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Chuckster01 Member Posts: 934 From: Orlando, FL Registered: Jan 2014	posted 04-07-2020 06:25 PM Does anyone know if Charles "Pete" Conrad's Apollo 12 personal preference kit (PPK) list was ever released, or if anyone has a copy I can see in strict confidence? I have three items consigned to the American Space Museum Charity Auction that Pete flew to the moon on Apollo 12 for his close friend. According to the consignor (who is well known to many), two were flown to lunar orbit and one was flown to the surface of the moon and should be listed on the manifest as they where approved items by NASA for the flight. I would like to confirm these items on the PPK manifest if possible. The consignor does have a single COA in the form of a note signed by Pete Conrad written at the time of the mission for all three items that states flown to the moon but in 1970 details where not so important. (The consignor also asked me if the silver coin his wife has worn for many years as a necklace might have any value at all. Yes, I said, it is an Apollo 13 Robbins medallion and it was given to him by Fred Haise himself just after that mission.)
Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 43540 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999	posted 04-07-2020 06:44 PM Heritage Auctions included a copy of one of Conrad's Apollo 12 PPK manifests with the sale of a flown crescent moon pin in November 2018. The typed list does not specify if it was for the command module or lunar module, but Heritage assumed it was for the latter.
Chuckster01 Member Posts: 934 From: Orlando, FL Registered: Jan 2014	posted 04-07-2020 07:19 PM I hope it is a surface list as none of the three items are on that list. Pete did write flown to the moon in his note and it was assumed by the consignor that one item went to the surface. That is why we try and research items before a sale. Thank you Robert for the great information.
CJ Member Posts: 45 From: Cherry Hill, NJ Registered: Nov 2003	posted 04-07-2020 08:43 PM The list in Robert's post includes 25 of the well known moon pins (part of 50 that were made and flown). Conrad himself stated the pins were flown to the surface.

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