2018 Cook Islands $2 1/2-oz Silver Meteorite Impacts Erfoud Crater Shaped BU

Pure Silver Meteorite Impact Coin Features Piece of Actual Meteorite!

In 2008, Meteorite NWA6827 was discovered in the northwestern Sahara Desert near the small tourist town of Erfoud. Located in an oasis on the eastern fringe of Morocco, Erfoud has become a base camp of sorts where many meteorite hunters go to find extraterrestrial rocks that have crash-landed on earth. While it’s true that meteorites can be found almost anywhere on the planet, they are particularly visible in empty desert landscapes where the black shiny rocks stand out against the pale barren sands.

Weighing in at 1,289 grams – or nearly three pounds – the Erfoud Meteorite slammed into earth creating a spectacular crater that scientists have meticulously examined. And now, thanks to today’s modern minting technology, you can examine the crater for yourself from the comfort of your own home with this $2 Cook Islands legal-tender half-ounce silver coin featuring topography that deftly matches the actual impact crater!

A part of the Meteorite Impacts series, each 99.9% pure silver coin is unique, as the specialized minting process results in cracks and even breakthroughs where the meteorite “struck” the coin. Thanks to revolutionary Smartminting© technology, this phenomenal three-dimensional coin literally pushes the boundaries of coin manufacturing. Not only was this coin struck so that if resembles a deep crater, but it was punctured in its center to replicate an actual meteorite impact! It also features a silk finish and a thin layer of copper to mimic the color of the sand found in the Moroccan Sahara Desert.

The icing on this space-aged cake? The mint embedded an actual piece of the Erfoud Meteorite in each of these coins! No one knows for sure where the meteorite came from, but scientists suspect it may originate from Mercury based on its unusual structure and other tests that have been conducted on the wayward rock from outer space.

Just 2,500 of these otherworldly coins have been struck for worldwide release. Each comes in gorgeous Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) condition and shipped in its original government packaging that features a circular metal container with a foam insert that cradles the unique coin. Get your science on and bring home one of these interstellar coins. Click one to your cart now!

• UNIQUE METEOR IMPACT COIN – The latest coin in the Cook Islands’ Meteor Impact series, the 2018 Erfoud Meteorite Half-Ounce Silver Coin features the actual topography of the crater discovered in the northwest Sahara Desert. The obverse features the inscriptions 2 DOLLARS, 2018, COOK ISLANDS and ELIZABETH II along the outer edge of the coin along with a small bust of Queen Elizabeth II just to the left of the center impact hole.

• CONTAINS AN ACTUAL PIECE OF THE EUFOUD METEORITE – This unique coin also contains a piece of the actual meteorite embedded in its reverse near the bottom of the crater.

• STRUCK IN HIGHLY-PURE SILVER – Each 2018 Erfoud Meteorite Silver Coin was struck in a half ounce of highly-pure 99.9% silver with a thin layer of copper to mimic the color of the sand found in the Moroccan Sahara Desert.

• LEGAL TENDER IN THE COOK ISLANDS – These 2018 Erfoud Meteorite One-Ounce Silver Coins are $2 legal tender in the Cook Islands.

• GORGEOUS GEM UNCIRCULATED CONDITION – Your 2018 Erfoud Meteorite One-Ounce Silver Coin comes in gorgeous Gem Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) Condition with a special silk finish.

• VERY LOW LIMITED EDITION – The Cook Island set the worldwide limited edition for the 2018 Erfoud Meteorite One-Ounce Silver Coin at only 2,500. Each comes in its original government packaging.

Here’s your chance to own a genuine space rock by grabbing the 2018 Cook Islands Erfoud Meteorite One-Ounce Silver Coin with an actual meteorite piece embedded into its surface. Order yours today!