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V25 2022 INDEX E-SYLUM ARCHIVE NUMISMATIC NUGGETS: MAY 29, 2022Here's a selection of interesting or unusual items I came across in the marketplace this week. Tell us what you think of some of these. -Editor 
1969 Apollo 11 Commemorative Moon Landing Medal. By Medallic Art Company. Gold. Awarded to Edwin E. Aldrin. Mint State. Though we are unaware of the specific ceremony in which this medal was awarded to Aldrin, there is no doubt this was a special presentation piece. The case references Aldrin, and the gold composition is clearly something special. Designed by Ralph J. Menconi, the Medallic Art Company manufactured these medals in sterling silver (limited to 10,000 pieces) and bronze (open edition) and both are easily obtainable on the secondary market today. We have never encountered one in gold, however, and have unable to locate any other examples though we strongly suspect identical examples were awarded to Armstrong and Collins. Wow - great item! In the Stack's Bowers June 2022 Auction. -Editor
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PS639a*
This colorful proof note is from Pam West's A Bank Note Affair Newsletter 199. -Editor
To visit Pam's website, see:
A new thriller about the founding of the third-party grading industry. -Editor
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