Charlie Duke’s flown Apollo 14 Robbins medal, 1.5″ x 1″, with a raised design of the Apollo 14 mission insignia on the face, and the reverse engraved with the launch date of January 31, 1971, the moon landing date of February 5, 1971, and the return date of February 9, 1971, encircled by the astronauts' names in raised lettering. The medal is serial numbered "200" on the edge. Encapsulated and graded by NGC as "MS 67," with the label noting the provenance, "Ex. Charles M. Duke, Jr." Accompanied by a handwritten letter of provenance from Duke, who signs twice at the conclusion, “Charles M. Duke, Jr.,” in cursive and block script, and adds: “Apollo 16 Lunar Module Pilot." The letter, in part: "I hereby certify that Apollo 14 silver Robbins medal, serial number 200, was one that was flown to the moon aboard the mission…As a member of the Astronaut Office, I was permitted to purchase this flown medal. It has been in my possession and a part of my personal collection of space artifacts since receiving it shortly after the mission.”
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