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America in Space - The Goddard Rocket
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1970 |
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| Edge | Segmented reeding with inscription |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a deeply recessed dark field with a raised gilt sphere representing the Moon or Earth in the upper left quadrant. The remainder of the field is occupied by a multi-line commemorative inscription in raised lettering describing the details of Goddard's historic 1926 rocket launch. The mintmark 'F' appears at the base. |
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| Reverse lettering | MARCH 16, 1926. Robert Goddard launched America's first liquid-fuel rocket at Auburn Massachusetts, a flight which lasted 2½ seconds, flew a distance of 184 feet and reached an altitude of 41 feet. |
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