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messydesk
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I suppose saying that timing is everything when selling space memorabilia is a bit of an understatement in this case.
Neil Armstrong’s Gold Robbins Medal from Apollo 11 Mission Sells for a Whopping US$2m
John
Keeper of the VAM Catalog • Professional Coin Imaging • Prime Number Set • World Coins in Early America • British Trade Dollars • Variety Attribution
Keeper of the VAM Catalog • Professional Coin Imaging • Prime Number Set • World Coins in Early America • British Trade Dollars • Variety Attribution
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Wow... I am not surprised at the price... even thought it might go higher... Surely is the creme de la creme of space memorabilia... Cheers, RickO
You must've missed his thread on this a few days ago.
Dead Cat Waltz Exonumia
"Coin collecting for outcasts..."
Nice to see interest in America’s space program!
Indeed, I did.
Keeper of the VAM Catalog • Professional Coin Imaging • Prime Number Set • World Coins in Early America • British Trade Dollars • Variety Attribution
@messydesk
I'm glad you're interested in this, and thank you for trying to bring it to my attention. I ALWAYS appreciate someone trying to bring something to my attention, even if I'm already aware of the item/article, because sometimes I'm not aware of the item/article.
Here's a link to the post from a few days ago...
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1022720/armstrongs-gold-apollo-11-robbins-medallion-sets-new-record#latest
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I'm glad it sold for $2mn. Perhaps worth every penny of it. This is one of the most historic achievements in human history. What would a gold medal be worth if it existed and was pedigreed to Vespucci, Magellan, Columbus, etc. as they first stepped out into the void? There are an enormous number of space and flight memorabilia collectors, and when you cross-breed that with numismatics I think it's just fantastic.
Brian Hodge
Partner, President of Numismatics
Minshull Trading