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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Skyman, post: 2036203, member: 28299&quot;]I generally am only on the US Coin forum, so I was unaware of this thread until Robec mentioned it to me.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some GREAT stuff everyone!!!&nbsp; Congratulations on the fun items!!!</p><p><br /></p><p>Space memorabilia has become my collecting focus over the last 7+ years.&nbsp; Until then I was unaware that you could buy the stuff.&nbsp; My collecting goal is to get at least one flown item from every Mercury, Gemini and Apollo (MGA) flight.&nbsp; As far as Apollo goes I mean up through Apollo 17, as I consider Skylab and the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP) as separate.&nbsp; At this point in time I&#039;ve gotten something flown from every mission except the very first one, Alan Shepard&#039;s Freedom 7 Mercury flight.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have been lucky enough to meet many of the astronauts from the MGA era, including 11 of the 24 that went to the Moon.&nbsp; Over time, I&#039;ve become focused on one mission in particular, Apollo 12, the second Manned landing on the Moon.&nbsp; I&#039;ve also broadened my horizons a bit, as I got interested in collecting items from the Skylab project, particularly the 2nd mission, and from the shuttle era.</p><p><br /></p><p>Last month was the 45th anniversary of the Apollo 12 mission, and I created a thread in the US Coin Forum about it.&nbsp; It seems that you can only upload 20 images in a post, so I had to cut out some of the images that I posted on the NGC/PCGS boards.&nbsp; Still, as you can guess, with 20 pix, there are lots of items.&nbsp; Here&#039;s the link:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/skyman-says-45-years-ago-today-was-the-second-moon-landing-caution-many-pix.255611/#post-2023633" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/skyman-says-45-years-ago-today-was-the-second-moon-landing-caution-many-pix.255611/#post-2023633">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/skyman-says-45-years-ago-today-was-the-second-moon-landing-caution-many-pix.255611/#post-2023633</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Realistically, why don&#039;t you guys let me know what flights, and/or types of items, interest you, in this thread, and I&#039;ll see if I have anything in my collection that fits the bill, and if I do I&#039;ll post it here.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a pic of yours truly with Jim McDivitt, the Commander of Gemini 4 and Apollo 9.&nbsp; He brought several gold coins with him on Gemini 4, and here&#039;s one that I own.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m246/SkyMan58/SpaceRelated/ssa2-McDivitt2_zpscc37dc5c.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m246/SkyMan58/SpaceRelated/GT4goldSlabObv_04.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m246/SkyMan58/SpaceRelated/GT4goldObv09sm.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m246/SkyMan58/SpaceRelated/GT4goldRev13sm.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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