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davidcwagner
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From: Albuquerque, New Mexico
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posted 10-31-2026 02:24 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for davidcwagner   Click Here to Email davidcwagner     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Apollo 11 flown cold plate lucite.

On eBay, but for cS members offer $1400 and it is yours.

Joel Katzowitz
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From: Marietta GA USA
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posted 10-31-2026 03:49 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Joel Katzowitz   Click Here to Email Joel Katzowitz     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I have one of those in my collection.

Does anyone have an idea of what they originally sold for? I can't recall.

Thanks!

SpaceAholic
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posted 10-31-2026 04:31 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for SpaceAholic   Click Here to Email SpaceAholic     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Joe Davies produced them about 20 years ago. They were close to $500 at the time.

Robert Pearlman
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posted 10-31-2026 05:35 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Robert Pearlman   Click Here to Email Robert Pearlman     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Adding to Scott's reply, they were introduced on Jan. 30, 2003 for the introductory price of $395 each. The regular price was $475.

The original uncut 8-by-7-inch coldplate was sold by former Mascoutah Aerospace Museum in Illinois. According to museum agent James Fisher, the plate was removed after the Apollo 11 mission for testing. The plate was part of the museum's collection when it was sold.

Joel Katzowitz
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posted 11-01-2026 05:29 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Joel Katzowitz   Click Here to Email Joel Katzowitz     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Thanks for the info guys.

I didn't realize the original plate was only 7"x8". The production run couldn't have been very large.

Robert Pearlman
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posted 11-01-2026 08:14 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Robert Pearlman   Click Here to Email Robert Pearlman     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
It was a limited production run of no more than 100 pieces.

Joel Katzowitz
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posted 11-01-2026 03:43 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Joel Katzowitz   Click Here to Email Joel Katzowitz     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Thanks Robert!

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