The amazing Campo del Cielo meteorite is predestined to be immortalised on this very interesting coin issued by Niue Island with an authentic fragment of meteorite inlaid. It depicts the very famous Meteor Crater created after impact about 5,000 years ago in Campo del Cielo, Argentina. The coin features Ultra High Relief, antique finish, obverse red gold plated. Mintage limited to only 500 pcs! The first record of the Campo was in 1576. A Spanish governor learned of the iron from the Indians who reportedly believed that it had fallen from heaven. The governor sent an expedition under the command of one Captain de Miraval who brought back a few pieces of a huge iron mass he called Meson de Fierro (large table of iron). The location of the find was the Campo del Cielo (field of the sky or heaven), a fitting name for the location of a meteorite. Since the Indians believed that the irons fell from heaven the name may have come from the meteorites. The area is an open brush-covered plain that has little water and no other rocks–very good country in which to locate meteorites. The next record of Campo Del Cielo meteorites was about 200 years later in the late 1770s. The Spanish thought some pieces might be silver ore, but once they tried to process it, they found that it was only iron. A Spanish navy lieutenant excavated one specimen which he believed weighed 14 to 18 tons. This may have been the Meson de Fierro. He left he mass in place and it was not seen again–or was it? In the 1800s more smaller irons were found. A pair of flintlock pistols reportedly made of this material were given to President James Monroe. Later analyses showed that the iron was not meteoritic. Systematic exploration revealed many more large masses; however, the Meson de Fierro remained lost. In 1992, American meteorite dealer Robert Haag was arrested by Argentine authorities while transporting a 37 ton meteorite from the area. Unfortunately, the authorities disagreed. Haag was released and the huge meteorite remains in Argentina. Whether this is the famous Meson de Fierro remains for speculation. The larger Campo del Cielo meteorites are found in and around a series of small craters in the southwestern part of the strewn field. The largest crater is 78 by 65 meters. A smaller one is 56 meters in diameter and 5 meters deep. All together, searchers have found at least 12 craters. 999 Weight: 1 Oz – 31.1g Diameter: 38.61 mm Finish: 24K ROSE GOLD GILDED AND ANTIQUE FINISH Mintage: 576 Pcs Worldwide Certificate COA: Yes Box: Yes. Track Page Views With. Auctiva’s FREE Counter. The item “2015 1 Oz Silver $1 NIUE METEORITE CAMPO DEL CIELO 1576 Meteor Crater Coin” is in sale since Friday, April 5, 2019. This item is in the category “Coins & Paper Money\Coins\ World\Australia & Oceania\South Pacific”. The seller is “luispapi1983″ and is located in Absecon, New Jersey. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Year: 2015
• Grade: Ungraded
• Country/Region of Manufacture: Niue
• Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated
• Certification: Uncertified
• Composition: Silver