Anyone have medals depicting the 8 planets or their moons?
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Here are interesting images of Venus - maybe they can help inspire medallic artists.
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/astronomy-news/akatsukis-amazing-views-of-venus/
Composite view of Venus from Akatsuki. Composite view consisting of two images taken at two different distances, allowing amateur image processor Damia Bouic to fill some gaps to create this detailed view of Venus. Taken using the UV1 filter, many details are revealed, especially in terms of convective activity in the Venusian atmosphere.
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I once paid Moon money for a Bust Dollar.
I have a coin showing OUR moon-twice! And not only an image but a piece of the moon itself.
Bring back Pluto!
I know, I know, it's been demoted, but you still see this one more than any of the others!
Pluto needs lobbyists.
@koynekwest...That is a very interesting medal.... first one I have seen...Cheers, RickO
Sadly I never asked about medals...
As I have spoken to a few collectors that seemed to have been from other galaxies with probably many more moons.
There's nine planets. At least in my science books.
Make Pluto A Planet Again
Maybe we should crack it out and resubmit?
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I have a bunch featuring the Earth's moon. Ike dollars mostly, but a few SBAs.
So...no Mars or Saturn medals out there?
RE: Pluto & Charon. The difficulty is that there are several other dwarf planets much like Pluto. Dwarf planet Eris and its moon Dysnomia are one example, Haumea and its two satellites, Hi’iaka and Namaka is another as is Makemake. Then there's the well-known example of Ceres.
Before Clyde Tombaugh's discovery of Pluto in Feb 1930, there were 8 planets. The "new" scheme seems to better fit observations than calling Pluto a planet but not Ceres, Eris & company.
Here's a set with all nine plus the sun from Australia.....
https://eshop.ramint.gov.au/Planetary-Coins-Collection/311022.aspx
And a set of eight from the Cook Islands.....
https://www.westminstercollection.com/p-R789/The-Wonders-of-the-Planets-Coin-Set.aspx
it's crackers to slip a rozzer the dropsy in snide
Interesting. The Cook Islands "coins" are certainly much better than that garish mess from Australia.
Anything creative, artistic or original out there?
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My daughter would love that! A little pricey though.
LIBERTY SEATED DIMES WITH MAJOR VARIETIES CIRCULATION STRIKES (1837-1891) digital album
345 pounds --- did not notice the price ! Maybe the decimal slipped to the right on a brexit-peel?
That's actually a coin, Ricko. I think they did a great job with it. One side portrays the "dark" side of the moon-i.e. the far side while the other is the side that's always facing the Earth. The issue price was around $200.
Wow, we're up to 8 planets already? I have this coin, which shows the first six.
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces3433.html
Pacific Northwest Numismatic Association
Yep. Kopernicus did not realize that the other two planets were hiding under his bed along with the dust bunnies and a half-eaten salami. He found the salami sometime later after it was moldy and hairy and called it a "comet."