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So-Called Half Dollar - Project Mercury / Telstar
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1962 |
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| Composition | Silver (.925) |
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| Obverse description | A large bust of an astronaut in a space suit occupies the right portion of the field, facing left in three-quarter profile. To the left, a Mercury-Atlas rocket is depicted at launch amid billowing exhaust clouds. The legend PROJECT MERCURY arcs along the upper rim with MANNED ORBITAL FLIGHT inscribed within the arc, while the names of three astronauts and the date 1962 appear in the lower left field. |
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| Obverse lettering | PROJECT MERCURY MANNED ORBITAL FLIGHT JOHN GLENN, JR. SCOTT CARPENTER WALTER SCHIRRA 1962 |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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