown carrying a pearl to represent its great wisdom, hence the term Pearls of Wisdom. The item “2012 Niue Lunar Dragon $2 Two Dollar Silver 1/2oz Coin Reptile Egg Box Coa” is in sale since Thursday, August 31, 2017. This item is in the category “Coins\Coins\World\Oceania/Australasia”. The seller is “thelondoncoincompany” and is located in London. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Region of Origin: Australia/ Oceania
• Country: Niue
• Country/Region of Manufacture: Niue
• Year of Issue: 2012
• Lunar Year of the Dragon: Silver 1/2oz – $2 Two Dollar
• Special Reptile Case: Boxed with Certificate

FIRST COIN IN THE SERIE Chondrites are stony (non-metallic) meteorites that have not been modified due to melting or differentiationof the parent body. They are formed when various types of dust and small grains that were present in the early solar system accreted to form primitive asteroids. They are the most common type of meteorite that falls to Earth with estimates for the proportion of the total fall that they represent varying between 85.7% and 86.2%. Their study provides important clues for understanding the origin and age of the Solar System, the synthesis of organic compounds, the origin of life or the presence of water on Earth. One of their characteristics is the presence of chondrules, which are round grains formed by distinct minerals, that normally constitute between 20% and 80% of a chondrite by volume. Chondrites can be differentiated from iron meteorites due to their low iron and nickel content. Other non-metallic meteorites, achondrites, which lack chondrules, were formed more recently. There are currently over 27,000 chondrites in the world’s collections. The largest individual stone ever recovered, weighing 1770 kg, was part of the Jilin meteorite shower of 1976. Chondrite falls range from single stones to extraordinary showers consisting of thousands of individual stones, as occurred in the Holbrook fall of 1912, where an estimated 14,000 stones rained down on northern Arizona. DESCRIPTION Country: Niue Year: 2018 Metal: Silver Meteorite: Chondrite Purity. 999 Weight: 1 Oz Diameter: 38.61 mm Finish: Antique Finish Mintage: 666 Pcs Worldwide Certificate COA: Yes Box: Yes. The item “2018 1 Oz Silver Niue $1 SPACE MINING Chondrite Meteorite, Ultra High Relief Coin” is in sale since Monday, April 16, 2018. This item is in the category “Coins & Paper Money\Coins\ World\Australia & Oceania\Other Oceania Coins”. The seller is “luispapi1983″ and is located in Absecon, New Jersey. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Year: 2018
• Composition: Silver
• Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated
• Country/Region of Manufacture: Niue