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Topic: 281761804757: Apollo 17 silver medallion
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davidcwagner
Member Posts: 799
From: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Registered: Jan 2003
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posted 08-05-2015 09:05 PM
   
Apollo 17 .999 Fine Silver One Troy Ounce Commemorative Proof Medal: Is this a fake? Or was Apollo 17 really Popeye 17? |
Panther494
Member Posts: 402
From: London UK
Registered: Jan 2013
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posted 08-06-2015 02:44 AM
Oh dear, that looks horrible. |
rgarner
Member Posts: 1193
From: Shepperton, United Kingdom
Registered: Mar 2012
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posted 08-06-2015 04:05 AM
I doubt it is solid sterling silver at that price, but it just looks to me like a medal made by Galaxy Medals Inc based in Titusville, FL. It certainly isn't official if that is what you're asking. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42988
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 08-06-2015 08:55 AM
The silver Apollo medallions produced by Galaxy Medals are produced, I believe, on contract to The Space Shop at NASA's Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. This one looks like it is part of that series (only the Apollo 11 medal is offered through the shop's online store but there are more available at various times in the physical location).Galaxy Medals also produces official medals for NASA's Kennedy Space Center. The eBay seller set the list price, so that really can't used to judge the metal content. As for the rendering, it may just be Galaxy's simplified rendition of the Apollo bust. |
SkyMan1958
Member Posts: 867
From: CA.
Registered: Jan 2011
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posted 08-06-2015 11:00 AM
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Originally posted by rgarner:
I doubt it is solid sterling silver at that price...
It is NOT sterling silver. Sterling silver is 92.5% silver, 7.5% other metals, generally copper. So sterling silver is .925 silver content. This item is .999. The price seems reasonable (indeed, high) as silver is only trading around $14.67 per ounce today. |
rgarner
Member Posts: 1193
From: Shepperton, United Kingdom
Registered: Mar 2012
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posted 08-06-2015 11:30 AM
I think the point here is that it is lacking in quality... |
SkyMan1958
Member Posts: 867
From: CA.
Registered: Jan 2011
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posted 08-06-2015 12:16 PM
I understood that. With all due respect, MOST silver rounds are. I was just trying to deal with the precious metal content... |
rgarner
Member Posts: 1193
From: Shepperton, United Kingdom
Registered: Mar 2012
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posted 08-06-2015 12:21 PM
Indeed, I wasn't really paying attention to the .999. The only medals I have seen which are worth owning are Winco medals (excluding vintage medals of course, i.e. Robbins). |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42988
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 08-06-2015 12:53 PM
One of my favorite series of medallions was produced by Galaxy. Metal-wise, they are nothing special — they are aluminum tokens. And when they were originally sold, they were just 25 cents each. Galaxy produced these tokens for each of the space shuttle missions. They feature the mission patch on one side and a design representing the orbiter (Columbia, Discovery, Atlantis, etc.) on the other. Versions of these medals were sold to the public in three different metals (aluminum, bronze and silver) but those were all produced after the launch, dated for the liftoff. But Galaxy also produced the aluminum tokens prior to the launch, undated, which were only sold through the NASA employee exchange stores. It became a personal tradition to make sure to get one of these tokens at each of the launches I covered, and so I have the full series from STS-114 through STS-135 (and through the help of a friend, I was able to add an undated STS-107, as it drove my decision to cover the remaining flights). I realize my reason for collecting is a personal one, but it's an example of how the quality of the medal is not always a factor in what is worth owning... |
chet
Member Posts: 1506
From: Beverly Hills, Calif.
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 08-06-2015 03:27 PM
Personally I really like the Medallic Arts medals of the Apollo missions; nice quality and impressive because of their weight and relief. |
rgarner
Member Posts: 1193
From: Shepperton, United Kingdom
Registered: Mar 2012
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posted 08-06-2015 03:33 PM
Each to their own I suppose, but I personally have never given them much thought. But I do understand your tradition, Robert. |
One Big Monkey
Member Posts: 169
From: West Yorkshire, UK
Registered: Jul 2012
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posted 08-07-2015 12:20 PM
But... but... it has a certificate of authenticity!!  |
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