Florida And Maryland State Quarters Were Sent To Pluto On New Horizons

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XavierOfGreen Pillar of the Community United States 2589 Posts	Posted 02/18/2016 5:14 pm a92LSUov5vM I just learned today that two State Quarters, a Florida and a Maryland, were sent up into space on the New Horizons spacecraft that just finished visiting Pluto. Makes me wonder if any other space probes have coins in them. Report this Post to the Staff

Coinfusion Pillar of the Community United States 500 Posts	Posted 02/18/2016 5:15 pm Cool! Thank you for sharing the info Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188130 Posts	Posted 02/18/2016 5:16 pm Quote: Makes me wonder if any other space probes have coins in them. There is a 1909 Lincoln Cent on Mars... https://goccf.com/t/125979 https://goccf.com/t/129012 Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
XavierOfGreen Pillar of the Community United States 2589 Posts	Posted 02/18/2016 5:25 pm I wonder if the State Quarters were special strikes made for the occasion or just ordinary proofs / business strikes Report this Post to the Staff
BigSilver Pillar of the Community United States 2843 Posts	Posted 02/18/2016 5:32 pm They should send some SBAs and Ikes to the moon. Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 02/18/2016 5:56 pm Quote: They should send some SBAs and Ikes to the moon. Trying to make Moon People mad at us? Report this Post to the Staff
XavierOfGreen Pillar of the Community United States 2589 Posts	Posted 02/18/2016 6:17 pm I know they sent those 2000 W gold Sacagawea dollars up on the shuttle as well, but they came back down safely when the shuttle landed and are collecting dust in a government vault somewhere... Report this Post to the Staff
SpaceMaNy0 Valued Member United States 343 Posts	Posted 02/18/2016 6:49 pm That is sweet. Even more so when 2 interests collide. carl I think he might have meant because they have the moon on the reverse. Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 02/19/2016 12:33 pm Quote: Makes me wonder if any other space probes have coins in them. Probably, from what I understand they use them for balance adjustment purposes. Report this Post to the Staff
BStrauss3 Pillar of the Community United States 4589 Posts	Posted 02/20/2016 7:12 pm http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/n...quarter.html -----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ Report this Post to the Staff
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