First Cent to Mars!

Hyperion · September 9, 2012 10:39PM

In case you missed it...

http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA16131

Not sure if any toning occurring would be considered AT/NT...

(Btw, tech savvy people can follow the mars rover exploits on @marscuriosity)

it kind of boggles my mind that 1,000-10,000 years from now this coin will be on display at a museum (alien or otherwise

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The specific coin, provided by MAHLI's (Mars Hand Lens Imager ) principal investigator, Ken Edgett, is a 1909 "VDB" penny. That was the first year Lincoln pennies were minted and the centennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth. The VDB refers to the initials of the coin's designer, Victor D. Brenner, which are on the reverse side. Brenner based the coin's low-relief portrait of Lincoln on a photograph taken Feb. 9, 1864, by Anthony Berger in the Washington, D.C. studio of Mathew Brady.

Overdate · September 10, 2012 12:04AM

Makes you look at Mars differently, knowing there's a coin on the surface.

It would be nice to have a special "Mars" TPG holder for 1909 VDB cents.

magikbilly · September 10, 2012 12:10AM

I think a Roman coin with god Mars (assuming there is such a thing) would have been a bit neater. Then again, with his penchant for war, maybe not such a good idea

Eric

Hyperion · September 10, 2012 1:06AM

<< <i>I think a Roman coin with god Mars (assuming there is such a thing) would have been a bit neater. Then again, with his penchant for war, maybe not such a good idea

Eric >>

sending up a little disc with a human with a spear, or spearing another human might not be the best first message...

19Lyds · September 10, 2012 1:14AM

Hmmm. Hopefully it's well protected. After all, why do you think Mars Red?

magikbilly · September 10, 2012 1:26AM

<< <i>

<< <i>I think a Roman coin with god Mars (assuming there is such a thing) would have been a bit neater. Then again, with his penchant for war, maybe not such a good idea

Eric >>

sending up a little disc with a human with a spear, or spearing another human might not be the best first message...

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Hello

Even the best of messages can get messed up. Look at Voyager/V'ger in Star Trek The Motion Picture...or Nomad looking for Jackson Roykirk in Star Trek the original series

Best wishes,
Eric

AUandAG · September 10, 2012 1:29AM

Here's a better pic: Old Thread

TwoSides2aCoin · September 10, 2012 2:54AM

Should have sent the first spouse, just out of curiosity.

johnny9434 · September 10, 2012 5:27AM

<< <i>Should have sent the first spouse, just out of curiosity.

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there more then welcome to send my first spouse. im a nice guy and am willing to help out

CEOcoinshopcom · September 10, 2012 5:36AM

So cool. Wish the media would've made a bigger deal... would love to see more folks involved.
Having two coins.... one protected, and one exposed to the elements would have been neat to see the effect on the copper..... maybe a time lapse?

SkyMan · September 10, 2012 6:50AM

Here's a post I made in February about this. Included near the top of the thread is a link that gives some more info on the coin including a close-up (and other information about calibrating the MAHLI instruments, including a cartoon character).

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