Mercury head dime selling for over $6000

cinch

I thought this was a cool item, with an interesting story. Do coin collectors go for this sort of thing or is more space hobbyists?

Legendary ‘Liberty Bell 7 dime’ salvaged from Grissom’s sunken capsule
http://rrauction.com/bidtracker_detail.cfm?IN=43

MikeInFL

Someone whose name I cannot recall (Gemini?) is a collector of these types of things. Here's hoping he (or someone else who knows) opens this thread. In the meantime, I will thank you for sharing a neat numismatic/historical item with me.

291fifth

It does absolutely nothing for me ... and I am old enough to remember the actual space flight.

AUandAG

Cool story. I guess they had to clean them due to the salty environment they
were in for so many years.

bob

melvin289

<< <i>Cool story. I guess they had to clean them due to the salty environment they
were in for so many years.

bob >>



I beg your pardon, a $6000 coin was not cleaned, it was currated.

Ron

Coinosaurus

Space-flown stuff has quite a draw. I don't quite get it myself, but some people will pay big buckos for it.

joebb21

nah- there is another 51 of the same coin out there.

Description says 52 coins were found.

cinch

<< <i>I beg your pardon, a $6000 coin was not cleaned, it was currated. >>



LOL @ Melvin.

AUandAG

<< <i>

<< <i>Cool story. I guess they had to clean them due to the salty environment they
were in for so many years.

bob >>



I beg your pardon, a $6000 coin was not cleaned, it was currated.

Ron

>>



Aaaaah, poor choice of a word! Could have used scrubbed. Would that be better??

bob

keyman64

Cool story, I get it....but for that price, not so much.

commoncents05

SkyMan would find this pretty interesting.

-Paul

DIMEMAN

Sorry, doesn't do a thing for me. For that kind of money I could get both of the 42/1 coins...or the 21 P&D and have money left.

I just don't get it!