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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Skyman, post: 8050104, member: 28299&quot;]I think one thing that all coin collectors do is think to themselves, &quot;If only this coin could talk... where has it been, and who has handled it?&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin flew on Gemini 4 in 1965.&nbsp; At the time it was the only space flown gold coin that I knew of.&nbsp; It turned out there were several more that flew on that flight, but from the images that I&#039;ve seen, this one is still the one in the best condition.&nbsp; The gold coins were brought on the flight by Jim McDivitt.&nbsp; McDivitt, the Commander of Gemini 4 (and Apollo 9), was the first mission Commander of the New Nine astronauts, the second group of astronauts picked by NASA.&nbsp; Many people think this was the finest group of astronauts ever picked by NASA.&nbsp; Neil Armstrong was a member of this group.&nbsp; So for McDivitt to be picked to be the first mission Commander from this group tells you all you need to know about how competent he was.</p><p><br /></p><p>The USSR had humanity&#039;s first spacewalk (EVA) in March 1965.&nbsp; Gemini 4 was the flight that America had its first spacewalk.&nbsp; Ed White II was the person who did the EVA.&nbsp; Even today, the pictures from that spacewalk still look Great.&nbsp; I&#039;ve met Jim McDivitt multiple times and enjoyed talking with him.&nbsp; He&#039;s a nice guy.&nbsp; Here&#039;s a pic of yours truly with Jim holding the coin and a picture that he took of Ed White that I got him to sign.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1393944[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1393946[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1393947[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1393948[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1393953[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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