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Apollo 9 Flown MS63 NGC Silver Robbins Medallion, Serial Number 336, Originally from the Personal Collection of Mission Lunar ...
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Apollo 9 Flown MS63 NGC Silver Robbins Medallion, Serial Number 336, Originally from the Personal Collection of Mission Lunar Module Pilot Rusty Schweickart, with Handwritten and Signed Letter of Certification. This 25mm sterling silver medal was one of 350 flown aboard Apollo 9, March 3-13, 1969, in the first space test of the complete Apollo spacecraft that included the third piece of Apollo hardware- the lunar module. The three-man crew consisted of Jim McDivitt, Dave Scott, and Rusty Schweickart. The obverse is based on the mission insignia, featuring a Saturn V rocket with the letters USA on it. To its right, an Apollo CSM is shown next to a LM; the CSM is trailing rocket fire in a circle around the Roman numerals "IX". The reverse features the dates of the mission, names of the crew, the serial number, and the sterling and Robbins hallmarks. A Select Uncirculated example from a mission crewmember.Included with this lot is a handwritten and signed Letter of Certification from Schweickart on his personal letterhead stating, in full: "I hereby certify that this Apollo 9 Silver Robbins Medallion, #336, was flown with me aboard the Apollo 9 mission, March 3-13, 1969. This medallion has been part of my personal collection since the mission."
Auction Info
2018 November 1 - 3 Space Exploration Signature Auction Featuring The Armstrong Family Collection Part I #6205 (go to Auction Home page)
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November, 2018
1st-3rd
Thursday-Saturday
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