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Apollo 12 moonwalker Alan Bean’s near-complete collection of 133 unflown sterling silver Space Shuttle Robbins medallions, representing every Shuttle mission barring STS-1 and STS-88. Set highlights include the sought-after restruck medallions for the tragic STS-51L and STS-107 missions, early missions like STS-2, STS-3, STS-4, STS-5, and STS-6, STS-111 (the rarest Shuttle Robbins medal with only 94 produced), and notable missions such as STS-71, the first docking of a shuttle to a space station. The medals typically measure about 1.5˝ in diameter and feature raised mission insignia designs on the face with the launch and return dates engraved on the reverse. Serial numbers are engraved on the edges up to STS-120; after that, the Astronaut Office no longer engraved serial numbers on the medallions, and the numbers are only shown on labels affixed to each case; many of these labels are also annotated with the mission name in Bean's own hand. All are in their original cases; a few cases are cracked. Condition is generally mint state. Accompanied by a signed handwritten letter of provenance from Bean, which erroneously lists 134 medals instead of the actual 133; the original count by Bean included the STS-1 medallion. A stunning collection of Robbins medallions rarely offered in such great quantity and enhanced by its superior provenance.
The complete list of Robbins medallions by STS mission and (serial number):
STS-2 (184)
STS-3 (158)
STS-4 (165)
STS-5 (157)
STS-6 (282)
STS-7 (184)
STS-8 (163)
STS-9 (166)
STS-26 (138)
STS-27 (172)
STS-28 (64)
STS-29 (100)
STS-30 (137)
STS-31 (80)
STS-32 (82)
STS-33 (99)
STS-34 (65)
STS-35 (135)
STS-36 (76)
STS-37 (88)
STS-38 (72)
STS-39 (93)
STS-40 (82)
STS-41 (70)
STS-41-B (138)
STS-41-C (108)
STS-41-D (159)
STS-41-G (210)
STS-42 (135)
STS-43 (75)
STS-44 (76)
STS-45 (51)
STS-46 (83)
STS-47 (73)
STS-48 (80)
STS-49 (77)
STS-50 (69)
STS-51 (43)
STS-51-A (139)
STS-51-B (132)
STS-51-C (132)
STS-51-D (146)
STS-51-F (157)
STS-51-G (174)
STS-51-I (143)
STS-51-J (115)
STS-51-L (215)
STS-52 (73)
STS-53 (54)
STS-54 (48)
STS-55 (88)
STS-56 (40)
STS-57 (52)
STS-58 (95)
STS-59 (46)
STS-60 (43)
STS-61 (91)
STS-61-A (123)
STS-61-B (128)
STS-61-C (129)
STS-62 (49)
STS-63 (52)
STS-64 (66)
STS-65 (60)
STS-66 (62)
STS-67 (93)
STS-68 (50)
STS-69 (37)
STS-70 (69)
STS-71 (76)
STS-72 (32)
STS-73 (62)
STS-74 (80)
STS-75 (77)
STS-76 (75)
STS-77 (46)
STS-78 (57)
STS-79 (78)
STS-80 (52)
STS-81 (47)
STS-82 (81)
STS-83 (73)
STS-84 (52)
STS-85 (50)
STS-86 (92)
STS-87 (55)
STS-89 (64)
STS-90 (46)
STS-91 (57)
STS-92 (30)
STS-93 (34)
STS-94 (75)
STS-95 (86)
STS-96 (55)
STS-97 (69)
STS-98 (32)
STS-99 (46)
STS-100 (63)
STS-101 (38)
STS-102 (55)
STS-103 (78)
STS-104 (40)
STS-105 (44)
STS-106 (30)
STS-107 (199)
STS-108 (62)
STS-109 (59)
STS-110 (95)
STS-111 (28)
STS-112 (44)
STS-113 (62)
STS-114 (44)
STS-115 (9)
STS-116 (9)
STS-117 (1)
STS-118 (9)
STS-119 (5)
STS-120 (9)
STS-121 (9)
STS-122 (4)
STS-123 (10)
STS-124 (24)
STS-125 (31)
STS-126 (4)
STS-127 (5)
STS-128 (2)
STS-129 (6)
STS-130 (31)
STS-131 (31)
STS-132 (16)
STS-133 (22)
STS-134 (22)
STS-135 (22)
