50th Anniversary 2019 Apollo 11 Half Dollar Proof & 1975 Apollo-Soyuz Stamp Mint Sheet

Product Description

50th Anniversary 2019 Apollo 11 Half Dollar Proof – This special curved half dollar proof was issued in 2019 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1969 Apollo 11 moon landing. Its obverse features a boot print on the lunar surface and the famous reflection of Aldrin's space helmet on the coin's reverse. Copper-nickel proof.

1975 Apollo-Soyuz Stamp Mint Sheet – The Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, launched in July 1975, was the first international crewed space mission, conducted jointly by the United States and the Soviet Union. The USPS and Soviets celebrated this "handshake in space," by releasing se-tenant stamps; the Soviet issue depicted before link-up, and the American, after link-up. This intact mint sheet symbolizes the milestone meeting in outerspace.