$30 Sterling Silver Coin – International Year of Astronomy (2009) 50 cent with three silhouettes representing the

with three silhouettes representing the different branches (navy

weaving their way across the star-studded sky

including the rifle that is kept pointed down to the ground

The castle is a mansion constructed in the late 1800s by a wealthy coal baron

$30 Sterling Silver Coin – International Year of Astronomy (2009) 50 cent with three silhouettes representing theTheme: A universe beyond. From the earliest days of prehistory, humanity has looked up at the sky in wonder. Early civilizations told countless legends of magical powers and beings that ruled from the sky. The monoliths of Stonehenge the pyramids of Egypt around the world, ancient sites testify to humanity's desire to see beyondand to understand. Over centuries, seekers watched and charted, recorded and theorized. And then, in 1609, Galileo Galilei