U.S. Mint: Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Five-Ounce Silver Dollar (Proof)

U.S. Mint: Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Five-Ounce Silver Dollar (Proof) (reverse) (Photo Source: U.S. Mint)
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| U.S. Mint: Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Five-Ounce Silver Dollar (Proof) (Certificate of Authenticity) |
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| U.S. Mint: Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Five-Ounce Silver Dollar (Proof) (obverse) |
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| U.S. Mint: Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Five-Ounce Silver Dollar (Proof) (reverse) |
U.S. Mint: Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative
Five-Ounce Silver Dollar (Proof)
2026: Box
#24 – U.S. Mint: Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coins
Authorized
Mintage: 100,000
Total
Sales: 68,301 (Proof, no Uncirculated Minted)
Seller: U.S.
Mint
USMint.gov
Washington,
D.C.
October 2019
2026-24-US
Mint, Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coins
2019-US-Mint-10-Unknown
Background
In
2019, the U.S. Mint released the Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Five Ounce Silver
Proof Coin as part of the Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin
Program. It commemorates the 50th anniversary of the first manned landing on
the Moon by NASA's Apollo 11 crew. The program included curved coins in gold,
silver, clad, and a special five-ounce silver coin. A public design competition
determined the common obverse design.
The
Apollo program, along with its predecessor Mercury and Gemini programs,
inspired generations of American students to pursue careers in science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), which has fueled innovation
and economic growth throughout a range of industries over the last four
decades.
Characteristics
The
obverse (heads) design features the inscriptions “MERCURY,” “GEMINI,” and
“APOLLO,” separated by phases of the Moon, and a footprint on the lunar
surface, which together represent the efforts of the United States space
program leading up to the first manned Moon landing.
The
reverse (tails) design features a representation of a close-up of the famous
‘Buzz Aldrin on the Moon’ photograph taken July 20, 1969, that shows just the
visor and part of the helmet of astronaut Buzz Aldrin. The reflection in Buzz
Aldrin’s helmet includes astronaut Neil Armstrong, the United States flag, and
the lunar lander.
Obverse
Inscriptions
·
MERCURY
·
GEMINI
·
APOLLO
·
2019
·
IN
GOD WE TRUST
·
LIBERTY
Reverse
Inscriptions
·
UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA
·
$1
·
E
PLURIBUS UNUM
Mint
and Mint Mark
Specifications
·
Composition:
99.9% Silver
·
Diameter:
3.000 inches
·
Weight:
155.517 grams
·
Overall
Height: 0.441 inch
·
Edge:
Reeded
·
Mintage
Limit: 100,000 across all five-ounce proof silver coin product options
U.S. Mint Website (5-Ounce Silver Coin)
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