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Apollo 14 Flown PF63 Cameo NGC Silver Franklin Mint Medallion, Serial Number 0124, Originally from the Personal Collection of ...
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Franklin Mint medal flown to the moon
Apollo 14 Flown PF63 Cameo NGC Silver Franklin Mint Medallion,
Serial Number 0124, Originally from the Personal Collection of
Mission Lunar Module Pilot Edgar Mitchell, with Handwritten and
Signed Letter of Authenticity. The obverse of this 39mm medal
(one of two hundred minted) bears the mission insignia depicting an
Astronaut Pin flying to the moon. The reverse depicts the surface
of the moon with the inscription "Spacecraft/ Kitty Hawk & Antares/
Destination/ Fra Mauro - 1971". Each of the three Apollo 14
crewmembers carried sixty-five of these in their Command Module
PPKs (for a total of 195 flown). After the mission, as many as
fifty of them were returned to the Franklin Mint and melted down
toward the production of the Apollo 14 commemorative mini-coins
that were sent to Franklin Mint subscribers in 1971. The rest were
retained by the crewmembers themselves. This Franklin Mint medal
with Mitchell's handwritten provenance is a particularly desirable
and beautiful medal.Included with this lot is a handwritten, signed Letter of Authenticity from Mitchell dated November 17, 2007, on his personal letterhead stating, in full: "This letter will certify that Apollo 14 silver Franklin Mint Medallion, serial number 0124 was flown to the moon aboard the spacecraft Kittyhawk on the mission January 31 - February 9, 1971. This medallion can be further identified by the edge stamp 'Sterling,' the 'F' Franklin Mint logo, the '71' year of issuance date and the 'P' presumably to mean it is a proof striking. This is one of the original 195 flown medallions accounted for in the crew PPK inventory. Edgar Mitchell. Apollo 14 Lunar Module Pilot."
Auction Info
2018 November 1 - 3 Space Exploration Signature Auction Featuring The Armstrong Family Collection Part I #6205 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
November, 2018
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