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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;CamaroDMD, post: 389579, member: 5233&quot;]I get that, but my point is...they could find 10 events worthy of being on the coin&#039;s obverse to celebrate America&#039;s exploration of space.&nbsp; The set would still cost the same and would then really commemorate America&#039;s exploration rather than simply showing the planets.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s an example of what specific events they could do...and what could be on the coin, just quickly put together (including some images I just pulled up).</p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>9 Silver Commemoratives</u></b></p><p>1. 1958 - Explorer 1 &quot;America&#039;s First Satellite&quot; (launched before NASA formed) - image of satellite</p><p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b97/RichieB16/Explorer.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>2. 1961 - Freedom 7 &quot;America&#039;s First Manned Spaceflight&quot; - image of Redstone rocket launch</p><p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b97/RichieB16/Freedom7Launch.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>3. 1965 - Gemini EVA &quot;Working Towards the Moon, First Spacewalk&quot; - image of spacewalking astronaut</p><p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b97/RichieB16/EdWhiteEVA.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>4. 1975 - Apollo-Soyuz Test Project &quot;Peace in Space&quot; - image of American &amp; Soviet capsules docked</p><p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b97/RichieB16/ASTPDrawing.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>5. 1977-Present - Voyager Probes &quot;The Grand Tour&quot; - Probe image</p><p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b97/RichieB16/voyager.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>6. 1981 - Space Shuttle &quot;Dawn of a New Era&quot; - image of shuttle launch</p><p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b97/RichieB16/STS-1Launch.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>7. 1990-Present - Hubble Telescope &quot;A Glimpse of the Past&quot; - image of telescope</p><p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b97/RichieB16/HubbleSpaceTelescope.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>8. 1998-Present - International Space Station &quot;Working Together for the Future&quot; - station image</p><p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b97/RichieB16/iss_complete_200610_1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>9. 2004-Present - Spirit and Opportunity &quot;Exploring Mars&quot; - image of rovers</p><p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b97/RichieB16/NASA_Mars_Rover.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>$50 Gold Commemorative</u></b></p><p>1969 - Apollo Moon Landing &quot;We&#039;ve Landed on the Moon&quot; - image of astronaut saluting the flag on moon</p><p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b97/RichieB16/JohnYoungonMoon.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>IMHO, these would be better choices for the obverse of the coins...it better defines the highlights of our exploration.&nbsp; There are other highlights that could be mentioned (orbiting the moon with moon rise photo, or Skylab)...but with 10 coins...this is what I would do.</p><p><br /></p><p>Maybe I&#039;m taking this too serious.&nbsp; But, the cost to the consumer would be the same and IMHO...it would be a better set.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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