Edgar Mitchell's exceedingly rare flown 14K gold Apollo 14 Robbins medallion, measuring approximately 1.5˝ x 1˝, with a raised design of the Apollo 14 mission insignia on the face—the astronaut insignia approaching the moon, leaving a comet trail from the liftoff point on Earth, with the mission and crewmen's surnames in the border. The reverse is engraved with the launch date of January 31, 1971; lunar landing date of February 5, 1971; and return date of February 9, 1971. The medal has no serial number and is stamped with the Robbins "14K" hallmark. Condition is mint state.
Only six gold Robbins medallions were struck and flown on the Apollo 14 mission—these special medallions were generally ordered by the Apollo crews as personal mementos of their flight and were often taken to the moon's surface in the Lunar Module. As such, they stand as the rarest and most desirable flown Apollo medallions.
Edgar Mitchell was the Lunar Module Pilot on Apollo 14, landing on the moon aboard the LM Antares on February 5, 1971. During three EVAs with CDR Alan Shepard, he spent over nine hours conducting experiments on the lunar surface. Together, Mitchell and Shepard collected almost 100 pounds of moon rock and lunar soil samples for return to Earth. In the hierarchy of desirability, any flown Robbins medallion from a moonwalker's own mission ranks exceedingly high—and 14K gold examples are virtually impossible to obtain. To our knowledge, this is the very first gold Apollo 14 Robbins medallion to appear at auction.
Accompanied by a letter of authenticity from Karlyn Mitchell, the daughter of Edgar Mitchell.
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