Sorry Hemispherical it loaded off 90 Deg's I made the adjustments. Not sure why it does that. I was actually lucky to get these had to call it in and convince the nice man to let me have it. I told him how my 5 year old Grandbaby teletext and begged me for the dual holders. Of course I needed one to I told him. But I was pure lucky to get them.
I got my 2 half sets back from NGC today. I will post some pictures when I get home tonight. I am not familiar with what they are producing on these Apollo 11 coins but I imagine there nice too.
@gluggo I have one more submission pending but I threw caution to the wind. For these I’m planning on sending to my kids (they are adults). Especially, since I sent the rocketship to the little ones in the family/extended family.
I will admit that I will be keeping the best ones out of either submissions.
Sam Scimemi, Director for the @Space_Station at @NASA Headquarters, stopped by the ASF Office on 2/18 to pick up 2 U.S. Mint Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Clad Coins. The coins will be traveling to the ISS in the near future!
@Bullsitter said:
5 ounce Earth Rising 70's are getting close to $450ish.
How low will they go?
When? This month or 5 years from now?
I'd imagine in the next month or so they will drop below $400. At some point, all the plastic collectors will have their coin. That should stabilize prices in the near term. In the longer run, I'd expect to see $300 if silver stays where it is in price.
If I can put in an ad for Monster Coin Mart. Justin's got the Apollo Kennedy coins in 1st Strike PCGS 69 holders at a very attractive price. I bought 10 of them and, thanks to eBay bucks, my net was pretty close to the cost of the Apollo sets initially.
These pucks look really nice, but there are not really 60,000 collectors, and so they will continue to go down in price. Five ounces of silver is still less than $100 melt.
I think there will be another rush to get the Legions tomorrow, but I expect the same trend. Too many minted and sold, no where near enough people who want to keep them.
I may not even order them at all this time direct from the Mint, as it costs me too much per coin to grade only a few of them, so I will just buy the 70's I want to keep from dealers a month from now, just like mentioned above..
@Goldminers said:
These pucks look really nice, but there are not really 60,000 collectors, and so they will continue to go down in price. Five ounces of silver is still less than $100 melt.
I think there will be another rush to get the Legions tomorrow, but I expect the same trend. Too many minted and sold, no where near enough people who want to keep them.
I may not even order them at all this time direct from the Mint, as it costs me too much per coin to grade only a few of them, so I will just buy the 70's I want to keep from dealers a month from now, just like mentioned above..
@Goldminers I agree with your reference to the number of coin collectors. But for these two coins the base of Apollo fans and American Legion members are in the millions. It is too bad there is no push and limited advertising.
I know both coins are being promoted by their respective outlets but still. Do we see anything through any mass media channel. Hardly.
Everyone in my circle knows/wants these but we cannot make up the 100,000 of thousands being minted.
@Hemispherical said:
I know both coins are being promoted by their respective outlets but still. Do we see anything through any mass media channel. Hardly.
I support the Legion also, but I only want just one of each in a PCGS 70 holder.
The only coin the mass media would support is if AOC can get a majority in Congress to approve minting a 2020 coin that commemorates Article I, Section 2, Clause 5 of the Constitution on the obverse, and Article I, Section 3, Clause 6 on the reverse
@Hemispherical said:
I know both coins are being promoted by their respective outlets but still. Do we see anything through any mass media channel. Hardly.
I support the Legion also, but I only want just one of each in a PCGS 70 holder.
The only coin the mass media would support is if AOC can get a majority in Congress to approve minting a 2020 coin that commemorates Article I, Section 2, Clause 5 of the Constitution on the obverse, and Article I, Section 3, Clause 6 on the reverse
Cannot like and LOL at the same time...
Like the support.
LOL at mass media that is commonly seen on TV... I avoid negativity as much as possible. Life is too short.
I thought RAM, not Perth, was minting the paired US & Australia coins?
Different coins, different mints.
The Royal Australian Mint is more like the US Mint. They're the ones who actually strike the circulating coinage. Actually, they're more like RCM, who produce a bunch of collector coins, but still produce the circulating coinage.
Perth was initially the bullion branch of the Aus government, but today they're the guys who produce the Barbie, Simpson, Star Trek, Looney Tunes and Avengers colorized coins. They produce so many licensed coins that I think if you grease the right palms, you can even get yourself on a 5000 piece, colorized, limited edition .999 silver (your choice of weight here) coin with Queenie Liz on the Obverse.
Oh, they still produce bullion, both coin and bar.
Got my slabs. Pictures for comparison of sizes. Did not include the clad Kennedy or half-dollar. Sorry for bad photos and lighting.
Need to get a storage box for Apollo puck and Silver dollar. Too big and too thick, repectively, to fit in the standard PCGS storage box of 20. Probably going to have to do what @Gluggo did, thanks for the idea.
The Gold is in a standard size slab as is the Kennedy and half-dollar and does fit in the box of 20.
Those look good Hemispherical and I really do like my large holder. It allows me to put the additional double holder Apollo 11 coin's. Plus I bought an additional double holder with 1 war nickel and 1 steel penny. Who would of thought all of a sudden I now have 3 of the double holders when last week I never had 1. I will probably put that in the 2nd PCGS Storage Box II is what they are called. Under the supplies. They shipped out real quick.
Again nice collection you got. I hope you were able to get the posters too that would look real nice in a display case with the Apollo poster and everything. I will have to look around see if they make a picture holder that allows the coins to sit in front of the Poster. Maybe have an Apollo Museum in the home when friends come over I could show them I am a Apollo nut. Maybe even go for a ride up to the moon when we have the Space rides to the moon coming in a 10 years. I better start saving now.
Nice I did not realize it only took 8 days to fly to the moon and back. I would of thought a lot longer. See how educational that coin is! She is pretty. And a 70 to boot thanks for sharing.
Out of 10 pucks (8 submitted), got 6 FS PR70s from our host. Should have them mid next week. BAM!
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Graded 4 coins for the first time. 2 pucks and 2 silver dollar Apollos. ALL 70's except for 1 puck which graded 69. Three outa four ain't bad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@Onastone said:
Graded 4 coins for the first time. 2 pucks and 2 silver dollar Apollos. ALL 70's except for 1 puck which graded 69. Three outa four ain't bad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Refs: MCM,Fivecents,Julio,Robman,Endzone,Coiny,Agentjim007,Musky1011,holeinone1972,Tdec1000,Type2,bumanchu, Metalsman,Wondercoin,Pitboss,Tomohawk,carew4me,segoja,thebigeng,jlc_coin,mbogoman,sportsmod,dragon,tychojoe,Schmitz7,claychaser, Bullsitter, robeck, Nickpatton, jwitten, and many OTHERS
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I got a feeling this week many will be getting their Mint coins and graded coins back.
I was right here are some of the dual holders
Sorry Hemispherical it loaded off 90 Deg's I made the adjustments. Not sure why it does that. I was actually lucky to get these had to call it in and convince the nice man to let me have it. I told him how my 5 year old Grandbaby teletext and begged me for the dual holders. Of course I needed one to I told him. But I was pure lucky to get them.
That is AWESOME!
This is a picture of Oumuamua the mysterious interstellar object that passed through our solar system in 2017.
Below that is a picture of my freshly graded Apollo puck #37746317 and it clearly shows the same UFO above the One in Dollar
My US Mint Commemorative Medal Set
That is one cool looking Apollo Oumuamua!
For those who are searching... above the NE.
March 10 sales data from the Mint. Full sales data can be found in post 3 of this thread.
Thanks @BackroadJunkie!
Gold price went down!!
The Legion gold release should be the same.
I got my 2 half sets back from NGC today. I will post some pictures when I get home tonight. I am not familiar with what they are producing on these Apollo 11 coins but I imagine there nice too.
Mine are "scheduled for grading"...got the packaging back today....nice packing job
Here is the other sets back from the Competition.
@Gluggo You’re on a roll with 70s from both P. and N. Congrats!
Did you get them lotto tickets? LOL
Hemispherical I am blown away I really am. Call it luck this time. I got 2 sets for the Rocketship I am hoping will get 70's!
@gluggo I have one more submission pending but I threw caution to the wind.
For these I’m planning on sending to my kids (they are adults). Especially, since I sent the rocketship to the little ones in the family/extended family.
I will admit that I will be keeping the best ones out of either submissions.
This is interesting. Apollo coins into space!
Sam Scimemi, Director for the @Space_Station at @NASA Headquarters, stopped by the ASF Office on 2/18 to pick up 2 U.S. Mint Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Clad Coins. The coins will be traveling to the ISS in the near future!
Great looking Apollo/Kennedy's
If you are referring to the MS Kennedy in the Rocketship set NGC has never given out a 70 for any MS Kennedy and 69's are extremely rare
Come on BigA let me dream!
This will be my first ever submisions of these coins.
Almost makes me wonder why I am doing this. I got about 4 hours before going to the Post Office.
Has anyone noticed that the Half Dollar 2 coin set is NOT sold out anymore?
Yes.
It was odd that they went "sold out" so quickly. They usually stay "unavailable" for weeks or months.
Dang it. Now I have to do the 7:30 mint.gov dance...
5 ounce Earth Rising 70's are getting close to $450ish.
How low will they go?
When? This month or 5 years from now?
I'd imagine in the next month or so they will drop below $400. At some point, all the plastic collectors will have their coin. That should stabilize prices in the near term. In the longer run, I'd expect to see $300 if silver stays where it is in price.
If I can put in an ad for Monster Coin Mart. Justin's got the Apollo Kennedy coins in 1st Strike PCGS 69 holders at a very attractive price. I bought 10 of them and, thanks to eBay bucks, my net was pretty close to the cost of the Apollo sets initially.
These pucks look really nice, but there are not really 60,000 collectors, and so they will continue to go down in price. Five ounces of silver is still less than $100 melt.
I think there will be another rush to get the Legions tomorrow, but I expect the same trend. Too many minted and sold, no where near enough people who want to keep them.
I may not even order them at all this time direct from the Mint, as it costs me too much per coin to grade only a few of them, so I will just buy the 70's I want to keep from dealers a month from now, just like mentioned above..
My US Mint Commemorative Medal Set
@Goldminers I agree with your reference to the number of coin collectors. But for these two coins the base of Apollo fans and American Legion members are in the millions. It is too bad there is no push and limited advertising.
I know both coins are being promoted by their respective outlets but still. Do we see anything through any mass media channel. Hardly.
Everyone in my circle knows/wants these but we cannot make up the 100,000 of thousands being minted.
My 2C
Time to switch gears and put the
hat on.
I support the Legion also, but I only want just one of each in a PCGS 70 holder.
The only coin the mass media would support is if AOC can get a majority in Congress to approve minting a 2020 coin that commemorates Article I, Section 2, Clause 5 of the Constitution on the obverse, and Article I, Section 3, Clause 6 on the reverse
My US Mint Commemorative Medal Set
Cannot like and LOL at the same time...
Like the support.
LOL at mass media that is commonly seen on TV... I avoid negativity as much as possible. Life is too short.
Had to breakout my pocket Constitution book.
For the completionists. From Coin World.
Perth Mint issues bullion for Apollo 11 lunar mission anniversary
(Image courtesy of the Perth Mint)
Thank goodness my OCD doesn't reach to foreign coins...
@BackroadJunkie
LOL mine does. 😬
I thought RAM, not Perth, was minting the paired US & Australia coins?
Different coins, different mints.
The Royal Australian Mint is more like the US Mint. They're the ones who actually strike the circulating coinage. Actually, they're more like RCM, who produce a bunch of collector coins, but still produce the circulating coinage.
Perth was initially the bullion branch of the Aus government, but today they're the guys who produce the Barbie, Simpson, Star Trek, Looney Tunes and Avengers colorized coins. They produce so many licensed coins that I think if you grease the right palms, you can even get yourself on a 5000 piece, colorized, limited edition .999 silver (your choice of weight here) coin with Queenie Liz on the Obverse.
Oh, they still produce bullion, both coin and bar.
Snagged a half set this morning. By the time I checked out, it was back to CU.
I even got my confirmation e-mail. It can flip back to sold out now.
I only saw the one pop up
No luck. In the bag then unavailable when completing check out.
Also tried to get a rocket. Never had an opportunity.
Got my slabs. Pictures for comparison of sizes. Did not include the clad Kennedy or half-dollar. Sorry for bad photos and lighting.
Need to get a storage box for Apollo puck and Silver dollar. Too big and too thick, repectively, to fit in the standard PCGS storage box of 20.
Probably going to have to do what @Gluggo did, thanks for the idea.
The Gold is in a standard size slab as is the Kennedy and half-dollar and does fit in the box of 20.
Edit: @Gluggo modified Storage II
Those look good Hemispherical and I really do like my large holder. It allows me to put the additional double holder Apollo 11 coin's. Plus I bought an additional double holder with 1 war nickel and 1 steel penny. Who would of thought all of a sudden I now have 3 of the double holders when last week I never had 1. I will probably put that in the 2nd PCGS Storage Box II is what they are called. Under the supplies. They shipped out real quick.
https://www.pcgs.com/store/c-3-supplies.aspx
Again nice collection you got. I hope you were able to get the posters too that would look real nice in a display case with the Apollo poster and everything. I will have to look around see if they make a picture holder that allows the coins to sit in front of the Poster. Maybe have an Apollo Museum in the home when friends come over I could show them I am a Apollo nut. Maybe even go for a ride up to the moon when we have the Space rides to the moon coming in a 10 years.
I better start saving now. 
Not the US Mint commem but this is my MCM Robbins restrike:
Nice I did not realize it only took 8 days to fly to the moon and back. I would of thought a lot longer. See how educational that coin is! She is pretty. And a 70 to boot thanks for sharing.
Perth Mint $1 Proof
I'm expecting this one by Monday ( Perth Mint 50th Anniv. Apollo 11)
@OPA - You made an order? I've been searching for availability. Would you share where you bought it? By PM is fine if you prefer.
Out of 10 pucks (8 submitted), got 6 FS PR70s from our host. Should have them mid next week. BAM!
Congrats @Akbeez! Deserves a Boom!
I sold my coins I wanted to flip and broke even thanks to those PR70 Kennedy’s
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/quarters/washington-quarters-major-sets/washington-quarters-date-set-circulation-strikes-1932-present/publishedset/209923
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/quarters/washington-quarters-major-sets/washington-quarters-date-set-circulation-strikes-1932-present/album/209923
ebay.....this seller has the cheapest price that I've found & unlike the big boys, does not charge sales tax.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/50th-Anniversary-of-the-Moon-Landing-1oz-Silver-Proof-Coin-Australia-2019/292995280302?ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649
Graded 4 coins for the first time. 2 pucks and 2 silver dollar Apollos. ALL 70's except for 1 puck which graded 69. Three outa four ain't bad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great images from PCGS!
Did you ask to hv them imaged?
I still think the Proof version is so much appropriate for the reflection off Aldrin's helmet visor.
@Onastone
Great results! Love the TV! Everytime I look at them I notice something I did not notice before.
This time, the details of wrinkles on the spacesuit.
@Sweetpie
Agree. The PF version makes the reflection from the helmet standout.
BAM! @Onastone!! Congrat's on your 3!!
@OPA - Thanks. Got it on order.
I did. I wanted to try TrueView. Thumbs up, very happy with the results.
Got my beauties...
Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value. Zero. Voltaire. Ebay coinbowlllc
@privatecoin
Agree. They are beauties!