Need Help With Identifying/Value Apollo .999 Silver Coins

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halloweengal New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 06/07/2018 3:22 pm Hi all!! I'm new here to the forum, and I need some assistance figuring out eight .999 1 oz silver Apollo coins that belonged to my dad. He was an avid coin collector, though he sold off most of them shortly before he passed away. These were located when cleaning out his house. Unfortunately, some have come completely out of their protective cases or partly, so they have some tarnish. I know nothing about coins, but I did read that it might not be prudent to attempt to clean them, so I haven't. I have Googled as well as searching on ebay, and the only one I've found that matches these is the Apollo IX coin (currently up for sale for BIN for $6.50 tarnished). I have found many other styles for the other Apollo missions, but none like these. I don't know if these were purchased at separate times or part of a set. I also don't know if I'd be better off just selling them for the silver price or selling them as a collectible to Apollo fans or coin collectors. Any assistance you could provide would be greatly appreciated! I hope the pictures are clear enough. I was trying to avoid glare, plus the two that are very tarnished were hard to get in detail. My apologies if there was a more specific forum to post this. I read all the titles and descriptions, but I just wasn't sure. :) Best, Rene' Edited by halloweengal 06/07/2018 3:42 pm Report this Post to the Staff

jbuck Moderator United States 188770 Posts	Posted 06/07/2018 4:14 pm to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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halloweengal New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 06/07/2018 9:16 pm Thanks for the welcome! :) Hoping somebody recognizes these, and if anyone thinks there's a better spot in the forum for this, please do let me know. Thanks so much! Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34416 Posts	Posted 06/07/2018 9:23 pm @halloweengal, first welcome to CCF. Second, rather than coins, these look like silver rounds to me. As such, they would only be worth a premium over melt only to an avid collector of space age items. Your dad may have bought these as a set from the Danbury Mint. I believe that they sold a series called "Men in Space". "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Petrus Pillar of the Community Belgium 2895 Posts	Posted 06/08/2018 5:44 pm I agree Spence.... They were bought for much more than the melt or selling value.... Report this Post to the Staff
halloweengal New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 06/09/2018 3:56 pm Thank you both for your comments! I suspected when they were still in my dad's house that they weren't worth selling. He had a HUGE coin collection that brought a lot of money, but some things were left out, and probably for the reasons mentioned here. I suspect he was going to keep them or have them melted down but didn't get to it before he passed away. Danbury Mint sounds really familiar and something I'm sure he mentioned. Thank you so much! Report this Post to the Staff
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