posted 10-30-2012 10:53 PM               

Robbins medallions with modern letters of authenticity from astronauts sell regularly at auctions of space memorabilia. The most recent Apollo 13 Robbins medallion from Commander James Lovell, for example, sold for $17,925. It is virtually unheard of, however, to find one with a vintage full-page handwritten letter such as this: from an astronaut gifting one of his Robbins medallions, flown with him on a mission just a few years before. Even better perhaps is that Swigert expresses such heartfelt sentiment related to Apollo 13.

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