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Topic: FS: Moonpans Apollo 17 flown metal medallions
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DougS Member Posts: 63 From: Marion, Iowa Registered: Jun 2013
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posted 09-10-2013 09:38 PM
Got mine today. Absolutely stunning. The picture doesn't do it justice! Very happy to hear there are more mission medallions planned! |
Tom Member Posts: 1597 From: New York Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 09-11-2013 05:51 PM
Received my medallion today... extremely satisfied! Great souvenir of Apollo's last lunar mission! |
Blackarrow Member Posts: 3120 From: Belfast, United Kingdom Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 09-12-2013 04:41 PM
My two medallions arrived today. Very high quality, really impressive and great value.But (and perhaps I'm missing something), are those "protective plastic cases" not meant to open? I've already broken a nail trying to open them, in both cases without success. My wife couldn't open them either. Surely you must be able to access the medallions, if only to touch metal that's been on the Moon? A "case" should, by definition, open, shouldn't it? |
mmmoo Member Posts: 551 From: London, England Registered: May 2001
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posted 09-12-2013 05:18 PM
Its very easy to pop open the coin case.You just need to get a sharp knife and lay the main length of the blade in the groove where the two halves of the case meet. Then rotate the knife keeping it horizontal and the case will pop open. |
Blackarrow Member Posts: 3120 From: Belfast, United Kingdom Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 09-13-2013 09:16 AM
Thanks, I'll try that when I get home - but if I lose a thumb, you'll be hearing from my lawyer! |
mmmoo Member Posts: 551 From: London, England Registered: May 2001
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posted 09-13-2013 09:41 AM
OK! Just make sure you have a grown up to help you! |
AstroAutos Member Posts: 803 From: Co. Monaghan, Republic of Ireland Registered: Mar 2009
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posted 09-13-2013 12:46 PM
My medallion arrived today - what can I say other than it is absolutely stunning.The design is magnificent and really jumps out at you, would definitely recommend the medallion to anyone. Very professional job. |
Blackarrow Member Posts: 3120 From: Belfast, United Kingdom Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 09-13-2013 01:17 PM
Success! I managed to open them - and I didn't need to ask any grownups!Seriously, these medallions are beautiful. |
cspg Member Posts: 6210 From: Geneva, Switzerland Registered: May 2006
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posted 09-17-2013 09:42 AM
Available from The Space Store. |
set Member Posts: 44 From: Atlanta, GA Registered: Oct 2007
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posted 09-17-2013 12:11 PM
Mine arrived yesterday. I will echo what others have said - this is a really nice item! |
Gilbert Member Posts: 1328 From: Carrollton, GA USA Registered: Jan 2003
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posted 09-19-2013 11:46 AM
Got mine today. It is really nice. I am very pleased. |
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posted 10-24-2013 11:27 PM
I received my medallion last week. It is a very nice coin. Is there any updates on future flown medallions? |
mmmoo Member Posts: 551 From: London, England Registered: May 2001
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posted 10-26-2013 05:18 AM
Glad you liked the medallion.The next in the series will be Apollo 12 but will be a month or two until it is ready. |
JBoe Member Posts: 960 From: Churchton, MD Registered: Oct 2012
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posted 10-26-2013 06:55 AM
Mike, AWESOME! You'll have the rollout date in you email/newsletter? Thanks again! |
tnperri Member Posts: 452 From: Malvern, Ohio Registered: Jun 2011
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posted 10-26-2013 08:13 AM
Can't wait for the new one. How many will be in the series? |
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posted 10-26-2013 10:38 AM
Will the future Apollo 12 medallion have another checklist ring melted into them? |
mmmoo Member Posts: 551 From: London, England Registered: May 2001
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posted 10-28-2013 12:11 PM
Yes the release of the Apollo 12 medallions will be announced in the Moonpans email newsletter. To sign up there is a link on our homepage.Most probably there will be a run of 2000 once again. Yes, the Apollo 12 Medallions will contain metal from flown (to Lunar Orbit) checklist rings. |
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posted 10-29-2013 02:49 PM
So it was not on the lunar surface? |
mmmoo Member Posts: 551 From: London, England Registered: May 2001
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posted 10-29-2013 02:53 PM
The Apollo 17 medallions contain metal from rings flown to the lunar surface, but the Apollo 12 medallions will contain metal from rings flown to lunar orbit. |
robert_l Member Posts: 168 From: Dundee,Scotland Registered: Jul 2008
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posted 10-31-2013 03:22 PM
I got mine a few weeks back. The quality is excellent. Looking forward to future issues! |
DougS Member Posts: 63 From: Marion, Iowa Registered: Jun 2013
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posted 12-17-2013 01:24 PM
I was wondering if there's an update available on the Apollo 12 medallion? |
mmmoo Member Posts: 551 From: London, England Registered: May 2001
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posted 02-05-2014 10:37 AM
The Apollo 12 medallions are now in production and are looking fantastic. They should be ready for sale in a few weeks time.As usual, we will announce them to our mailing list members as soon as they are ready. |
tnperri Member Posts: 452 From: Malvern, Ohio Registered: Jun 2011
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posted 02-05-2014 11:55 AM
Can't wait to see (buy) it. Out of curiosity do you plan on doing the other missions? |
mmmoo Member Posts: 551 From: London, England Registered: May 2001
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posted 02-07-2014 05:45 AM
Yes we are hoping to release medallions from all the Apollo missions, however it is very difficult to obtain suitable flown metal from each mission, that the minting factory will allow to be used in the minting process. |
mmmoo Member Posts: 551 From: London, England Registered: May 2001
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posted 03-26-2014 11:50 AM
The Apollo 12 medallions are done and are close to going on sale. There are just a few things we need to do before they will be put up on our site.We will be tweeting previews of the Medallion on our Twitter feed, so if you have not already signed up, please follow us. |
Dave_Johnson Member Posts: 106 From: Registered: Feb 2014
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posted 03-26-2014 07:11 PM
Received my Apollo 17 medallion within the past week - thanks Mike! It's nice to see where the metal that was incorporated in the medallion came from. |
JBoe Member Posts: 960 From: Churchton, MD Registered: Oct 2012
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posted 03-27-2014 04:30 PM
Mike, I checked out your twitter page and the medallion will make a very nice addition to the collection. When will they be available for order and what part of Apollo 12 did the metal come from? |
Keith Barber Member Posts: 326 From: Warwickshire Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 03-28-2014 09:54 AM
Got mine today (Apollo 17 one) and it looks great, well pleased. |