Category Archives: Space Shuttle Challenger

PCGS Offering Special Label Memorializing NASA Challenger Astronaut Christa McAuliffe

Special Astronaut Memorial Foundation label paired with commemorative silver dollar honoring teacher Christa McAuliffe   Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) is offering a Special Label emblazoned with the Astronaut Memorial Foundation logo in honor of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) astronaut Christa McAuliffe, who is featured on a special 2021 United States Mint Commemorative […]

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United States Mint Announces Pre-Sales of 2021 Commemorative Coins

As part of the United States Mint’s ongoing efforts to improve customer satisfaction, streamline production, and reduce program costs, the Mint launched a new pre-order system and began accepting pre-orders for its 2021 commemorative coin programs on Thursday, January 28, 2021. Introductory pricing will continue to be in effect for the first 30 days of […]

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United States Mint Unveils Designs for Christa McAuliffe Commemorative Coin Program

On Friday, December 18, United States Mint Director David J. Ryder participated in a virtual design unveiling for the 2021 Christa McAuliffe Silver Dollar. McAuliffe, a high school social studies teacher, was the first participant in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Teacher in Space program. She and six astronauts tragically lost their lives […]

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Streaming News: Conan the Special Ops Military Dog (and Other Proposed Commemorative Coin Programs)

  Forthcoming Commemorative Coin Programs: 2020 National Basketball Hall of Fame The Coins: gold $5, silver $1, clad half dollar Struck to honor the 60th Anniversary of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. The program features curved coins similar to those struck for the 2014 National Baseball Hall of Fame and 2019 Apollo 11 50th […]

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The “Little Iron Horse” Stands Tall In Black and Gold on New Royal Canadian Mint Coin

Nearly 400 years after the Canadian horse was first brought to Canada by the settlers of New France, the “little iron horse” that helped build a nation is being celebrated on a pure silver Royal Canadian Mint coin that combines gold and black rhodium plating. Designed by artist Claude Thivierge of Saint-Zotique, Quebec, this eye-catching […]

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Christa McAuliffe Commemorative Coin Act Passes Congress

By Hubert Walker for CoinWeek …. After years of trying and bills introduced to multiple Congresses, on Thursday, September 19, the 116th Congress of the United States passed the most recent version of the Christa McAuliffe Commemorative Coin Act. The Senate bill (S. 239), having been approved by that body on July 9, was placed […]

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Christa McAuliffe Commemorative Coin Bill Passes Senate

By Hubert Walker for CoinWeek …. On Tuesday, July 9, the U.S. Senate passed a bill that would authorize the United States Mint to produce commemorative silver $1 coins in honor of Christa McAuliffe, a high school social studies teacher from New Hampshire who was on board the Space Shuttle Challenger when it exploded not […]

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Two Heroic Astronauts Featured on 2016 Jewish-American Hall of Fame Medal

By Jewish-American Hall of Fame …… The newest medal in the Jewish-American Hall of Fame series honors two heroic Astronauts–Dr. Jeffrey Hoffman and Dr. Judith Resnik–its 2016 inductees. Dr. Jeffrey Hoffman is depicted on one side repairing the Hubble telescope; the remote-control mechanical arm that Dr. Judith Resnik specialized in can be seen to his […]

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