POP-30 2019 Gold PR70 PCGS Coin Apollo 11 Commemorative PCGS FDOI Fred Haise

Description

2019 Gold USA Apollo 11 Commemorative Proof Coin PR70DCAM
Certificated by the PCGS - Professional Coin Grading Service
Perfect FIRST DAY OF ISSUE: PR70DCAM
1st Day, Launch Ceremony,
Signed by Apollo 13 Fred Haise
— POPULATION: Thirty (30), Total number in existence!
— includes OGP (Original Government Packing) — coin holder with COA
— includes extras
(Original Government Packing)
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Apollo 11
Commemorative
Coin Postcards & Pamphlet
DESCRIPTION:
2019 Gold Coin - 1st Day, Launch Ceremony, Signed by Apollo 13 Fred Haise, PCGS, PR70DCAM
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SPECIFICATIONS
Denomination: Five Dollars
Finish: Proof
Composition: 90% Gold, 6% Silver, Balance Copper
Overall Height: 0.141 inch
Weight: 8.359 grams
Diameter: 0.850 inch
Edge: Reeded
Mint and Mint Mark: West Point - W
A very limited number of 2019 Apollo gold, silver, and clad commemorative coins have been graded and encapsulated by Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) with special Apollo 13 50th anniversary inserts, each autographed by Lunar Module Pilot Fred Haise to commemorate his historic mission. Fewer than three hundred of these coins across all denominations have been encapsulated, with populations of some fewer than 20. This new insert, which bears the April 11,1970 launch date, has been retired and no more will be produced.
The ONLY 2019 50th Anniversary Apollo Commemorative Coins that can can carry the Launch Ceremony designation and are sold by The Astronauts Memorial Foundation. These coins also carry the PCGS First Day of Issue designation. This quarter ounce gold coin was minted to celebrate the first manned moon landing and enjoys a proof finish, reeded edge, and curved shape. Graded PR70DCAM by PCGS, this coin comes with both a US Mint Certificate of Authenticity and an insert hand-signed by Apollo 13 astronaut Fred Haise. Proceeds from the purchase of this coin benefit The Astronauts Memorial Foundation, an organization dedicated to paying tribute to our fallen astronauts and to inspiring future generations of scientists, technologists, engineers, and mathematicians.
—Image of coin is a representative example of what will be shipped to you.
—Shipping and Handling includes postage to an address within the 50 United States of America. International postage and insurance may require an additional fee, assessed on a case-by-case basis.
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BIOGRAPHY:
Fred Haise, in full Fred Wallace Haise, Jr., (born November 14, 1933, Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S.), American astronaut, participant in the Apollo 13 mission (April 11–17, 1970), in which an intended Moon landing was canceled because of a rupture in a fuel-cell oxygen tank in the service module. The crew, consisting of Fred Haise, Jack Swigert, and Jim Lovell, returned safely to Earth, however, making use of the life-support system in the lunar module.
Haise became a naval aviation cadet in 1952 and served as a fighter pilot in the U.S. Marine Corps (1954–56). After obtaining a bachelor’s degree (1959) from the University of Oklahoma, Norman, Haise joined the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as a test pilot; he was selected for the manned space program in 1966.
After the Apollo program was closed in 1977, Haise was assigned to the space shuttle program for two years. He then retired from NASA and accepted an executive position with the Grumman Aerospace Corporation (later Northrop Grumman Corporation); he retired from the company in 1996. Apollo 13, Ron Howard’s film about the 1970 mission, was released in 1995 to critical acclaim.
[Source of Haise Biography: The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica]
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