Expert: Jim Lawniczak - 1/22/2007

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Any background on who Casey and Lombardo are? This is not a coin but a commemorative token. I have searched Ebay and the web and found many tokens but none like mine. Looking for a needle in a haystack?
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I have a commemorative coin I bought around 1974 (new maybe) from a dinky coin shop in Alexandria Va. Its a basic Apollo 11 coin, possibly chrome, with raised figures. Nothing outstanding except two names on the bottom of the front: Casey and Lombardo. Who made this coin? Is there any value? Where would I go to find information on this specific coin?
Thanks for your help.
Richard
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Richard, I've not heard of this.  It's not a "coin" which is government issued money, but rather a "token" which are private issues.  I went to www.ebay.com and did a search for Apollo 11 commemorative and about 15 items popped up -- there appears to be more than one type of this commemorative.  Also try doing the same search at www.google.com, you may find someone selling one like the one you have, Jim Lawniczak

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Richard, try this website: http://libweb.princeton.edu/libraries/firestone/rbsc/aids/newman/newman5.html

Or if you have trouble getting there go to www.google.com and do a search for Casey Lombordo Apollo 11.  Newman5 came up second in my search.  There, you'll see a description of your piece described as silver, made in Canada.  Casey is the artist, Lombordo the mint.  If this is your piece and is near pure silver, it would have value at least for its silver content (silver now selling in the $13 per ounce range,  Jim