Unique sterling silver bracelet carrying eight charms related to the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs—highlighted by a flown dime from the Liberty Bell 7, a flown Fliteline medallion from Gemini 3, and an unflown Apollo 1 Fliteline medallion—attributed to the Gus Grissom estate collection. The charms are highlighted by:
- a flown 10-cent 1961 Roosevelt dime carried on board the Liberty Bell 7 spacecraft with Gus Grissom during the Mercury-Redstone 4 mission, with customary identification pendant; the dime is set in a circular bezel and the pendant is engraved on both sides: “Liberty Bell 7” and “21 July 1961.”
- a flown sterling silver Fliteline medallion carried on Gemini 3, approximately 1˝ in diameter, featuring an image of the GT-3 'Molly Brown' spacecraft on the front, along with the names of astronauts Virgil I. Grissom and John W. Young, and the reverse engraved with the mission date: "March 23, 1965," set into a circular bezel.
- an unflown silver-tone Apollo 1 Fliteline medallion, approximately 1.25˝ diameter, with the front featuring a raised design of the mission insignia, and the reverse featuring the mission name and the last names of astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee, set into a circular bezel.
Other unflown charms include: an enameled NASA 'meatball' logo charm; a shield-shaped "Apollo" charm; an enameled "Apollo" moonwalker charm; an "Apollo 11 / First Lunar Landing" charm; and a small silver-tone sculptural charm portraying three Apollo astronauts. The bracelet's clasp is marked "Sterling." In overall fine condition.
Ex. Gus Grissom Estate Collection, per Regency-Superior, April 2007.
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