At 0.03 grams of .9999 gold, this is among the smallest gold coins in current production — a format Liberia has leaned on heavily since the 2010s as a vehicle for themed collector issues requiring minimal precious metal outlay. The "Letter from Outer Space" concept follows a wave of similar science-fiction and space-themed micro-gold releases flooding the market from small-nation licensors, where the nominal $12 face value is a legal formality against a bullion content worth a fraction of a dollar.
At 0.03 grams of .9999 gold, this is among the smallest gold coins in current production — a format Liberia has leaned on heavily since the 2010s as a vehicle for themed collector issues requiring minimal precious metal outlay. The "Letter from Outer Space" concept follows a wave of similar science-fiction and space-themed micro-gold releases flooding the market from small-nation licensors, where the nominal $12 face value is a legal formality against a bullion content worth a fraction of a dollar.