Coin - OSIRIS REx Mission Set

OSIRIS-REx is the current NASA mission that is studying the asteroid Bennu. We worked with Dante Lauretta, the principal investigator of the OSIRIS-REx mission to design these official coins. Each of the five coins represents a key element of the years-long mission:

• Launch coin: features the Atlas V rocket, struck in solid copper
• Gravity Assist coin: features OSIRIS-REx and the Earth during its gravity assist maneuver
• Surveying coin: features Bennu and the OSIRIS-REx, struck in solid brass
• Sample Collection coin: features OSIRIS-REx and the TAGSAM taking a sample from Bennu, struck in solid brass
• Landing coin: features Sample Return Capsule and parachute during descent to Earth, struck in solid steel

The product is treated to look as if it has been handled and circulated. This process is done by hand, and it is both an art and a science, coloring and patinas will vary. No two are exactly the same! Coins are struck one at a time in the USA using antique machinery and traditional coining techniques.