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*** Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. Previously posted in New Members - Introduce Yourself Here. *** I am IRON a new member, not sure if we can give our real names? I am just getting to know you all. Thank you, my name is inside IRON. Savvy Coin Collectors, How do I find the value of this thing? Can you help me collector pros? Very difficult to Google. Its obviously space memorbelia. New Member IRON Thank you for any help you can give me.    This is what I found in coin archives. Is this thing .999 gold? Goldmedal 1969. HERE MEN FROM THE PLANET EARTH FIRST SET FOOT UPON THE MOON JULY 1969, A.D. -WE CAME IN PEACE FOR ALL MANKIND. Signatures: Neil A. Armstrong; Michael Collins; Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr.; Richard Nixon (President, United States of America). 11,78 g. GOLD. Uncirculated Estimate: 250 CHF Edited by Iron
11/04/2018 12:39 pm
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How big is it (inches or cm)?
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Pillar of the Community
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Is there a company name on the COA?
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the size is 1.5 inches by 1.25 inches
signed by Nixon, Armstrong, Michael Collins, Aldrin.
The back states 999.9 HH
No company markings.
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new photo of back.  |
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More likely than not it's worth its weight in gold.
There are oodles of precious metal Apollo11 commemorative items,very few are worth more than bullion value.
"Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
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11/04/2018 3:53 pm
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The weight would help, but it does look to be extremely thin from the bumps,dips etc that can be seen in the photos. I have to agree with the above assement that it is probably only worth the current spot value on any given day. Most any space collector might give a slight premium but in the conditions it appears to be in not much. And there are thousands of items minted by anybody that want to make them .
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Just because something has "999.9" on it does not mean it is precious metal.
Why put "HH" when they could put "AU", "AG", or "PT"?
I think I read the ORIGINAL was stainless steel. If so, why make a replica out of gold?
If this were really gold, I would expect it to be attached to a plaque or something, have a COA or accompanying paper, and not be so bent or scratched up.
It is impossible to tell just from photos what metal it is made from.
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I believe after looking for anything related to the letters the only HH I can find on line or in my jewelry books is the refiner Handy and Harman. From my gold leafing sign days gold can be made extremely thin.
Gold leaf may be only 0.18 microns (seven millionths of an inch) thick; a stack of 7,055 sheets would be no thicker than a dime. The visors of astronauts' space helmets receive a coating of gold so thin (0.00005 millimeters, or 0.000002 inches) that it is partially transparent. One ounce of gold may be hammered thin enough to cover more than 9 square meters (96.9 square feet) of a surface.
Granted this item is probably sheet gold sold after refining by Handy and Harman, The company that was making these items sort of fudging on the halmarks by including the HH in the fineness stamping. as qa lot of the coin companies do like the British mint that operates out of Colorado!
As to the COA since what is imprinted is not copyrighted, it more than likely is not an authorized item. It probably had some type of paper work and a clear plqastic type container. That was removed and lost , they weight is the key to scrap value. Which won't be much, most likely under a dollar.
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