Comments on: US House Approves Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coins

By: Robert Hall

Robert Hall — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 23:10:33 +0000

Mammoth, to answer your question, I was in the fifth grade. The teacher pulled out the cart with the television on it and the whole class watched the amazing feat, no pun intended, when Neil Armstrong first stepped on the moon. I will collect these coins because they will be put with my Apollo ll collection. That is a memory I will never forget.

By: joe stitzel

joe stitzel — Sat, 11 Feb 2017 23:19:36 +0000

when will they be available for viewing, And BUYING ? 🙂
want one !

By: Lindy

Lindy — Fri, 09 Dec 2016 19:36:07 +0000

If the designs don’t suck, in 2+ years I’ll be a buyer of the 5oz silver & 22k gold 1/4oz.

I remain quite happy with 2014 Curved Baseball 22k proofs I bought from the Mint.

No US Mint purchases for me in 2017.

By: joera

joera — Fri, 09 Dec 2016 06:25:10 +0000

This I will get.

By: RonnieBGood

RonnieBGood — Fri, 09 Dec 2016 01:17:17 +0000

Nice. Looking forward to this one.
I agree that the clad coins should be dropped from the roster. The large mintage is weakening the hobby.

By: Whistler

Whistler — Thu, 08 Dec 2016 18:28:00 +0000

They should also have done a coin for the 50th Ann. of the Apollo 1 tradgedy & have coins honoring all the US astronaut who have died in flight or flight preparation…..just a though…or maybe a MEDAL? No they give them to the dali lama…..

By: Danny Morano

Danny Morano — Wed, 07 Dec 2016 17:26:34 +0000

I just pray the designs on the coins are worthy and not worthless. Why bother to even make clad coins. Wonder what the limit per person will be? Probably one per person. Done right, with the low number go be minted, should hopefully be very collectable.
A friend at MCM told me the reason for the delay of the Silver Kruegerrands is that the first batch didn’t turn out the way they wanted. But, the Gold ones have been released dated 1967 with a 50 and 2017 Privy mark. Cost, just under $3,000.00 in a Proof like striking.
DrWho7

By: Mammoth

Mammoth — Wed, 07 Dec 2016 15:52:26 +0000

As it isn’t already enough the people who don’t believe in the moon landing are offended by this coin series, the ‘flat earth society’ folks are upset at the coins’ curvature.
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Anyone else here recall where they were when they heard the news that Neil Armstrong had set foot on the moon? I was in an airliner flying over the Atlantic.

By: Seth Riesling

Seth Riesling — Wed, 07 Dec 2016 00:30:26 +0000

This legislation only has 17 co-sponsors in the US Senate since it was introduced 7 months ago! Sad thing. Email your US Senators & let them know if you want them to support this important coin legislation. This should be a no-brainer.

-NumisDudeTX

By: Charlie 1952

Charlie 1952 — Tue, 06 Dec 2016 21:10:25 +0000

After I read this article the second time is the 5oz coin going to be curved also?