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The E-Sylum: Volume 23, Number 3, January 19, 2020, Article 27

ROCKET LAB'S $7.5M MISSION SUCCESS COIN

The numismatic community would probably add an asterisk to the listing, but here's another candidate for the most expensive coins in the world list. -Editor

Rocket Lab Mission_Success_coin

Rocket Lab's merch store has pretty much what you'd expect from a space-themed gift shop — baby onesies, t-shirts, caps and mission patches. But the commercial rocket launch company just added its latest product, and it's a bit different from their standard fare: For just $7.5 million, you can own a “Gold Mission Success coin” for a “dedicated mission,” in either LC-1 (Rocket Lab's New Zealand launch facility) or LC-2 (the company's new Virginia-based U.S. launch site) flavors.

The coin is “triple plated gold,” but its material composition isn't the reason for the high price. And in fact, there is a way to get one absolutely free — all you have to do is purchase a dedicated launch aboard one of Rocket Labs' Electron launch vehicles. That makes sense, because the cost for Rocket Lab's dedicated launch services (when you're not splitting the cost across a long list of small payloads from multiple customers) appears to be right in that range.

If you just want the coin and not the 56-foot, 27,000+ lb rocket, however, Rocket Lab's latest product is for you. The detailing on the coin's face and back looks pretty nice, and it's a relatively large coin as far as coins go, as it looks like it's probably around double the diameter of a quarter, at least.

To read the complete article, see:
Rocket Lab adds new $7.5 million ‘Mission Success' coin to its online store (https://techcrunch.com/2019/12/16/rocket-lab-adds-new-7-5-million-mission-success-coin-to-its-online-store/)



Wayne Homren, Editor

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