From the P꧅ersonal Collection of Apollo 14 Command Module Pilot Stuart Roosa;

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THE ONLY COMPLETE RUN OF ꩲFLOWN APOLLO ROBBINS MEDALLIONS OFFERED AT AUCTION; FROM THE PERSONAL COLLECTION FROM APOLLO 14 CMP STUART ROOSA 

Produced for the astronauts to be flown as mementos from Apollo 7 through the🐎 Shuttle programs, Robbins Medallions were commemorative medallions minted in both silver and gold by the Robbins Company. The medallions were only available to be purchased by the astronauts, and f꧒or some missions, there were more medals minted than flown. 

The present lot includes a FLOWN medallion from EVEꦫRY APOLLO MISSION. A complete run of Apollo Robbins medallions is exceedingly rare, especially of later Apollo missions where many fewer examples were flow⛎n.  

This incredible collection of FLOWN Robbins medallions comes di𝐆rectly from the family of Apollo 14 CMP Stuart Roosa. 🙈The Apollo XIV Robbins medallion is therefore set prominently in the center of this collection. 

Before piloting the Command Module “Kitty Hawk” on Apollo 14 in 1971, Roosa served as a member of the astronaut support crew on Apollo 9 prior to a career⛦ as a decorated fighter pilot and experimental test pilot with over 5,000 hours of flight time.  

The medals, flight dates, and 𒁃serial numbers are as follows:

-         Apollo 7 Robbins Medallion #39, 32 by 25 mm. Obverse features the mission insignia with the command and service module encircling the Earth, reverse engraved with launch date ("Oct. 11, 1968") and♛ serial number. ONE OF ONLY 255 MINTED AND FLOWN

-         Apollo 8 Robbins Medallion #220, 38 by 30 mm, mimicking the shape of the Command Module. Obverse features the mission insignia with the Earth and the Moon depicted amidst a large 8, reflecting the circumlunar nature of the mission, the reverse is engraved with the mission dates ("Dec. 21-27, 1968") and serial number. ONE OF ONLY 300 MINTED AND FLOWN.

-         Apollo 9 Robbins Medallion #244, 25 mm in diameter. Obverse features the mission insignia with the Saturn V rocket, Command Service Module, and Lunar Module, reverse engraved with the mission dates ("March 3-13 1969"), aജnd serial number. ONE OF ONLY 350 MINTED AND FLOW﷽N

-         Apollo 10 Robbins Medallion #223, 29 by 31 mm. Obverse features the mission insignia with the roman numeral X alongside the Command Service Module and Lunar Module with Earth visible in the background, reverse engraved with the mission dates ("May 18-26, 1969") and serial number. ONE OF OཧNLY 300 MINTED AND FLOWN

-  &🐟nbsp;      Apollo 11 Robbins Medallion #156, 28 mm in diameter. Obverse features the mission insignia with the bald eagle on the lunar surface, reverse engraved with launch, landing, and return dates ("July 16, 1969 |🃏 July 20, 1969 | July 24, 1969") and serial number. One of 440 flown on Apollo 11, out of a total of 450 minted.

-         Apollo 12 Robbins Medallion #248, 32 mm in diameter. Obverse features the mission insignia with a clipper ship arriving at the Moon, reverse engraved with launch, landing, and return dates ("November 14, 1969 | November 19, 1969 | November 24, 1969"), a𝐆nd serial number. ONE OF ONLY 262 MINTED AND FLO♏WN

-         Apollo 13 Robbins Medallion #304, Re-minted from FLOWN sterling silver,* 32 mm in diameter. Obverse features the mission insignia with three flying horses and the motto "Ex Luna, scientia," the reverse bears the corrected crewmember names ("James A. Lovell, Jr. • Fred W. Haise, Jr. • John L. Swigert, Jr."), mission launch and return dates ("April 11, 1970 | April 17, 1970") and the serial💮 number. ONE OF ONLY 404 MEDA꧃LLIONS, STRUCK FROM THE SILVER OF 400 FLOWN MEDALLIONS.

-         Apollo 14 Robbins Medallion #72, 35 by 30 mm. Obverse features the mission insignia with a NASA astronaut pin traveling from the Earth to the Moon, reverse engraved with launch, landing, and return dates ("Jan. 31, 1971 | Feb. 5, 1971 | Feb. 9, 1971.") ONE OF ONLY 303 MINTED AND FLOWN.

-          Apollo 15 Robbins Medallion #073, 35 mm in diameter. Obverse features the mission insignia with stylized birds flying over the primary exploration site for the mission, Hadley Rille, reverse engraved with the launch, landing, and return dates ("Jul. 26, 1971 | Jul. 30, 1971 | Aug. 7, 1971"), bearing the motto "Man's flight through life is sustained by the power of his knowledge" and the misspelled landing site "Appennines." ONE OF ONLY 127 FLOWN.

-          Apollo 16 Robbins Medallion #85, 35 mm in diameter. Obverse features the mission insignia with an eagle with outstretched wings, reverse engraved with launch, landing, and return dates ("Apr. 16, 1972 | Apr. 20, 1972 | Apr. 27, 1972.") ONE OF ONLY 98 FLOWN.

-         Apollo 17 Robbins Medallion #F40, 35 mm in diameter. Obverse features the mission insignia with the Greek sun god Apollo foregrounding an American eagle and three stars, the reverse is engraved with launch, landing, and return dates ("Dec. 6, 1972 | Dec. 11, 1972 | Dec. 19, 1972.").ONE OF ONLY 80 FLOWN .