Sell or Auction Your Space & Gemini Flown Items for up to Nearly $5,000 or More at Nate D. Sanders Auctions
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Space & Gemini Flown Memorabilia
The Gemini Program followed the Mercury missions and launched 12 two-person spacecrafts to orbit Earth between 1964 and 1966. The main objectives of the Gemini missions were to test the ability of spacecrafts to be maneuvered, understand the human effects from a prolonged time spent in space, improve the spacecraft’s re-entry and landing on Earth and orbit the Earth while docking with another spacecraft. Americans first walked in space during the Gemini missions and they helped pave way for the Apollo missions.
We sold a medallion flown on Gemini 6 for $4,375. Please see details below:
Gemini 6 Flown Fliteline Gold Plated Sterling Silver Medallion
Gemini 6 Fliteline flown gold plated sterling silver medallion. 100 medallions were flown, 90 in silver and 10 gold-plated. As one of the 10 gold-plated medals, front of medallion is engraved ”GTA-6” with astronauts Walter Schirra and Thomas Stafford’s last names printed. Verso is engraved ”GT-GT-6 / December 15-16, 1965”. Measures 1” in circumference with very minor tarnishing, else near fine condition. Coin is housed in original ”Fliteline” plastic case. With an LOA from Apollo 13 astronaut Jack Swigert’s sister. Sold for $4,375.
We have also sold the following space & Gemini flown items:
Gemini 3 space-flown two-dollar bill signed by Gus Grissom and John Young. The first pair of Americans ever in space sign the currency: ”Gus Grissom / GT-3” and ”John Young / 3-23-65” in red felt tip. Signed bill comes mounted to a certificate that reads in full: ”This is to certify that the currency with serial number A76270198A did as a matter of fact accompany ‘Gus’ Grissom & John Young on their three orbit flight, March 23, 1965, in the Gemini Space Craft ‘Molly Brown.’ Accomplishing the ‘Free World’s’ first two-manned space venture / [signed] Gus Grissom / John Young”. The signed bills were at the center of a prank, told in full in Russell Still’s book, ”Relics of the Space Race”; Grissom reportedly moved the bills from their hiding place behind the instrument panel and substituted play money so that when the launch supervisor in charge of the flown souvenirs went to retrieve them, he found the play money instead. The truth came out after a few weeks and the bills were given out to Cape Canaveral personnel. Series 1953C $2 bill is near fine and comes mounted to a 10” x 7.5” COA, also near fine, framed to an overall size of 11” x 8.5”. Sold for $3,750.
Space Flown Gemini 3 Medallion — From the Estate of Gus Grissom
Gus Grissom’s Gemini 3 space flown medallion. Sterling silver medallion features a relief of the Molly Brown spacecraft and the names of John Young and Gus Grissom. Opposite side features mission abbreviation ”GT-3” and is engraved, ”March 23, 1965”. Sterling silver coin measures 1”. Near fine. From the estate of Gus Grissom and with an LOA from his son. Sold for $1,420.
Gemini 3 space-flown Fliteline medallion and embroidered patch. Fliteline medallion in sterling silver is cast with an image of the Molly Brown upon splashdown, surrounded by the names of her astronauts, Virgil I. Grissom and John W. Young, the first two Americans ever in space. Measures 1″ in diameter. Embroidered 3.5″ patch in blue, grey, white and black also shows the spacecraft at splashdown. Flown pieces are mounted to a teal background and matted and framed to an overall size of 7.75″ x 10.75″. Near fine. Obtained directly from the Gus Grissom estate, with a COA from his son. Sold for $1,094.
Gemini 3 Flown ”Molly Brown” Medallion — From The Gus Grissom Estate
Gus Grissom’s personally owned medallion commemorating the Gemini 3 mission, on which he served as Command Module Pilot. GT-3 flown sterling medallion obverse features an image of the ”Molly Brown” spacecraft in relatively high relief, surrounded by ”Virgil I. Grissom / John W. Young / The / Molly Brown”. Reverse reads ”GT-3” and is engraved, ”March 23, 1965”. Measures 1” in diameter and weighs 9 grams. Some tarnishing, scratching and rubbing, else near fine. With an LOA from Mark Grissom. Sold for $866.
FREE ESTIMATE. To buy, auction, sell or consign your space and Gemini memorabilia that is for sale, please email your description and photos to [email protected] of Nate D. Sanders Auctions (http://www.NateDSanders.com).