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Topic: Cook Islands Apollo 11 50th coin (Power Coin)
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tnperri
Member Posts: 452
From: Malvern, Ohio
Registered: Jun 2011
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posted 10-22-2018 10:48 AM
   
Looks like a new coin coming out in 2019, Moon Landing Apollo 50th Anniversary. Cook Island $20 coin with Kapton foil insert, only 205 pieces. The reverse of the coin features a beautiful and coloured image of the Apollo 11 command module on the Moon, over a background with stars and our wonderful earth. The bottom of the reverse features the incredible Kapton foil insert and the inscription: "1969-2019" – the year of the mission and the year of issue. All around the coin, the inscription: "This Kapton Foil Provided Thermal Protection For The Apollo 11 Command Module On Its Flight To The Moon And Back". The obverse of the coin features the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the inscriptions: "Elizabeth II" – The name of the Queen, "Cook Islands" – the issuing country and "20 Dollars" – the face value.  
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SkyMan1958
Member Posts: 867
From: CA.
Registered: Jan 2011
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posted 10-22-2018 01:45 PM
Thank you for the info!Is it just me, or does there seem to be as many kapton pieces from the Apollo 11 mission as there are pieces of the holy cross? |
davidcwagner
Member Posts: 798
From: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Registered: Jan 2003
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posted 04-22-2019 12:40 AM
Bought one of these. Exceptionally well done 3D effect by New Zealand Mint. Bought two more as an investment because I believe that no Apollo coin collection will be complete without one of these. |
Larry McGlynn
Member Posts: 1255
From: Boston, MA
Registered: Jul 2003
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posted 04-22-2019 09:41 PM
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Originally posted by SkyMan1958:
...does there seem to be as many kapton pieces from the Apollo 11 mission
I have been thinking the same thing for years. Between the new Fisher Apollo 11 pen and the New Zealand coin, it all reminds me of the Krone Apollo 11 pen from years ago. It was a controversial pen back 20 plus years ago. There is a lot of Kapton foil from Apollo 11 showing up out there over the years. |
davidcwagner
Member Posts: 798
From: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Registered: Jan 2003
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posted 04-23-2019 07:07 PM
The Apollo 11 capsule had at least 30 square feet of kapton when it was hoisted from the sea. 40 square feet would not surprise me.Is there a 1969 report with the actual data? Photos: 1 | 2 | 3 |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42981
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 04-23-2019 09:35 PM
The problem isn't the quantity; it's the provenance.With the exception of the lucite "puck" displays that NASA presented to its Apollo 11 team members, most, if not all of the other Kapton in private hands came from people who took samples without any formal permission. The Kapton was either meant to remain on the spacecraft or be removed and discarded of during post-flight inspection of the command module. NASA never told NAA Rockwell that its employees could just peel off or pick up pieces to keep. So now, 50 years later, we have Kapton that is claimed to come from Apollo 11 with loose connections to a name of someone who was on the NAA Rockwell team. The strength of that provenance is what you make of it and the more times these pieces trade hands, the more tenuous those strings become. |
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