Vintage 1970 NASA Apollo 11 Flown to Moon Medallion Token Coin & Case For Sale

Vintage 1970 NASA Apollo 11 Flown to Moon Medallion Token Coin & Case

• Minted by Barco Mint of New Orleans
• 200,000 Coins Minted / 500 Minted in Case
• Nickel Silver
• Sealed in Case / Vinyl Cover
• 5" x 7" (case) / 1.25" (coin)
• Combined Shipping Available

Apollo 11 medallion token issued by the NASA Manned Flight Awareness Office in 1970. The Barco Mint of New Orleans struck 200,000 medallions for the space agency, made in part from a heat shield bolt removed from the command module Columbia and a pulley clamp returned to Earth from the lunar module Eagle.The medallions were issued to NASA employees and contractors in several formats. Some were accompanied by certificates, others were mounted in acrylic stands.The medallion was the second such "flown-metal melt" issued by the Manned Flight Awareness Office, following one for Apollo 8.
Cmdr Joseph C. Roper participated in Doolittle's Raid on board the USS Enterprise in 1942. He was in 13 major Naval battles in WWII. He later commanded the USS Mansfield Destroyer and USS Columbia Battleship. In late 1940s to early 1950s, he was the Base Operations Officer (2nd in command) for the secret German V-2 Rocket program at White Sands Missile Base. He worked closely with Dr. Wernher Von Braun. When he retired from the Navy in 1950s, he worked for over 25 years with NASA. He was an early, behind the scenes NASA rocket pioneer.