Edgar Mitchell's pair of dies used by the Robbins Company of Attleboro, Massachusetts, to strike the Robbins medallions carried on Apollo 14. Each die measures approximately 2.5˝ x 2.5˝ x 2.25˝, and is hand-tooled on the face with mirror images of the obverse and reverse of the medallion: one side features the Apollo 14 mission insignia with the astronaut emblem approaching the moon, leaving a comet trail from the liftoff point on Earth, with the mission and crewmen's surnames in the border; the other features the crewmen's full names in the border, encircling blanks for the engraved dates of launch, lunar landing, and return. In overall fine condition. As was tradition, the Robbins Company minted 303 medallions to be carried on Apollo 14—six in gold, and rest in sterling silver. A unique pair of production materials used to create some of the most popular pieces of space memorabilia.
Accompanied by a letter of authenticity from Karlyn Mitchell, the daughter of Edgar Mitchell.
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