Description
🪙 Coin Identification
• Country: Germany
• Denomination: 10 Euro
• Year: 2004
• Theme: Columbus Laboratory on the ISS
• Metal: Silver
• Grade: MS 65 (Mint State)
• Grading Company: Middle East Grading Alliance (MEGA)
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🚀 Commemorative Theme
• Celebrates the Columbus Laboratory module
• Part of the International Space Station (ISS) program
• Represents European space research and cooperation
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⚖️ Specifications
• Weight: 18 grams
• Purity: 0.925 silver (92.5%)
• Pure silver content: ~ 16.65 grams
• Diameter: ~32.5 mm
• Edge: Lettered
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🔍 Design
Reverse (shown)
• Image of the Columbus module attached to ISS
• Map of Europe below
• Inscription (German):
• “Columbus – Europas Labor für die Internationale Raumstation ISS”
Obverse
• German federal eagle
• Inscription: Bundesrepublik Deutschland
• Denomination: 10 Euro
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💰 Value
• Silver melt value: ~$12–18 USD
• Collector value (MS 65):
• $25 – $45 USD
• Slightly higher due to better grade than MS64
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⭐ Notes
• Modern commemorative coin
• Popular with space and science collectors
• MS65 gives it a small premium over common examples
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🔍 Quick Assessment
• ✔ Higher grade (MS 65)
• ✔ Clean, attractive surfaces
• ✔ Nice thematic appeal (space/ISS)
👉 Estimated value: $30 – $40 USD