303272324001: Luna 24 artifact acrylic

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Author	Topic: 303272324001: Luna 24 artifact acrylic
goose77 Member Posts: 57 From: Marion, Iowa Registered: Jul 2019	posted 09-22-2020 01:36 PM The Soviet-era space program is one of my areas of interest, but I honestly don't know enough to form any opinions on the provenance or authenticity of this fragment from the Luna-24 lander. Thoughts? The larger piece from which this piece of Luna 24 was taken was originally sold in a Superior Auction Gallery auction in the 1990's. Included with the certificate and fragment is a copy of the original documentation from Superior Galleries. Also included are copies of the original documentation from Cosmonaut Valery Rozhdestvensky in Russian as well as a translation into English.
SpaceAholic Member Posts: 4641 From: Sierra Vista, Arizona Registered: Nov 1999	posted 09-22-2020 03:05 PM Multiple layers of provenance obfuscation - Superior (and whether you have confidence in auction house lot description/authentication methodology), further dissection/disaffiliation from the source artifact by this eBay seller. Dicey and left holding the bag convincing others the item is authentic if you intend to ultimately resell.

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