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Roger K
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From: Torrance CA
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posted 07-13-2014 05:40 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Roger K   Click Here to Email Roger K     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
While unpacking a forgotten box this morning I came across some silver and bronze medals (some with German text). I am wondering if anybody knows anything about the following seven medals:

I am especially interested in knowing about the bronze medal and was wondering if that one contains flown material (it has the following mark just before "Armstrong": FM). If so, I was wondering what kind of flown material it contains?

Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much.

tnperri
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posted 07-13-2014 06:30 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for tnperri   Click Here to Email tnperri     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I do not know of this medal in particular but doubt it contains any flown metal.

Robert Pearlman
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posted 07-13-2014 06:38 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Robert Pearlman   Click Here to Email Robert Pearlman     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Foreign mints would have had no opportunity to obtain flown material to create medals contemporary to the Apollo missions.

Roger K
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posted 07-13-2014 07:29 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Roger K   Click Here to Email Roger K     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
tnperri, thank you so much for your reply and input.

Robert, this makes perfect sense. In that case, the FM probably stands for the German or Swiss mint mark. Thank you so much Robert, much appreciated.

space-coins
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posted 07-14-2014 02:27 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for space-coins   Click Here to Email space-coins     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Medals 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 were issued in Switzerland.

Medal 3 was/is a cheap souvenir medal and does not contain any flown metal. The "FM" mintmark appears often on German medals but I do not know which mint did these.

Medal 7 is part of a 7-piece set (Apollo 11-17). That medal was issued in two versions - 15g silver and 50g silver. And there are also 3 gold versions...

Roger K
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posted 07-14-2014 06:45 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Roger K   Click Here to Email Roger K     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Space coins, thank you so much for the great detailed info! Much appreciated.

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