2022 Barbados $5 1-oz Silver Mercury Sphere Antiqued Coin

An Astonishing Miniature Of Earth’s Sunbaked Neighbor

Tiny little Mercury is only slightly bigger than our moon. In fact, this sunbaked sphere resembles the moon in many ways with countless craters dotting its rocky surface. A planet of harsh contrasts, the sunny side of this lifeless world reaches temperatures as hot as 800° Fahrenheit while nighttime temperatures plummet to around 330 degrees below zero! If life DOES exist there it would be a miracle thanks to Mercury’s thin atmosphere and blistering solar radiation. While it’s highly unlikely any human will ever be able to set foot on this inhospitable planet, you can still explore its nooks and crannies through this magnificent silver coin that’s an exact reproduction of our solar system’s first planet.

Innovative Coin Celebrates The “Swift Planet”

Following in the footsteps of its popular spherical planet coins, Barbados now turns its attention to the solar system’s “Swift Planet” with this spherical coin struck in a full ounce of highly pure 99.9% fine silver. Limited to just 4,879 pieces—which is also the diameter of Mercury (4,879 kilometers)—this sphere displays a depiction of Mercury with the planet’s charcoaled and pock-marked surface achieved through an antiqued finish. The antiqued finish gives this coin an appearance of Mercury as if you were viewing it in space. To achieve this effect, the spherical shape was cast and polished manually before a unique antique finish is added. Because the painstaking process is done by hand, no two coins are exactly alike!

Mercury is known as the Swift Planet because it completes its rotation of the sun in only 88 days, by far the fastest planet in the solar system. That’s in contrast to the243 days its takes for Venus, 365 days for Earth and 687 days for Mars. Because Mercury is so close to the Sun, it can be observed from Earth only at dawn or twilight when the Sun’s brightness doesn’t outshine the little planet. However, 13 times each century, astronomers can watch Mercury pass across the face of the Sun in an event called a transit. The most recent transit occurred on November 11, 2019.

Don’t Get Left Empty-Handed; Order Yours Now!

Each this legal-tender $5 spherical coin available here will come beautifully housed in a contemporary display case that gives the illusion of the coin floating in space. The case is shipped inside a colorful slip case and accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. This coin has already been announced as being completely sold out at the mint. And customer response is similar to previous planetary sphere releases we offer, than this coin will not be around for long! Don’t miss out; make sure this 2022 Barbados $5 One-Ounce Silver Mercury Sphere Antiqued Coin enters your orbit by reserving one for your collection now!

COIN HIGHLIGHTS:

• HOLD MERCURY IN YOUR HAND – This spherical coin displays a depiction of Mercury, with the planet’s charcoaled and pock-marked surface achieved through an antiqued finish. The Barbados Coat of Arms can be seen “floating” on the coin’s obverse.
• STRUCK IN HIGHLY PURE SILVER – Each 2022 Barbados Mercury Sphere Antiqued Coin was struck in one ounce of highly pure 99.9% fine silver and measures approximately 33 mm in diameter.
• LEGAL-TENDER COIN – These 2022 Barbados One-Ounce Silver Mercury Sphere Antiqued Coins are $5 on the island of Barbados, an independent British Commonwealth nation located in the eastern Caribbean.
• SOLD-OUT LIMITED EDITION – The mintage for the 2022 Barbados $5 One-Ounce Silver Mercury Sphere Antiqued Coin was set at just 4,879—which is also the diameter of Mercury (4,879 kilometers). It’s also sold out at the mint!
• STUNNING DISPLAY CASE – Each coin available in this offer will come in a contemporary latex presentation case that displays all sides of the coin.

This coin lets you hold the planet Mercury in your hands. Don’t let it slip through your fingers; click one to your cart today!