Posted on 12/14/2018 4:21:25 PM PST by BenLurkin
The coins, which will be sold to the public beginning Jan. 24, 2019, in gold, silver and clad metal, are only the second in the Mint's history to be curved — one side is domed, the other side shaped like a bowl.
"These coins are a bit unique, with a distinct curve that you will be able to see and feel," said Ryder. The coins' reverse, or tail's side, is convex, resembling the outward curve of an astronaut's helmet and feature a design based on an iconic photograph of Buzz Aldrin's visor, showing the Apollo 11 lunar module "Eagle," the American flag and Neil Armstrong on the moon's surface.
The obverse, or head's side, is concave, curving inward to the engraved image of Aldrin's boot print in lunar soil. The design also features the names of the three NASA human spaceflight programs that led up to the first moon landing: Mercury, Gemini and Apollo.
The Mint's sale of the commemorative coins will benefit the Astronauts Memorial Foundation, the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation and the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's "Destination Moon" gallery, scheduled to open in 2022.
(Excerpt) Read more at space.com ...
Steph Curry says they’re flat, like the Earth.
Coins look nice but might present a problem with some vending machines
Vending and coin change machines WON’T take them.
Coins look nice but might present a problem with some vending machines
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I hope you’re kidding.
Let not your heart be troubled: end-of-week silliness
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I hope you’re kidding.
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I feel silly saying that. :)
Imagine what they would say if Trump tried to flip one of those.
Love it. I’m going to buy some. Might even splurge.
HOW MUCH? WHERE?
Looks like they’re still deciding the pricing...
Here is the original photo:
The image in Aldrin's visor is the coin obverse design.
[Imagine what they would say if Trump tried to flip one of those.]
I’m sure Chuck Norris can do it...maybe Trump, too.
Cool. Still have a few moon landing coins from 1969 in their original snap case but can’t find any like them on the net.
Second? What was the other?
“...only the second in the Mint’s history to be curved...”
I have that one, which depicts a catcher’s mitt. I think I’ll get one/some of these. I remember watching the Moon landing way back when.
you mean stanley Kubrick’s version of a moon landing?
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