Comments on: Apollo 11 Coin Design Competition Begins May 1

By: a Bob

a Bob — Sat, 15 Apr 2017 03:23:12 +0000

Not excited about this program either. They blew it with the consistent design across all coins.

By: Tinto

Tinto — Sat, 15 Apr 2017 02:04:41 +0000

This should be the last commemorative I buy, not that I’m buying any in between now and then … and if all the coins carry the same obverse/reverse then I’ll just buy a proof dollar. I was thinking of the 5 oz puck but I read somewhere that it will have a $35 or $50 surcharge .. so not for me

By: Richard

Richard — Fri, 14 Apr 2017 15:27:05 +0000

Interesting, though technically the Ike and Anthony dollars already commemorated the landing with the Apollo 11 on the reverse of each series. Guess Buzz will join the select group of living people who have been on U.S. commemorative coins, mostly in the 1920s and ’30s, though Eunice Shriver made it in ’95.

By: captainrich

captainrich — Fri, 14 Apr 2017 15:23:40 +0000

It bothers me that the 2019 Apollo 11 Commemorative program will include a 5 ounce silver coin. Because this may mean that the 5 ounce ATB silver coins will now be considered commemoratives. If that’s the case, I’ll have to re-evaluate continuing my commemorative coin collection, because I do not plan on going back to purchase all those so-called pucks I’ve been ignoring.