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Topic: Flown and flown metal minted medals (update)

tnperri
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From: Malvern, Ohio
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posted 04-03-2012 09:45 AM

I have been collecting 'flown' medallions now for over a year and have put together a very nice collection. I also have put together a list a comprehensive list the flown medals from the research I did.

I got most of the info this site and several other space medal sites. I thought I share this list with you all and hopefully pick up some of the missing information I still need.

I divided these up into seven categories. The first two are Fliteline and Robbins which I am not listing as I can't afford them unless I hit the lotto or someone donates them to me. Here are the lists. Also I am providing links to pictures of my collection and the lists.

Manned Flight Awareness/Spaceflight Awareness - 15 Medals

1969	Barco Mint	MFA - Apollo 8 - Metal flown carried metal Half inch sphere of aluminum	200000
1970/1	Barco Mint	MFA - Apollo 11 - Metal flown shuttles Eagle/Columbia LM: pulley clamp; CM: heatshield bolt	200000
1970/1	Barco Mint	MFA - Apollo 11 (Gold) - Metal flown shuttles Eagle/Columbia LM: pulley clamp CM: heatshield bolt	???
1970	Unknown	MFA - Skylab - 16mm film cannister	100000
1975	Barco Mint	MFA - Apollo/Soyuz - Metal flown from both ships	???
1979	Unknown	SFA - ALT Enterprise - metal flown Enterprise left wing	???
1981	Unknown	SFA - STS-1 metal from the shuttle Columbia 1st flight	???
1982	Unknown	SFA - STS-3 - metal flown on the shuttle Columbia	???
1983	Unknown	SFA - STS-5 - metal flown on the shuttle Columbia	???
1996	Galaxy Medals	SFA - STS-71 - Metal flown on STS-71/MIR	???
1998	Galaxy Medals	SFA - STS-88 (Bronze) - Metal flown from the Unity Node 2 pieces of metal cut from the skin panel	60000
1998	Galaxy Medals	SFA - STS-88 (Silver) - Metal flown from the Unity Node 2 pieces of metal cut from the skin panel	???
2001	Galaxy Medals	SFA - STS-98 (Bronze) - Metal flown from the US Lab Module	???
2001	Galaxy Medals	SFA - STS-98 (Silver) - Metal flown from the US Lab Module	???
2005	Winco Int	SFA - STS-114 Team Award - two ingots carried in Flight Kit	995

FLOWN - 41 Medals, 1 Set(20 medals), 4 Frame Sets, 2 Seals

????	Alcoa	Apollo 8 (Alcoa) - Metal from cmd module Apollo 8	???
????	Rockwell	Apollo 8 (Rockwell) - metal from CM of 1st moon orbit	???
????	Unknown	Apollo 11 25th Anniversary - metal flown on STS-65	???
????	Unknown	Apollo 11 Pendant - Melted A11 MFAs?	???
????	NSC	National Space Club - metal flown on various missions	600
????	Unknown	Skylab (1 billion miles) - metal from Skylab	???
????	Unknown	Spacelab/STS-90 - Metal flown on Neurolab	???
????	Unknown	STS-40 NASA Spacelab - metal flown on STS-40	???
????	McD Douglas	STS-41D McDonnel Douglas - metal flown on Discovery STS-41D	???
????	Unknown	STS-48 (Malaysia) - Flown on STS-48	???
????	MSFC	STS-89 MSFC Space Shuttle Office - Metal flown on STS-89	???
????	Unknown	SSP/Flow Control Valve - Metal flown on Shuttles	???
1970	Franklin Mint	FM Apollo 13 - Coin flown in space	???
1970	Franklin Mint	FM Apollo 13 Project Apollo - Coins flown in space	???
1971	Franklin Mint	FM Apollo 14 - Coin flown in space	176
1971	Franklin Mint	Apollo 14 mini coin 24 Sterling silver medals flown around the moon	129449
1978	Eastern Air	Apollo 8/Eastern Airlines - Metal flown on Apollo 8 and E.A.	???
1980	Perth Mint	Skylab Commemorative - Frangments of Skylab debris	323
1983	NASA/ESA	Spacelab 1 - coin flown in space	???
1992	NASA/NPO/SSI	STS-42 World Space Congress - metal flown on STS-42, TM-11, meteor	???
1995	Unknown	Apollo-Soyuz 25th Anniversary - Metal flown on STS-71 Atlantis	???
1998	Unknown	Skylab 25th Anniversary - Metal fragment from Skylab debris	???
1999	Unknown	Apollo 11 30th (Aluminum) - Metal flown from the Eagle landing module	????
1999	Unknown	Apollo 11 30th (Gold) - Metal flown from the Eagle landing module	200
2001	NW Territorial	Space Camp (Bronze) - metal flown on various missions	???
2001	NW Territorial	Space Camp (Silver) - metal flown on various missions	12
2006	Galaxy Medals	Yuri's Night (Aluminum) - STS-42/94 flown insulation/Soyuz TM-32 washer	???
2006	Galaxy Medals	Yuri's Night (Bronze) - STS-42/94 flown insulation/Soyuz TM-32 washer	???
2006	Galaxy Medals	Yuri's Night (Silver) - STS-42/94 flown insulation/Soyuz TM-32 washer	???
2007	FoF Museum	Apollo 7 - Metal flown on mission Kapton tape and 16mm data cable	500
2009	Winco Int	Apollo 40th Anniversary Metal flown to moon on Apollo missions	???
2009	Winco Int	Apollo 11 40th Anniversary Metal flown to moon on Apollo missions	???
2009	Winco Int	Apollo 12 40th Anniversary Metal flown to moon on Apollo missions	???
2009	Winco Int	Apollo 13 40th Anniversary Metal flown to moon on Apollo missions	1970
2009	Winco Int	Apollo 17 40th Anniversary Metal flown to moon on Apollo missions	1972
2009	Measurablesucc	Ares I-X Rocket - Flown metal from Apollo 11	500
2009	Winco Int	NASA 50th Anniversary Metal flown on shuttle missions	5592
2010	Pratt&Whitney	SSME/ Pratt and Whitney - metal flown on a shuttle mission	???
2011	Winco Int	NASA Award SSP - Metal ingots flown on a shuttle mission	???
2011	Winco Int	Mission Complete - Metal ingots flown on a shuttle mission	???
2011	Winco Int	NASA Constellation - metal flown on ARES 1-X and Orion PA-1	???
2011	Winco Int	NASA Constellation - metal flown on ARES 1-X and Orion PA-1	???
2011	Measurablesucc	NASA Space Shuttle Program - Metal flown on STS-1	???
2009	Winco Int	Celebrate Apollo Frame Set Metal flown to the moon on Apollo missions	1969
2009	Winco Int	Celebrate Apollo 11 Frame Set Metal flown to the moon on Apollo missions	1969
2011	Winco Int	Historical Space Shuttle Program Frame Set Metal ingots flown on a shuttle mission	5000
2011	Winco Int	Celebrate the Space Shuttle Program Frame Set Metal ingots flown on a shuttle mission	3500
1983	NASA	Spacelab 1 seal - flown aboard STS-9	???
1985	St of Lib Fdtn	Liberty Seal - Copper flown aboard shuttle Discovery from 1 of 2 Liberty statue miniatures from the original statue	???

Historical/Launch - 11 Medals, 2 Sets (11 medals)

????	Brevard	John Glenn-Brevard County - metal complex 14 launch site	500
VARI	Port Canaveral	7 Maiden flights / Gold Anchor reverse- Metal from Launch	???
VARI	Port Canaveral	4 Maiden flights / Gold Cruise ship reverse- Metal from Launch	???
1973	Unknown	Apollo 11 (Die) - made with Die flown to the moon	1000
1976	NACA Reunion	NACA (1915-1958) - metal from the Curtiss Jenny and Bell X-1	???
1976	Martin Marietta	Viking 1 (Martin Marietta) - metal from Viking	???
1999	Galaxy Medals	Apollo 30th (Aluminum) - Metal from Saturn V Launch Tower	101000
1999	Galaxy Medals	Apollo 30th (Bronze) - Metal from Saturn V Launch Tower	10775
1999	Galaxy Medals	Apollo 30th (Silver) - Metal from Saturn V Launch Tower	750
2002	ASF	40th Ann. of Americans in Orbit metal from Mercury/Atlas launch pad 14	2500
2005	Winco Int	30th Anniversary of SSME tests metal shaving from SSME tests at Stennis Space Center	???
2006	Winco Int	Moon Rocket Engine Tests (PIN) metal shaving from original J-2 and F-1 engines	???
2006	ZeroG	ZeroG -1st Launch/crash at New Mexico Space Port coins flown (40000 ft) on ZGS-1 Space Capsule	250

Russian - 18 Medals, 3 Sets (13 medals)

????	Gode	1st Germans in Space - Coin flown in space	3940
????	Space Flight CC	Phobos/International Mars - metal from ship flown in space	???
???	Space Flight CC	Soyuz/Salyut-6 - metal from ship flown in space	???
1961	Unknown	Gagarins Rocket - Claims to be made from fragments of missile stage (gas bags) which fell to the ground	???
1975	Unknown	Apollo/Soyuz Soviet set of 6 - Metal flown on 1975 mission	???
1975	Space Flight CC	Russian 1975 ASTP - metal from ship flown in space	???
1978	Space Flight CC	Soyus-31/Salyut-6 Reduga Experiment - metal from ship flown	???
1987	Space Flight CC	Intercosmos 20th Anniversary - metal from ship flown in space	???
1987	Unknown	Open Cosmos 5 medal set - metal from ship flown in space	???
1988	CosmodromeBaiknr	Energia Maiden Launch - Metal from 1st launch	800
1988	Space-Earth	Space Shuttle Buran - metal from the shuttle Buran	1000
1991	CosmodromeBaiknr	Gagarin 30th Anniversay	160000
1991	CosmodromeBaiknr	Gagarin 30th Anniversay set - (silver and flown) metal from TM Soyuz flights / Vostok 1	35000
1992	Lenningrad Mint	Columbus Star - Metal flown on the Zvesda Kolumba	???
1994	Memorial Museum	Orbit Ship Buran - Metal from MIR Launch rockets	1000
1994	Memorial Museum	Gagarin/Vostok 1 - Metal from MIR Launch rockets	1000
1994	Memorial Museum	Orbit Station Mir - Metal from MIR Launch rockets	1000
2001	CosmodromeBaiknr	Gagarin 40th Anniversay	12000
2005	Samara Industrial	Sputnik 5 45th - Metal flown	???
2006	Samara Industrial	Sputnik 9 45th - Metal flown	???
2007	Samara Industrial	Sputnik 2 50th - Metal flown	???

Space Medal Covers - 30 medals

1986	German	FDC - Apollo 11 - Unknown Flown Metal	2000
1986	German	FDC - Liberty Bell 25th Anniversary - Unknown Flown Metal	2000
1986	German	FDC - Gemini 12 20th Anniversary - Unknown Flown Metal	2000
1986	German	FDC - Apollo 15 - 15th Anniversary - Unknown Flown Metal	2000
1988	German	FDC - Explorer-1 30th Anniversay - Unknown Flown Metal	2000
1988	German	FDC - Apollo 7 - 20th Anniversary - Unknown Flown Metal	3000
1988	German	FDC - Apollo 8 - 20th Anniversary - Unknown Flown Metal	3000
1989	German	FDC - Apollo 11 - 20th Anniversary - Unknown Flown Metal	2000
1986	German	FDC - Mercury-Redstone 4 25th Anniversary-Unknown Flown Metal	2000
1986	German	FDC - Vanguard 30th Anniversary - Unknown Flown Metal	3000
1987	German	FDC - ALT-1 10th Anniversay - Unknown Flown Metal	3000
1986	German	FDC - STS-2 - Unknown Flown Metal	3000
1987	German	FDC - STS-9 - Unknown Flown Metal	3000
1988	German	FDC - STS-26 - Unknown Flown Metal	3000
1989	German	FDC - STS-29 - Unknown Flown Metal	3000
1984	German	FDC - STS-41G - Unknown Flown Metal	3000
1987	German	FDC - STS-51L - Unknown Flown Metal	3000
1985	German	FDC - STS-61A - Unknown Flown Metal	3000
1986	German	FDC - STS-61C - Unknown Flown Metal	3000
1986	German	FDC - Giotto Mission to Halley's Comet - Unknown Flown Metal	3000
1987	German	FDC - Ariane V18 - Unknown Flown Metal	3000
1987	German	FDC - Ariane V19 - Unknown Flown Metal	3000
1987	German	FDC - Ariane V20 - Unknown Flown Metal	3000
1987	German	FDC - Ariane V22 - Unknown Flown Metal	3000
1987	German	FDC - Ariane V26 - Unknown Flown Metal	3000
1987	German	FDC - Ariane V27 - Unknown Flown Metal	3000
1987	German	FDC - Ariane V28 - Unknown Flown Metal	3000
1987	German	FDC - Ariane V29 - Unknown Flown Metal	3000
1987	German	FDC - Ariane V30 - Unknown Flown Metal	3000

Meademan
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From: Gatwick, West Sussex, UK
Registered: Oct 2012

posted 10-18-2012 11:46 AM

That's a lovely collection and so well presented... and you've only been at it just over a year! Incredible.

I've only just started out. Where do you find these coins? Surely they can't just all be from eBay?

tnperri
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From: Malvern, Ohio
Registered: Jun 2011

posted 10-18-2012 02:20 PM

You would be surprised at how many of these can be found on eBay. The harder to find ones sometimes show up on eBay also maybe 3 or 4 per year. Asking here on this site is also a good way to find some. Other 'legit' auctions such as Heritage, Regency, RR etc.

tnperri
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From: Malvern, Ohio
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posted 12-11-2012 07:04 AM

Here are some medallions that I either just found about this year or just came out. I hope to post pictures up in the near future.

2012	Winco	Kennedy Space Center 50th Metal flown Apollo/shuttle missions	????

2012	Winco	Apollo 16 40th Metal flown to moon on Apollo missions	????

2012	Winco	Apollo 14 40th Metal flown to moon on Apollo missions	????

2012	Winco	NASA Dryden Bell X-1 Metal from the X-1	????

2012	Winco	NASA Dryden North American X-15 Metal from the X-15	????

2012	Winco	NASA Dryden Shuttle Enterprise Metal from Enterprise	????

2012	Winco	NASA Dryden Shuttle Carrier Aircraft Metal from the SCA	????

1984	????	STS-41G CBS/FOX Video (Sally Ride) Medal flown on shuttle STS-41G	????

1986	????	Russian Shuttle Buran 60MM Metal from the shuttle	????

2006	P&W	Pratt&Whitney STS-1 25th Anniversary Metal fragments from the main engine	????

Tom
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posted 01-19-2013 08:28 AM

I've seen photos of the Apollo 11 MFA medallion in which it has a silver and in others a goldish appearance. Were two types made?

Robert Pearlman
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posted 01-19-2013 09:13 AM

To my understanding, NASA's Manned Flight Awareness Office had some quantity of the original minted Apollo 11 medals plated in gold for the second anniversary of the moon landing.

tnperri
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posted 01-19-2013 09:34 AM

There were 200000 of the Apollo 11 MFA's from what I gathered. Its unknown how many gold plated versions were minted. Though you should be careful as I have seen some of the 'silver' versions that have a gold tint to them (toning?) but are not the same as the gold plated (as far as I know).

Robert Pearlman
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posted 01-19-2013 09:39 AM

Unless someone has information to the contrary, I don't think any gold-plated Apollo 11 medals were "minted." I think the plated medals were a subset of the 200,000 that were plated after the fact.

Tom
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posted 01-19-2013 12:54 PM

Thank you, both...that answers my question.

tnperri
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posted 06-10-2013 09:00 AM

I have made updates to my list. I am also in the process of putting these into Word documents with pictures and additional information. Currently only have the MFA/SFAs and Russian medals completed.

Someday I would like to make a website with all this but that is way off in the future.

Also, if you know of any of the data I missing please let me know.

Send me an email and I will send you a copy.

Here are some totals:

MFA/SFA (15 Melted-Metal)
Flown (84 Total)
- 78 Melted-Metal and 6 Whole-Medal
- 46 Melted-Medal, one set (20 medals), 6 Frame Sets, 3 Seals, 3 Pins, 6 Whole-Medal
Historical/Launch (39 Total)
- 38 Melted-Metal and 1 Whole-Metal)
- 14 Medals, 4 Sets (23 medals), 1 Pin, 1 Whole-Metal
Russian (40 total)
- 31 Melted-Metal and 8 Whole-Metal and 1 Unflown Silver)
- 19 Melted-Medals, 4 Sets (13 flown/1 silver unflown medals), 8 Whole-Metal
Space Medal Covers (29 Melted-Metal)

tnperri
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posted 06-24-2013 09:07 AM

Some more updates. I had to make some additions thanks to several fellow collectors. I also completed another word doc for the Historical/Launch medals. So if interested let me know.

I also updated my pictures. I have been using scans of the reverse side for those I don't have. Some look pretty good but others kind of lame. But hopefully some day I will replace them with the real thing. So if you have one I need don't hesitate to contact me.

tnperri
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posted 01-20-2014 07:45 AM

Well, with 2013 now complete its time for an update.

There were six new medallions and two new frame sets in 2013. I also discovered some more previously released medals. I have the current list available for those who may want it.

I also have categorized these differently. Now as most of you know melted-metal medals are those made by mixing a piece of an item that had been flown or used in the launch or building of (historical) with other alloys. There are also whole-medal medallions which of course were completely flown. And then there is a third sort of in between. These are medallions made with no flown/historical metal and then had a piece of flown metal embedded onto the medal. These I am classifying under melted-metal.

I am separating the whole-medal medallions (pins and seals) because there are so many that we may never really know about. These are generally flown in the astronauts PPKs and we only find out about them when someone puts one up for auction. There are probably hundreds of these. I am only going to list those that are well known (excluding Fliteline and Robbins) such as the Apollo 13 and Apollo 14 medals from the Franklin Mint and ones I own.

I believe I now have a pretty good idea of how many melted-metal medallions there are (excluding those that will be made in 2014 and beyond). Of course there still can be some I have not heard of yet. But here is my latest tally.

Melted-Metal - 200 (192 medals, 4 pins and 4 embedded)
(192 = 15 MFA/SFA + 71 Flown + 45 Historical + 32 Russian + 29 FDC)
Whole-Medal - 29 (22 medals + 2 pins + 5 seals)
(22 = 6 Flown + 2 Historical + 14 Russian)

Also there are four medals, where they are said to be flown or made with flown metal that I have not verified if they actually were (have not seen a COA to verify).

tnperri
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posted 04-10-2014 08:21 AM

I found a a presentation box and the name on it "rang a bell," MRI Labs. I don't remember where or when I got the box so I opened it up and found a paper from Alcoa dated Jan. 19, 1970. So now I have a date and manufacturer of the Alcoa Apollo 8 medallions. Thought you might enjoy this.

Hart Sastrowardoyo
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posted 07-06-2016 10:16 AM

On eBay (222177574797) is a 20th anniversary ASTP medallion which includes metal flown on Atlantis. Assumption is that it's STS-71, though it doesn't say.

tnperri
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posted 07-17-2016 09:33 AM

Well I have updated my website with the latest medals and made new lists (on the download page). I also updated my collection pictures. Hope you enjoy them.

Tom
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posted 07-17-2016 09:55 AM

Were any medallions made containing flown material from the maiden flight of Orion? Thank you.

tnperri
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posted 07-17-2016 10:07 AM

The only one that I am aware of with Orion metal would be the NASA Constellation Medallion.

Tom
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posted 07-17-2016 10:44 AM

Yes, thank you... I have that one.

Was looking for a medallion from the December 2014 Orion/Delta 4 mission.

tnperri
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posted 07-17-2016 10:49 AM

There is one but it does not contain flown metal.

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