Mercury head dime selling for over $6000

cinch · January 18, 2011 12:20PM

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 · January 18, 2011 12:32PM

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 · January 18, 2011 12:35PM

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

AUandAG · January 18, 2011 12:36PM

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

bob

melvin289 · January 18, 2011 12:39PM

<< <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 · January 18, 2011 12:58PM

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

joebb21 · January 18, 2011 12:58PM

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

Description says 52 coins were found.

cinch · January 18, 2011 12:59PM

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

LOL @ Melvin.

AUandAG · January 18, 2011 2:30PM

<< <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 · January 18, 2011 2:35PM

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

commoncents05 · January 18, 2011 2:45PM

SkyMan would find this pretty interesting.

-Paul

DIMEMAN · January 18, 2011 3:18PM

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!

Mercury head dime selling for over $6000

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