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Topic: Coin World (Nov. 2014): Apollo 11 Robbins medal
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JBoe
Member Posts: 959
From: Churchton, MD
Registered: Oct 2012
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posted 01-04-2015 11:41 AM
   
I was a Barnes and Noble yesterday and saw the latest (November 2014) Coin World in which Buzz Aldrin's Robbins medal was featured selling at an auction. A medal that accompanied astronaut Buzz Aldrin during the 1969 Apollo 11 mission to the moon realized $27,500 during Heritage’s Nov. 12 Space Exploration Auction.The price for the medal produced by Robbins Co. of Attleboro, Mass., was below the auction firm’s estimates of $40,000 to $60,000. However, the price, which included a 17 percent buyer’s fee, was well above the prices for two other examples of the medal sold by Heritage in recent years. The medallion was also featured in Coin World in which Charle Duke's Apollo 11 medallion was given to him while he was CAPCOM. |
Tallpaul
Member Posts: 153
From: Rocky Point, NY, USA
Registered: Feb 2012
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posted 01-04-2015 11:55 AM
At the time I was chagrined to read that Heritage promoted the suite of Robbins medals offered in November as coming from Buzz's collection. Point of fact is that they were gifted by Buzz to his sister, so technically they were from her collection. Letters of provenance were provided by his sister's son. But what the hey, creating buzz (sorry) is more important than accuracy when promoting a sale. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42981
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 01-04-2015 12:12 PM
quote:
Originally posted by JBoe:
The medallion was also featured in Coin World...
Just to be clear, this second "article" from 2012 is, as identified, an "advertorial" — a paid ad by Heritage in the form of an article. quote:
Originally posted by Tallpaul:
Point of fact is that they were gifted by Buzz to his sister, so technically they were from her collection.
For what it is worth, the press release that Heritage distributed prior to the sale made it clear that the pieces were from the Fay Ann Aldrin Potter Estate Collection: The auction is particularly strong in items related to the 1969 Apollo missions nine through 12, including the impressive offerings in the Fay Ann Aldrin Potter Estate Collection."Fay Ann was the older sister of Buzz Aldrin who, as a young girl, inadvertently gave him his legendary and world famous nickname, actually now his legal name," said Riley. "She initially couldn't say the word 'brother,' instead calling him 'buzzer.' It stuck and now follows him into history." Aldrin was quite generous with Fay Ann through the years, gifting her with amazing souvenirs of his career, a number of which are offered here, including an Apollo 11 flown American flag and a signed Beta cloth mission insignia that also flew to the moon on Apollo 11. Also included are a set of flown Robbins medals from Buzz's time at NASA, a five lot selection of Space Food and a copy of Buzz's book Encounters with Tiber, which he signed uniquely for her: "To Fay Ann/My Name Giver/Enjoy A Space Encounter/Love/Buzzer/7-7-96." |
Tallpaul
Member Posts: 153
From: Rocky Point, NY, USA
Registered: Feb 2012
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posted 01-05-2015 04:50 PM
The catalog descriptions described the medals as coming from the "collection of Buzz Aldrin." | |
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