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Topic: Apollo medallion embedded in lucite
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BMckay
Member Posts: 3389
From: MA, USA
Registered: Sep 2002
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posted 09-26-2020 07:09 AM
   
Can anyone help me with a history on a large lucite with a coin featuring a spaceman on the moon and command module above his head. The lucite is cone shape with NASA's logo and "Apollo" in gold. |
thisismills
Member Posts: 351
From: Michigan
Registered: Mar 2012
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posted 09-26-2020 09:47 AM
Wondering if this is it below, as at least this side matches the description. |
BMckay
Member Posts: 3389
From: MA, USA
Registered: Sep 2002
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posted 09-26-2020 12:01 PM
Yes that is on it. Any details? |
tnperri
Member Posts: 475
From: Malvern, Ohio
Registered: Jun 2011
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posted 09-26-2020 12:20 PM
The medal is: Apollo 11 XI moon landing bronze medal coin, Armstrong Aldrin Collins 1969 NASA. |
BMckay
Member Posts: 3389
From: MA, USA
Registered: Sep 2002
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posted 09-26-2020 12:35 PM
Is it collectible? Rare? Common? |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 44761
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 09-26-2020 01:08 PM
Recent eBay sales for the loose medallion sold for $5 to $20 each. |
usafspace
Member Posts: 133
From: Los Angeles, CA USA
Registered: May 2006
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posted 09-26-2020 01:27 PM
Bryan, we have four of them if you need any more. |
thisismills
Member Posts: 351
From: Michigan
Registered: Mar 2012
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posted 09-26-2020 10:07 PM
An example as mentioned above for sale on eBay here, photos show front and back of the medallion. I've also seen a version where the landing date and quote are not present, with all other details the same. |
Ken Havekotte
Member Posts: 3097
From: Merritt Island, Florida, Brevard
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 09-27-2020 04:14 AM
They were used by Rockwell's Space Division for awards and/or promotional gifts to company officials, VIP's, and even to known news media folks involved with first lunar landing mission. |
Spacepsycho
Member Posts: 827
From: Huntington Beach, Calif.
Registered: Aug 2004
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posted 10-04-2020 07:31 PM
I have one of these, it's a cold polyester resin display, mine is identical except for the lack of a NASA logo on the bottom. I got it from an NAA engineer who worked in Downey. This was a five-step resin that required three separate pours that's interesting but not particularly rare. |
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