<< <i>Someday in the distant future that will be reclaimed and sold for a fortune. >>
I am fascinated by that coin. Wonder who would claim ownership if it did come back to Earth? Seems that a Nasa/JPL employee donated the coin. Sanction's descendants may be updating us on a long lawsuit 50 years from now.
Well... I see no tarnish.... just a gray, crusty surface.... perhaps the Mars atmosphere is not conducive to copper tarnish... Hmmm, wonder about silver.... could be that future Mars numismatists will collect coins without environmental damage.... Cheers, RickO
If you are looking to preserve your collection, I don't think that sending it to Mars is going to cut it.
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The pic looks a lot worse in that pic than I expect the coin would look in-hand. The light is coming in from a very shallow angle for some reason, accentuating the surface dirt. It's clear that the upper pic and lower pic were taken with different lighting. And no, I don't feel weird at all about commenting on the image quality of a photo taken on Mars!
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<< <i>The pic looks a lot worse in that pic than I expect the coin would look in-hand. The light is coming in from a very shallow angle for some reason, accentuating the surface dirt. It's clear that the upper pic and lower pic were taken with different lighting. And no, I don't feel weird at all about commenting on the image quality of a photo taken on Mars! >>
I think the clean photo was taken on earth before it left and before it had time to get all crusty
With the Chinese manned moon mission coming up, and commercial space flights on the horizon, extraplanetary coins will become more common...Cheers, RickO
<< <i>I see no tarnish.... just a gray, crusty surface.... perhaps the Mars atmosphere is not conducive to copper tarnish... >>
There is little to no Oxygen in space, hence things don't oxidize (tone/tarnish). >>
There is oxygen on the surface of Mars, just not much. And oxidation must happen there because that is what makes the planet red. The oxidized iron in the soil.
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<< <i>Someday in the distant future that will be reclaimed and sold for a fortune.
I am fascinated by that coin. Wonder who would claim ownership if it did come back to Earth? Seems that a Nasa/JPL employee donated the coin. Sanction's descendants may be updating us on a long lawsuit 50 years from now.
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<< <i>To think it was minted in 1909 for general circ and ended up on Mars. >>
Indeed.
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<< <i>It would go for moon money! >>
Oh, it would sell for much more than moon money... we're talking Mars money for that one!!!
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<< <i>It would go for moon money! >>
Shipping would be a deal killer.
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<< <i>The pic looks a lot worse in that pic than I expect the coin would look in-hand. The light is coming in from a very shallow angle for some reason, accentuating the surface dirt. It's clear that the upper pic and lower pic were taken with different lighting. And no, I don't feel weird at all about commenting on the image quality of a photo taken on Mars! >>
I think the clean photo was taken on earth before it left and before it had time to get all crusty
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<< <i>To think it was minted in 1909 for general circ and ended up on Mars. >>
To think that it actually circulated for a time and ended up on Mars.
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<< <i>To think it was minted in 1909 for general circ and ended up on Mars. >>
To think that it actually circulated for a time and ended up on Mars. >>
Looks unc to me.
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<< <i>I see no tarnish.... just a gray, crusty surface.... perhaps the Mars atmosphere is not conducive to copper tarnish... >>
There is little to no Oxygen in space, hence things don't oxidize (tone/tarnish).
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<< <i>I see no tarnish.... just a gray, crusty surface.... perhaps the Mars atmosphere is not conducive to copper tarnish... >>
There is little to no Oxygen in space, hence things don't oxidize (tone/tarnish). >>
There is oxygen on the surface of Mars, just not much. And oxidation must happen there because that is what makes the planet red. The oxidized iron in the soil.
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