Top 100 Project Mercury Auction Items

Lot #7001 Functioning Mercury-Atlas 7 Satellite

7001. Functioning Mercury-Atlas 7 Satellite Clock from the Scott Carpenter Collection

Sold For: $243,600 (w/BP)

Estimate: $100,000+

Auction #677 - October 19, 2023

Closed

9064. Mercury Program Earth Path Indicator

Sold For: $124,998 (w/BP)

Estimate: $100,000+

Auction #664 - April 20, 2023

Closed

Lot #3007 Jo Schirra's Mercury Era Flown Charm

3007. Jo Schirra's Mercury Era Flown Charm Bracelet

Sold For: $55,000 (w/BP)

Estimate: $45,000+

Auction #607 - April 22, 2021

Closed

9000. Alan Shepard Space Suit Glove

Sold For: $54,904 (w/BP)

Estimate: $35,000+

Auction #634 - April 21, 2022

Closed

Lot #8032 Wally Schirra?s Omega Speedmaster ?Ed

8032. Wally Schirra’s Omega Speedmaster ‘Ed White’ Professional Moonwatch (105.003-64) with Rare ‘True Blue’ Bezel - Presented to a Project Gemini Medical Director

Sold For: $49,156 (w/BP)

Estimate: $10,000+

Auction #728 - October 16, 2025

Closed

Lot #7001 Commemorative Apollo Block 1 FDAI

7001. Commemorative Apollo Block 1 FDAI Display Presented to Deke Slayton

Sold For: $35,649 (w/BP)

Estimate: $10,000+

Auction #646 - October 20, 2022

Closed

Lot #6004 Jo Schirra's Mercury-Apollo Charm

6004. Jo Schirra's Mercury-Apollo Charm Bracelet including (4) Flown Charms, with Rare Gold Apollo 7 Robbins Medallion

Sold For: $25,469 (w/BP)

Estimate: $20,000+

Auction #702 - October 24, 2024

Closed

Lot #7004 Liberty Bell 7 Flown One-Dollar Bill -

7004. Liberty Bell 7 Flown One-Dollar Bill - From the Collection of Curt Newport

Sold For: $22,726 (w/BP)

Estimate: $20,000+

Auction #646 - October 20, 2022

Closed

Lot #7024 Mercury Astronauts: Complete Set of (7)

7024. Mercury Astronauts: Complete Set of (7) Signed Recovery Covers

Sold For: $15,368 (w/BP)

Estimate: $20,000+

Auction #716 - April 17, 2025

Closed

Lot #5069 B. F. Goodrich Modified Mark IV Pressure

5069. B. F. Goodrich Modified Mark IV Pressure Suit Boot - Marked "Shepard"

Sold For: $13,310 (w/BP)

Estimate: $5,000+

Auction #740 - April 23, 2026

Closed

Lot #6005 Mercury Program Training Binder with

6005. Mercury Program Training Binder with (200+) Pages of Study Guides and Handwritten Notes (1959) - From the Personal Collection of Deke Slayton

Sold For: $12,974 (w/BP)

Estimate: $4,000+

Auction #702 - October 24, 2024

Closed

Lot #4011 Gus Grissom: Charm Bracelet with Flown

4011. Gus Grissom: Charm Bracelet with Flown Liberty Bell 7 Dime and Flown Gemini 3 Fliteline Medallion

Sold For: $12,513 (w/BP)

Estimate: $10,000+

Auction #691 - April 25, 2024

Closed

Lot #7005 Liberty Bell 7 Flown Circuit Card - From

7005. Liberty Bell 7 Flown Circuit Card - From the Collection of Curt Newport

Sold For: $12,479 (w/BP)

Estimate: $5,000+

Auction #646 - October 20, 2022

Closed

Lot #5062 Mercury-Atlas 6 Friendship 7 Flown $2

5062. Mercury-Atlas 6 Friendship 7 Flown $2 Dollar Bill, Signed by John Glenn and Scott Carpenter - PMG VF 30

Sold For: $9,375 (w/BP)

Estimate: $4,000+

Auction #740 - April 23, 2026

Closed

5063. Liberty Bell 7 Flown Mercury Dime

Sold For: $9,375 (w/BP)

Estimate: $5,000+

Auction #740 - April 23, 2026

Closed

Lot #5061 Mercury-Atlas 9 Faith 7 Flown $2 Dollar

5061. Mercury-Atlas 9 Faith 7 Flown $2 Dollar Bill, Signed by Gordon Cooper - PMG VF 30

Sold For: $8,543 (w/BP)

Estimate: $8,000+

Auction #740 - April 23, 2026

Closed

Lot #8029 Mercury 7 Fully Signed Book - The

8029. Mercury 7 Fully Signed Book - The Astronauts

Sold For: $8,043 (w/BP)

Estimate: $3,000+

Auction #728 - October 16, 2025

Closed

Lot #8024 B. F. Goodrich Modified Mark IV Pressure

8024. B. F. Goodrich Modified Mark IV Pressure Suit Boot

Sold For: $7,320 (w/BP)

Estimate: $5,000+

Auction #728 - October 16, 2025

Closed

7028. Mercury 7 Signed Book - The Astronauts

Sold For: $6,646 (w/BP)

Estimate: $3,000+

Auction #716 - April 17, 2025

Closed

Lot #7006 Liberty Bell 7 Flown Mercury Dime - From

7006. Liberty Bell 7 Flown Mercury Dime - From the Collection of Curt Newport

Sold For: $6,250 (w/BP)

Estimate: $5,000+

Auction #646 - October 20, 2022

Closed

4003. Mercury 7 Signed Photograph

Sold For: $6,196 (w/BP)

Estimate: $4,000+

Auction #691 - April 25, 2024

Closed

6007. Mercury 7 Signed Book - The Astronauts

Sold For: $5,681 (w/BP)

Estimate: $4,000+

Auction #702 - October 24, 2024

Closed

Lot #3005 Gene Kranz's Mercury-Atlas 6 Flight

3005. Gene Kranz's Mercury-Atlas 6 Flight Controller Handbook

Sold For: $5,294 (w/BP)

Estimate: $4,000+

Auction #619 - October 21, 2021

Closed

Lot #8041 John Glenn Friendship 7 Launch EKG

8041. John Glenn Friendship 7 Launch EKG Readout

Sold For: $5,120 (w/BP)

Estimate: $10,000+

Auction #581 - April 16, 2020

Closed

6380. Mercury 7 Signed Photograph

Sold For: $5,035 (w/BP)

Estimate: $3,500+

Auction #652 - September 22, 2022

Closed

Lot #8034 Alan Shepard: MR-3 FAI Report in

8034. Alan Shepard: MR-3 FAI Report in Russian, Annotated by Sergei Korolev, the 'Father of the Soviet Space Program'

Sold For: $5,019 (w/BP)

Estimate: $4,000+

Auction #728 - October 16, 2025

Closed

4004. Mercury 7 Signed 'Blue Scout' Poster

Sold For: $5,001 (w/BP)

Estimate: $4,000+

Auction #691 - April 25, 2024

Closed

Lot #4017 Liberty Bell 7 Flown RF Module - From

4017. Liberty Bell 7 Flown RF Module - From the Collection of Curt Newport

Sold For: $4,770 (w/BP)

Estimate: $800+

Auction #691 - April 25, 2024

Closed

7025. Mercury Seven Signed Photograph

Sold For: $4,658 (w/BP)

Estimate: $4,000+

Auction #646 - October 20, 2022

Closed

9041. Mercury 7 Signed Book

Sold For: $4,538 (w/BP)

Estimate: $3,000+

Auction #634 - April 21, 2022

Closed

8028. Mercury 7 Fully Signed Photograph

Sold For: $3,850 (w/BP)

Estimate: $4,000+

Auction #728 - October 16, 2025

Closed

8045. Mercury Capsule Horizon Scanner

Sold For: $3,781 (w/BP)

Estimate: $20,000+

Auction #581 - April 16, 2020

Closed

8046. Mercury 7 Signed Booklet

Sold For: $3,776 (w/BP)

Estimate: $3,000+

Auction #581 - April 16, 2020

Closed

Lot #7026 Mercury-Atlas 9 Flown Miniature Aluminum

7026. Mercury-Atlas 9 Flown Miniature Aluminum Hammer - From the Personal Collection of Gordon Cooper

Sold For: $3,525 (w/BP)

Estimate: $5,000+

Auction #716 - April 17, 2025

Closed

Lot #6012 Scott Carpenter Signed Oversized NASA

6012. Scott Carpenter Signed Oversized NASA Photograph

Sold For: $3,438 (w/BP)

Estimate: $100+

Auction #702 - October 24, 2024

Closed

3001. Aurora 7 Flown Aft Heatshield Section

Sold For: $3,409 (w/BP)

Estimate: $2,500+

Auction #619 - October 21, 2021

Closed

7026. Mercury Seven Signed Launch Day Cover

Sold For: $3,378 (w/BP)

Estimate: $2,000+

Auction #646 - October 20, 2022

Closed

Lot #4010 Scott Carpenter's 'Project Mercury

4010. Scott Carpenter's 'Project Mercury Indoctrination' NASA Manual

Sold For: $3,125 (w/BP)

Estimate: $800+

Auction #691 - April 25, 2024

Closed

3048. Topps Astronaut Trading Card Set

Sold For: $3,086 (w/BP)

Estimate: $200+

Auction #607 - April 22, 2021

Closed

Lot #8027 Gus Grissom Signed 'Liberty Bell 7'

8027. Gus Grissom Signed 'Liberty Bell 7' Photograph

Sold For: $3,039 (w/BP)

Estimate: $1,500+

Auction #728 - October 16, 2025

Closed

Lot #5090 Mercury Astronauts Signed $1 Dollar Bill

5090. Mercury Astronauts Signed $1 Dollar Bill with Gus Grissom - From the Personal Collection of Wally Schirra

Sold For: $3,033 (w/BP)

Estimate: $1,000+

Auction #740 - April 23, 2026

Closed

7074. Alan Shepard Typed Letter Signed

Sold For: $3,033 (w/BP)

Estimate: $200+

Auction #646 - October 20, 2022

Closed

Lot #5071 Scott Carpenter Handwritten Preflight

5071. Scott Carpenter Handwritten Preflight Checklist for the Mercury-Atlas 7 Mission

Sold For: $2,968 (w/BP)

Estimate: $300+

Auction #740 - April 23, 2026

Closed

Lot #7180 Gus Grissom and Wernher von Braun Signed

7180. Gus Grissom and Wernher von Braun Signed Cover

Sold For: $2,756 (w/BP)

Estimate: $1,500+

Auction #646 - October 20, 2022

Closed

Lot #7032 Scott Carpenter's Mercury-Atlas 7 Flight

7032. Scott Carpenter's Mercury-Atlas 7 Flight Plan

Sold For: $2,750 (w/BP)

Estimate: $2,000+

Auction #716 - April 17, 2025

Closed

Lot #7063 Frank Borman Signed Project Mercury

7063. Frank Borman Signed Project Mercury Replica Helmet

Sold For: $2,550 (w/BP)

Estimate: $2,000+

Auction #677 - October 19, 2023

Closed

Lot #7009 Liberty Bell 7 Flown Rotational Switch -

7009. Liberty Bell 7 Flown Rotational Switch - From the Collection of Curt Newport

Sold For: $2,505 (w/BP)

Estimate: $1,500+

Auction #646 - October 20, 2022

Closed

Lot #8067 Alan Shepard and Freedom 7 Recovery

8067. Alan Shepard and Freedom 7 Recovery Leaders Signed Photograph

Sold For: $2,505 (w/BP)

Estimate: $200+

Auction #728 - October 16, 2025

Closed

8052. Mercury 7 Signatures

Sold For: $2,505 (w/BP)

Estimate: $1,000+

Auction #728 - October 16, 2025

Closed

7018. Liberty Bell 7 Flown Fragment

Sold For: $2,505 (w/BP)

Estimate: $2,000+

Auction #646 - October 20, 2022

Closed

Lot #7019 Liberty Bell 7: Recovery Cable Sections

7019. Liberty Bell 7: Recovery Cable Sections (3) from the Collection of Curt Newport

Sold For: $2,503 (w/BP)

Estimate: $5,000+

Auction #646 - October 20, 2022

Closed

7003. Faith 7 Flown Skin Section

Sold For: $2,500 (w/BP)

Estimate: $2,000+

Auction #646 - October 20, 2022

Closed

Lot #3008 Mercury-Redstone 3 Freedom 7 Capsule

3008. Mercury-Redstone 3 Freedom 7 Capsule Flight Operations Manual

Sold For: $2,375 (w/BP)

Estimate: $2,000+

Auction #607 - April 22, 2021

Closed

Lot #5067 Gordon Cooper's Official NASA MSC

5067. Gordon Cooper's Official NASA MSC Identification Badge

Sold For: $2,269 (w/BP)

Estimate: $1,500+

Auction #740 - April 23, 2026

Closed

7071. Alan Shepard Signed Oversized Photograph

Sold For: $2,069 (w/BP)

Estimate: $400+

Auction #646 - October 20, 2022

Closed

6008. Mercury 7 Signed NASA Brochure

Sold For: $2,069 (w/BP)

Estimate: $1,500+

Auction #702 - October 24, 2024

Closed

8069. Alan Shepard Signed Photograph

Sold For: $2,069 (w/BP)

Estimate: $200+

Auction #728 - October 16, 2025

Closed

Lot #5065 Mercury 7 and Wives Signed Agency

5065. Mercury 7 and Wives Signed Agency Contract for Rights to "their personal stories of their space flights"

Sold For: $2,063 (w/BP)

Estimate: $3,000+

Auction #740 - April 23, 2026

Closed

4007. Aurora 7 Flown Heatshield

Sold For: $1,914 (w/BP)

Estimate: $1,000+

Auction #691 - April 25, 2024

Closed

Lot #8033 Alan Shepard's Mercury-Redstone 3

8033. Alan Shepard's Mercury-Redstone 3 Correspondence and Photograph Scrapbook

Sold For: $1,880 (w/BP)

Estimate: $1,000+

Auction #728 - October 16, 2025

Closed

Lot #7005 Wally Schirra Autograph Letter Signed

7005. Wally Schirra Autograph Letter Signed and Signed Photograph on Gus Grissom

Sold For: $1,880 (w/BP)

Estimate: $1,000+

Auction #677 - October 19, 2023

Closed

Lot #8030 Mercury Astronauts (6) Document Signed -

8030. Mercury Astronauts (6) Document Signed - Grissom and Company Hire a New Agent and Financial Advisor in October 1965

Sold For: $1,875 (w/BP)

Estimate: $1,500+

Auction #728 - October 16, 2025

Closed

3003. Mercury Astronauts

Sold For: $1,840 (w/BP)

Estimate: $1,000+

Auction #607 - April 22, 2021

Closed

Lot #7010 Liberty Bell 7 Flown Micro Switch - From

7010. Liberty Bell 7 Flown Micro Switch - From the Collection of Curt Newport

Sold For: $1,836 (w/BP)

Estimate: $1,000+

Auction #646 - October 20, 2022

Closed

4009. John Glenn Signed USAF Flight Suit

Sold For: $1,669 (w/BP)

Estimate: $2,000+

Auction #691 - April 25, 2024

Closed

7045. Mercury-Atlas 7 Launch Countdown Manual

Sold For: $1,669 (w/BP)

Estimate: $1,000+

Auction #716 - April 17, 2025

Closed

Lot #3004 John Glenn Signed Book Inscribed to

3004. John Glenn Signed Book Inscribed to Gordon Cooper

Sold For: $1,611 (w/BP)

Estimate: $600+

Auction #619 - October 21, 2021

Closed

Lot #9073 Gus Grissom's Instrument Pilot

9073. Gus Grissom's Instrument Pilot Certificate Card

Sold For: $1,553 (w/BP)

Estimate: $1,000+

Auction #664 - April 20, 2023

Closed

9004. Liberty Bell 7 Flown Fragment

Sold For: $1,553 (w/BP)

Estimate: $1,000+

Auction #634 - April 21, 2022

Closed

Lot #4016 Gus Grissom Signed Project Mercury Air

4016. Gus Grissom Signed Project Mercury Air Mail Cover

Sold For: $1,553 (w/BP)

Estimate: $500+

Auction #691 - April 25, 2024

Closed

Lot #5092 Mercury Astronauts (5) Multi-Signed

5092. Mercury Astronauts (5) Multi-Signed Baseball Cap

Sold For: $1,553 (w/BP)

Estimate: $200+

Auction #740 - April 23, 2026

Closed

Lot #7068 Wally Schirra Handwritten Statement

7068. Wally Schirra Handwritten Statement Signed

Sold For: $1,553 (w/BP)

Estimate: $400+

Auction #646 - October 20, 2022

Closed

3039. Wally Schirra

Sold For: $1,553 (w/BP)

Estimate: $200+

Auction #607 - April 22, 2021

Closed

Lot #7023 Mercury Program Artifact Display

7023. Mercury Program Artifact Display [Attested as Flown by Florian Noller]

Sold For: $1,500 (w/BP)

Estimate: $400+

Auction #677 - October 19, 2023

Closed

3001. Gus Grissom

Sold For: $1,411 (w/BP)

Estimate: $1,000+

Auction #607 - April 22, 2021

Closed

Lot #9072 Gus Grissom Typed Letter Signed for

9072. Gus Grissom Typed Letter Signed for Guenter Wendt

Sold For: $1,411 (w/BP)

Estimate: $1,000+

Auction #664 - April 20, 2023

Closed

Lot #5070 Scott Carpenter Signed Project Mercury

5070. Scott Carpenter Signed Project Mercury Familiarization Manual (Manned Satellite Capsule) - From His Personal Collection

Sold For: $1,361 (w/BP)

Estimate: $1,000+

Auction #740 - April 23, 2026

Closed

5085. Liberty Bell 7 Flown Screw

Sold For: $1,314 (w/BP)

Estimate: $750+

Auction #740 - April 23, 2026

Closed

Lot #3003 Scott Carpenter's Personally-Owned and

3003. Scott Carpenter's Personally-Owned and Signed Flight Jacket

Sold For: $1,280 (w/BP)

Estimate: $600+

Auction #619 - October 21, 2021

Closed

7041. Mercury Astronauts (6) Signed Photograph

Sold For: $1,251 (w/BP)

Estimate: $1,000+

Auction #716 - April 17, 2025

Closed

Lot #9071 Mercury-Redstone 3: Freedom 7 Recovery

9071. Mercury-Redstone 3: Freedom 7 Recovery Cover

Sold For: $1,251 (w/BP)

Estimate: $1,000+

Auction #664 - April 20, 2023

Closed

8042. Liberty Bell 7 Flown Fragment

Sold For: $1,251 (w/BP)

Estimate: $1,750+

Auction #581 - April 16, 2020

Closed

Lot #4008 Guenter Wendt's (4) Hand-Drawn Mercury

4008. Guenter Wendt's (4) Hand-Drawn Mercury Timeline Charts - MR-I and MR-IA

Sold For: $1,251 (w/BP)

Estimate: $1,000+

Auction #691 - April 25, 2024

Closed

Lot #5073 Gordon Cooper Handwritten Meeting Notes

5073. Gordon Cooper Handwritten Meeting Notes with Chris Kraft on the Mercury Rocket Abort System

Sold For: $1,251 (w/BP)

Estimate: $1,000+

Auction #740 - April 23, 2026

Closed

3059. Alan Shepard Signed Photograph

Sold For: $1,169 (w/BP)

Estimate: $500+

Auction #619 - October 21, 2021

Closed

7179. Gus Grissom Signed One-Dollar Bill

Sold For: $1,165 (w/BP)

Estimate: $400+

Auction #646 - October 20, 2022

Closed

Lot #9069 Curt Newport's Liberty Bell 7 Recovery

9069. Curt Newport's Liberty Bell 7 Recovery Cable Sections (3)

Sold For: $1,165 (w/BP)

Estimate: $800+

Auction #664 - April 20, 2023

Closed

5086. Liberty Bell 7 Flown Clamp

Sold For: $1,165 (w/BP)

Estimate: $750+

Auction #740 - April 23, 2026

Closed

8056. Mercury Astronauts Signed Photograph

Sold For: $1,165 (w/BP)

Estimate: $200+

Auction #581 - April 16, 2020

Closed

Lot #9117 Mercury-Atlas Launch Vehicle Hydraulic

9117. Mercury-Atlas Launch Vehicle Hydraulic Servo-Valve

Sold For: $1,165 (w/BP)

Estimate: $200+

Auction #664 - April 20, 2023

Closed

Lot #4023 Mercury-Redstone 3: USS Lake Champlain

4023. Mercury-Redstone 3: USS Lake Champlain Recovery Cover

Sold For: $1,063 (w/BP)

Estimate: $800+

Auction #691 - April 25, 2024

Closed

Lot #8054 Mercury Astronauts Commemorative Bronze

8054. Mercury Astronauts Commemorative Bronze Medallion - From the Collection of a Project Gemini Medical Director

Sold For: $1,059 (w/BP)

Estimate: $400+

Auction #728 - October 16, 2025

Closed

Lot #9007 Project Mercury Atlas Rocket Regulator

9007. Project Mercury Atlas Rocket Regulator Assembly

Sold For: $1,059 (w/BP)

Estimate: $1,500+

Auction #634 - April 21, 2022

Closed

7410. Liberty Bell 7 Flown Fragment

Sold For: $1,041 (w/BP)

Estimate: $200+

Auction #677 - October 19, 2023

Closed

Lot #7022 Mercury Astronauts (5) Signed One Dollar

7022. Mercury Astronauts (5) Signed One Dollar Bill — Grissom, Glenn, Shepard, Carpenter, and Slayton

Sold For: $1,009 (w/BP)

Estimate: $800+

Auction #646 - October 20, 2022

Closed

6021. Liberty Bell 7 Flown Component

Sold For: $999 (w/BP)

Estimate: $800+

Auction #702 - October 24, 2024

Closed

3025. Gus Grissom

Sold For: $984 (w/BP)

Estimate: $400+

Auction #607 - April 22, 2021

Closed

Lot #4012 Project Mercury: William K. Douglas

4012. Project Mercury: William K. Douglas Correspondence Archive of (100+) Letters - Containing TLSs from John Glenn, Robert Gilruth, Henry Luce, and Many Others

Sold For: $963 (w/BP)

Estimate: $1,000+

Auction #691 - April 25, 2024

Closed

Lot #5083 Gus Grissom Signed Check - America's

5083. Gus Grissom Signed Check - America's Second Man in Space Pays 'The Holiday Inn' Four Days After Flying the Liberty Bell 7

Sold For: $963 (w/BP)

Estimate: $500+

Auction #740 - April 23, 2026

Closed

Lot #6015 John Glenn (12) Original Vintage MA-6

6015. John Glenn (12) Original Vintage MA-6 Photographs

Sold For: $903 (w/BP)

Estimate: $400+

Auction #702 - October 24, 2024

Closed