{"id":150067,"date":"2019-07-18T00:45:29","date_gmt":"2019-07-17T16:45:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/featured\/-1796199\/"},"modified":"2019-07-18T00:45:29","modified_gmt":"2019-07-17T16:45:29","slug":"apollo-11-gold-medal-that-went-to-moon-fetches-more-than-2-million-at-auction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/test\/wordpress\/2019\/07\/18\/apollo-11-gold-medal-that-went-to-moon-fetches-more-than-2-million-at-auction\/","title":{"rendered":"Apollo 11 Gold Medal That Went to Moon Fetches More Than $2 Million at Auction"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/GoldRobbinsMedal71719-650x365.jpg?resize=640%2C359&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"359\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"figcaption\">A gold medal that traveled aboard the Apollo 11 mission recently sold for more than $2 million at an auction. (Photo Credit: Heritage Auctions)<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Neil Armstrong&#8217;s gold medal that flew to the moon during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/news\/watch-video-simulates-neil-armstrongs-view-during-historic-apollo-11-landing-1796076\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">Apollo 11 mission<\/a> recently sold for $2,055,000 at an auction.<\/p>\n<p>The medal, which features a beautiful gold hue and an Apollo 11 engraving, shows an early design for the Apollo 11 mission insignia that was developed by American astronaut Michael Collins, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/science\/apollo-11-neil-armstrong-medal-moon-sold\"  rel=\"noopener\">Fox News reported<\/a>. The reverse side of the medal features the mission, dates, and surnames of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/news\/apollo-11-heres-the-speech-richard-nixon-would-have-given-in-event-of-moon-disaster-1795999\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">Apollo 11 crew members<\/a>. What makes this medal rare is that only three were created for each of the Apollo 11 crew members, including Armstrong.<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex-video widescreen embed\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vcYfk-9jSsY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;The obverse depicts Collins&#8217; early and original concept for the mission insignia with the eagle carrying an olive branch in its mouth. NASA thought the sharp, open talons of the eagle looked too &#8216;warlike&#8217; and the olive branch, representing peace, was moved to the claws,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/historical.ha.com\/itm\/explorers\/neil-armstrong-s-one-and-only-apollo-11-lunar-module-flown-ms67-ngc-14k-gold-robbins-medal-directly-from-the-armstrong-fam\/a\/6209-50067.s\"  rel=\"noopener\">Dallas-based Heritage Auctions wrote on its website<\/a>. &#8220;This is one of, if not the only, major official items that renders the insignia as it was meant to be by the astronaut designer.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Auction alert: This NGC-graded Gold Robbins Medal went on the historic <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Apollo11?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Apollo11<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/moon?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#moon<\/a> mission 50 years ago. It&#8217;s part of the Armstrong Family Collection\u2122, items saved by Neil <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Armstrong?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Armstrong<\/a> and his immediate family. The opening bid is $250,000! Learn more: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aPUQxo5R2Q\">https:\/\/t.co\/aPUQxo5R2Q<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kmQeWHTyAE\">pic.twitter.com\/kmQeWHTyAE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NGC (@NGCcoin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NGCcoin\/status\/1146482734338138113?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 3, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The gold medal, which is made with 28-mm solid gold and <a href=\"http:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/index.php\" title=\"\u672c\u7db1\u9801\u63d0\u4f9b\u4e00\u500b\u65b9\u4fbf\u7684\u5e73\u53f0, \u70ba\u5927\u5bb6\u914d\u5c0d\u96fb\u8166\u88dc\u7fd2,IT freelance, \u79c1\u4eba\u8001\u5e2b , PHP\u88dc\u7fd2, HTML\u88dc\u7fd2, CSS\u88dc\u7fd2, JavaScript\u88dc\u7fd2, XML, Java\u88dc\u7fd2,Server\u88dc\u7fd2, MySQL\u88dc\u7fd2, \u4e2d\u5b78\u96fb\u8166\u79d1\u79c1\u4eba\u88dc\u7fd2, \u5728\u8077\u4eba\u58eb\u96fb\u8166\u63d0\u5347\u88dc\u7fd2,\u5c08\u696d\u8003\u8a66\u96fb\u8166 \u88dc\u7fd2,\u96fb\u8166\u5716\u50cf\u8a2d\u8a08\u96fb\u8166\u88dc\u7fd2, gra\">class<\/a>ified as a Robbins Medal, has been a key item part of the Armstrong Family Collection for many years. This collectible, which was expected to fetch roughly $100,000 before it was auctioned off, was minted in Attleboro, Massachusetts. <a href=\"https:\/\/airandspace.si.edu\/collection-objects\/medal-robbins-commemorative-apollo-11\"  rel=\"noopener\">The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum noted<\/a> that Robbins medallions are only available to purchase through the NASA astronaut office.<\/p>\n<p>Armstrong&#8217;s gold medal wasn&#8217;t the only Apollo 11 mission keepsake to hit the auction block this year: In May, an instruction manual that was used by Armstrong and &#8220;Buzz&#8221; Aldrin during the Apollo 11 mission was up for sale in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/news\/instruction-manual-used-for-apollo-11-moon-landing-is-up-for-auction-1785754\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">Christie&#8217;s auction that celebrated space exploration<\/a> and the 50th anniversary of the historic moon landing. The book, which contained almost 150 annotations and completion checkmarks, had an estimated price of $7-9 million.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>More on Geek.com:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/news\/watch-video-simulates-neil-armstrongs-view-during-historic-apollo-11-landing-1796076\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">Watch: Video Simulates Neil Armstrong&#8217;s Cool Apollo 11 Landing View<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/news\/apollo-11-heres-the-speech-richard-nixon-would-have-given-in-event-of-moon-disaster-1795999\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">Here&#8217;s the Speech Nixon Would Have Given If Apollo 11 Failed<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/culture\/pocket-watch-inspired-by-moon-landing-fetches-record-breaking-4-5-million-at-auction-1794605\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">Watch Inspired By Moon Landing Fetches $4.5 Million at Auction<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/GoldRobbinsMedal71719-650x365.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"365\"><\/p>\n<div>A gold medal that traveled aboard the Apollo 11 mission recently sold for more than $2 million at an auction. (Photo Credit: Heritage Auctions)<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Neil Armstrong&rsquo;s gold medal that flew to the moon during the Apollo 11 mission recently sold for $2,055,000 at an auction. 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