The Fallen Heroes Geocoin was minted as a tribute to the 2,974 people that died during the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.

On the morning of September 11, 2001, 19 terrorists hijacked four commercial airline flights bound for San Francisco and Los Angeles from Boston, Newark, and Washington DC. In a coordinated suicide attack, they flew the aircraft into chose ground targets.

At 8:46am American Airlines Flight 11 was flown into the North Tower of the World Trade Center.  At 9:03 am, United Airlines Flight 175 was flown into the South Tower of the World Trade Center.

At 9:37 am,  American Airlines Flight 77 was flown into the Pentagon building in Washington DC.

Hijacked United Airlines Flight 93 was being flown by hijackers to the United States Capital Building in Washington D.C.,  The passengers, figuring out what was happening, attempted to take control of the cockpit from the hijacker. The highjackers intentionally crashed the aircraft into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

Altogether, including aircraft passengers, rescue personnel and military personnel, 2,974 people died that day.

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Tethys C Trilobite Geocoin

This unique geocoin was designed and minted for Tethys C in honor of the 100 year anniversary of the discovery of the Burgess Shale Formation by Charles Walcott. The trilobite geocoin is in the shape of a trilobite fossil still partially embedded in it’s rock matrix, with a map showing the Burgess Shale Formation on the opposite side.

The Burgess Shale Formation is one of the worlds most popular and fascinating fossil records made famous for the exceptional preservation of soft bodied animals. This exceptional Pre-Cambrian fossil record was discovered by Charles Walcott in 1909.  Between 1909 and 1924, Walcott returned to ridge with his sons, establishing a quarry, and collected over 65,000 specimens.

The Burgess Shale Formation was named after Mount Burgess (elevation 2,599 m), a mountain in Yoho National Park, in the Canadian Rockies.

Coin Stats:  60mm diameter, 5.0mm thick with antique Silver plating, Glitter and IHE paint on map side. This geocoin is trackable with a custom trilobite icon on geocaching.com.

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