1959 Nation Of Celestial Space Pure Gold 1 Celeston - Very Rare & Interesting

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1959 Nation Of Celestial Space Pure Gold 1 Celeston.
Tests at Pure Gold, the weight is 2.5 grams
Rare- Reported Mintage was 540 pieces
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James T. Mangan
, an author of self-help books living in Cook County, Chicago, Illinois,
registered the Nation of Celestial Space. Mangan claimed the entirety of outer space, later defined as the entirety of the universe besides Earth, as Celestia. Founding Celestia in 1949, Mangan cited his move was to stop other countries from claiming outer space and that this was done on behalf of humanity.
The government of Celestia would be a hybrid of republic and monarchy, with Mangan as founder and first representative. From this, Mangan then sought recognition for his nation by notifying the United States, the
Soviet Union
, the
United Kingdom
, and the
United Nations
of his claim. To these states, Mangan demanded they ban all further atmospheric nuclear tests, as it was an encroachment on Celestia.
For the Celeston coinage, coins were produced in 1959, 1960, and 1961. The 1959 and 1960 issues were produced in both normal and Proof strikes; a variety is known with a small R next to the bust on some 1959 coins. Reported mintages for the 1959 Celeston coins were 540 pieces and 200 for 1960. These mintage figures don’t appear to be split up between Proofs and business strikes, and no mintage figure is noted for 1961 issues. The gold Celeston coins were originally sold for .50 each in 1959 and 1960, and prices were raised to each later in 1960 and 1961.
Mangan’s death in 1970 was also the end of the declared micronation of Celestia. Other family members, such as his daughter Ruth Mangan Stump (“Princess of the Nation of Celestial Space”) and the grandkids–with titles “Duke of Mars”, “Duke of Selenia”, and “First Representative of Celestial Space”–inherited the nation. However, the futile quest for Celestia’s recognition disappeared with the elder Mangan, as did the nation.