50 years ago, on July 20 1969, 2 men walked on the moon. This was the result of a great tension between the Soviet Union and the United States in the Cold War, where each country essentially had nuclear warhead projectiles pointed at each other nearly 24/7. The space race was a way to show aeronautical and spacial superiority through rocket and other technologies developed for the Apollo mission. The Soviets launched Sputnik, the first satellite in space, which put great pressure on the USA to develop their space program quickly to show that they had the upper hand. Ultimately, the United States would 'win' the cold war when Neil Armstrong stepped out onto the surface of the moon.
Apollo 11 Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_11
Apollo 11 Documentary Narrated by Walter Cronkite:
To celebrate that victory, the United States Mint has produced a beautiful set of gold and silver coins for collectors and investors alike. Please take a moment to follow me on a short un-packaging and revealing of the Apollo 11 Silver Dollar:
Package arrived late last night, went and grabbed it this morning. If you order from USMint.gov then expect to see similar packaging:
Nicely and safely tucked away:
The sleeve is off:
Box top removed, showing the Certificate of Authenticity:
Certificate opened so you can read it, velvet covered metal box shown:
Everything all separated now:
The reveal:
What a beautiful looking coin:
The reverse:
The specifications:
I love this coin. It is the first 99.9% pure Silver Dollar from the US Mint, all others were 90%. It, unfortunately, does not weigh 1 Troy ounce as it is only 26.73 grams and not the full 31.15 grams. It is also very expensive. This is the proof version, which means parts of it have a reflective mirror shine to it, and you can get one for $55. Silver spot price is around $16 right now, so you'd be paying over 3.5x the value of the silver content. However, this is a collector's piece as well and it also being curved/domed gives it an extra edginess to it.
There are also other gold and silver options for this coin:
1/4 Troy Ounce 22 Karat Gold Proof $5 Coin (50,000 mintage between all Gold $5 options)
1/4 Troy Ounce 22 Karat Gold Uncirculated $5 Coin (50,000 mintage between all Gold $5 options)
5 Troy Ounce 99.9% Silver Proof $1 Coin (100,000 mintage for 5 Tr. Oz. Silver Dollar)
11.34 Gram Silver Clad Proof Half Dollar (750,000 mintage between all Clad Half Dollar options)
11.34 Gram Silver Clad Uncirculated Half Dollar (750,000 mintage between all Clad Half Dollar options)
26.73 Gram 99.9% Silver Uncirculated $1 Coin (400,000 mintage between all Silver Dollar options)
Ordering for these coins can be found here at the US Mint:
USMint.gov
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