Apollo 8 Lunar Orbit Flown Metal Blended Mission Coin

Description

You are bidding on the shown Apollo 8 mission medallion, which is comprised partly of flown metal that orbited the Moon during Apollo 8's historic 1968 mission. Upon their safe return to Earth, the Apollo 8 crew were made TIME's Men of the Year in 1968.
This is one of the more sought after and rare of the Apollo mission coins -
setting the Starting Price lower than we normally do for this coin
, as there's some visible blemishes/stains on both sides of the coin. Still an excellent piece for a new collector or Apollo 8 fan, and you may be able to remove the stains with alcohol or solvent of some kind (no guarantees, though). We believe the stain is from adhesive at one point being on the back of the coin affixing it to the original certificate, but you're buying it as is. Happy bidding!!