Flown sterling silver Apollo 9 Robbins medallion, approximately 1″ in diameter, with a raised design of the mission insignia on the face—the orbiting CM and LM with Saturn V launch vehicle, and mission number "IX" at center. The reverse is engraved with the mission dates, "March 3-13, 1969," and encircled by the surnames of the astronauts in raised text: "McDivitt, Scott, Schweickart." The medal is serial numbered "323" and stamped below with the Robbins "Sterling" hallmark. Encapsulated and graded by NGC as "MS 65," with the label noting the provenance, "Ex. Joseph P. Kerwin." Accompanied by its original case and a letter of provenance signed by Joe Kerwin, in part: "As a member of the Astronaut Flight Office, I had the privilege of purchasing a flown medal for this mission. This medal is from my personal collection." Selected for NASA Astronaut Group 4 as a scientist-astronaut in June 1965, Kerwin would go on to serve as Science Pilot for the Skylab 2 mission in 1973.
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