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denali414
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posted 01-20-2018 11:39 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for denali414   Click Here to Email denali414     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
This is the first heard about China's Moon Festival bi-metal flown medallion. The Goldberg auction listing states:
1 Kilo Silver. Mintage of 2000 pieces. This piece was issued in commemoration of the Chinese Moon Festival and includes gold recovered from a NASA vehicle that spent five years in orbit around the Earth.

Robert Pearlman
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posted 01-21-2018 10:00 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Robert Pearlman   Click Here to Email Robert Pearlman     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
According to other listings for the same medal, the gold for this medallion is from this lot released by NASA through GSA, originally from the Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF).

denali414
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posted 01-21-2018 10:00 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for denali414   Click Here to Email denali414     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Wow, that's very interesting and a pretty smart way to make a numismatic space coin from the recovered gold. Amazed at all the micrometeor hits on that gold piece.

denali414
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posted 02-23-2018 10:32 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for denali414   Click Here to Email denali414     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Just for another data point for those that care or follow prices also. The panda medallion sold for $2,100 at the Goldberg auction.

tnperri
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posted 02-23-2018 10:57 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for tnperri   Click Here to Email tnperri     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Closer to $2500 with auction fees. Also one sold on eBay for $2900. These are the cheapest I have found.

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