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Topic: Canaveral Port Auth. 'Maiden Launch' medals
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Apollo-Soyuz
Member Posts: 1205
From: Shady Side, Md
Registered: Sep 2004
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posted 06-20-2014 09:27 AM
   
How many of the Port Canaveral medallions were produced for the STS-6, STS-41D and STS-51J maiden flights? |
Ken Havekotte
Member Posts: 2913
From: Merritt Island, Florida, Brevard
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 07-06-2014 12:32 PM
John, About 10,000 were produced from the Canaveral Port Authority for STS-1/Columbia, and I believe, probably about the same-type number quantities for the maiden shuttle flights of Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis and Endeavour. I'll find out more later. |
JBoe
Member Posts: 959
From: Churchton, MD
Registered: Oct 2012
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posted 10-29-2014 03:37 PM
I'm a proud owner of two Port Canaveral coins and pins (shuttle with the anchor) that arrived today in the mail. The coins, gold tone as the other "made with expended metal" have the Port Canaveral "C" with waves insignia on one side and nothing on the other. Is this part of the set as well as the pin (which has been featured when discussing these coins)? Is it made from blended metal as the other maiden launch coins? I know there's the one with the shuttle and anchor. |
tnperri
Member Posts: 452
From: Malvern, Ohio
Registered: Jun 2011
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posted 10-29-2014 06:17 PM
There are three basic reverse styles. The anchor (gold and silver versions), the ship (gold), the C and wave (gold). Also the Columbia medal was also made with writing on the reverse. Here is the info I gathered.These were sold individually and as sets and are made with material from the launch or launch pad of the maiden flight of the specific shuttle. Sets one and two are eight medals each, seven of the maiden flights and a center piece (an anchor). Each of the seven have a reverse that matches the center piece (unknown if the center piece contains blended metal). Set three is only five medals, four maiden flight and one center piece (cruise ship). Set four appears to the only set made strictly for displaying as the reverse sides are blank with the center piece (what I call the Port Canaveral Seaport) and the last is only one medal of the maiden flight of Columbia, which has writing on the reverse. |
JBoe
Member Posts: 959
From: Churchton, MD
Registered: Oct 2012
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posted 10-29-2014 06:28 PM
Tim, that's great and as always thanks! Looks like this one is a Set 4 coin. I have the other maiden flight coins, but will have to check the reverse to see what set it is from the information you provided. |
tnperri
Member Posts: 452
From: Malvern, Ohio
Registered: Jun 2011
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posted 10-29-2014 06:37 PM
Jason, you can check my site which shows the displays they came in for the sets. |
denali414
Member Posts: 593
From: Raleigh, NC
Registered: Aug 2017
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posted 09-21-2017 02:35 PM
Tim, I just got a framed Canaveral Port Authority (gold anchor) that looks just like yours, except it is a six coin set (Columbia Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis, Skynet and the anchor with shuttle on top that says under "Central Florida's Seaport."Have you seen this one before? |
JBoe
Member Posts: 959
From: Churchton, MD
Registered: Oct 2012
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posted 09-21-2017 07:15 PM
I think there's at least three "sets" based on coloring of the medallion, Port Canaveral reverse with shuttle and anchor; and Port Canaveral reverse with cruise ship. Tim can verify the number of complete sets or series. You can see the possibilities of different sets or series in this photo of my medallions. Although, I haven't seen complete sets that includes the "Port Canaveral Smooth Sailing All The Way" "C" with blank reverse. I'm not sure if that's part of the set and which set/series. I've also include the anchor with shuttle pin that's featured on some of the reverse medallions.  |
tnperri
Member Posts: 452
From: Malvern, Ohio
Registered: Jun 2011
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posted 09-21-2017 10:27 PM
Yes, I have seen various configurations of displays. I can think of two variations. Usually five or eight medals in a circle pattern also seen a two parallel column version. I do not know if all these were official displays or someone made them up. |
JBoe
Member Posts: 959
From: Churchton, MD
Registered: Oct 2012
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posted 09-22-2017 06:46 PM
Tim, thanks for the link! I've never seen the Port Authority medallion. Do both the "C" and Port Authority contain blended metal from boosters or other flown metal? |
denali414
Member Posts: 593
From: Raleigh, NC
Registered: Aug 2017
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posted 09-25-2017 06:57 PM
Thanks Tim. Mine is the exact same white background and same lettering, just two vertical columns of three each not a circle. |
JBoe
Member Posts: 959
From: Churchton, MD
Registered: Oct 2012
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posted 09-25-2017 08:01 PM
I was able to find two other displays. Both are wooden plaques, but I think that the number of medallions could correspond to the other displays with the same number of medallions. I'm confirming with the seller, but this is the first silver Port Canaveral medallion. I'm wondering if it contains blended metal like the golden versions.  |
randy
Member Posts: 2176
From: West Jordan, Utah USA
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 09-25-2017 08:22 PM
I'm a proud owner of an Atlantis Port Canaveral maiden voyage medallion, dated October 3, 1985. |
tnperri
Member Posts: 452
From: Malvern, Ohio
Registered: Jun 2011
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posted 09-25-2017 08:58 PM
I have the complete set (8) of silver Anchor medals. These all have blended metal. |
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