Hello, Heres The Story, My Grandpa One Day At Work Was Cleaning Out A Building That Had Burnt Down. They Were Allowed To Keep Whatever The Wanted From The Rubble, Inside A Safe Was A Glass Set Of Coins. The Coins Are From The Apollo 11-17 Organized In A Circle, In The Center Of THe Circle Is Another Coin That Says "Alabama Space And Rocket Center". The Case That Holds Them Is A Solid Piece Of Glass. Width=3 1/2, Hight=4, Depth = 1 1/2. On The Front Is A Message That Reads "To The Honorable Ronald Reagan From The Huntsville Press Club And The Alabama Space And Rocket Center, April 29, 1976." "The City Where The U.S. Space Program Was Born". It Is A Glass Square Housing 7 Coins, Dedicated To A Former President. I Would Post Pictures But I Want To See If Anybody Responds First. I think this is probably very valuable because it seems like they are one of a kind and made especially for this gift, that was to be given to the president. If they truely are one of a kind which they appear to be, I think they would be worth a lot of money. It is in excellent condition and was not harmed by the fire. Please Respond.
...and definitely not the 8 rarest ever. Welcome to the forum atticus13. Sounds like an interesting story you have there.
to CoinTalk atticus. What you have is probably a block of lucite, not glass, which is frequently used to create a display of coins, medals or tokens. Yours is undoubtedly more valuable as Reagan-related memorabilia than as a numismatic item, since its uniqueness is not the medalions themselves, but in their presentation. My guess is that you have a collection of Manned Flight Awareness medallions. Here's one that has been slabbed by NGC:
The Raegan connection is definitley a good one and will help value, but remember, anyone could have created an award/plaque etc. and presented it to him. He undoubtedly received 1000s of such things in his life. The real value may be in the medals if they are in fact space flown as suggested. The Reagan angle adds some interest for sure, but you won't retire on it. Also, consider that it was found in a safe in a burned out building - how did it get there - was it ever actually presented to Reagan? Perhaps the archivists at his Presidential Library can further help with the history.
