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GUEST: I bought these 
in approximately 1971 
from a company out of 
Houston, Texas, that

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was authorized to sell these 
on behalf of NASA. They were 
supposedly pictures that were

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taken from some of the original 
negatives. I bought the 
complete set of ten for eight

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dollars. Then, a few years 
later, I got to be friends 
with a fellow named Dan Cohen.

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Dan was also a good friend of 
Neil Armstrong. So one day, 
Dan, who had seen my pictures,

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called me and said, "Hey, 
come on up, and you can meet 
Neil." So I got to go up and

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had the good fortune to meet 
Neil Armstrong. We spent about 
30 to 45 minutes just talking.

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And at the end of that, I said, 
"Mr. Armstrong, if you don't 
mind, I have some pictures I'd

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like for you to sign." And he 
said, "Well, sure." And so I 
pulled these out, and he kind

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of looked at it, and he said, 
"Is it okay if I just dedicate 
the set?" And I said, "Well,

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I have four children, so 
I would really appreciate 
it if you could sign each 
one." Now, he doesn't

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like to sign autographs. And 
so my friend said, "Oh, Neil, 
go ahead and sign them."

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So he said, "Okay, I'll 
sign them." So he signed all 
ten of them for me, so...

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APPRAISER: That's 
great. And these are 
crystal-clear, great, strong 
autographs. And what I love

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about it is, it's one of the 
most iconic scenes in American 
history and world history.

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GUEST: Yeah.

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APPRAISER: And you have Neil 
Armstrong landing on the moon. 
This shot here, that's one of

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his first steps 
out onto the moon.

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GUEST: Yeah.

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APPRAISER: This, I believe 
they left this on the moon. 
That was the plaque...

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GUEST: Correct.

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APPRAISER: That's 
still there now.

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GUEST: Yeah, it is.

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APPRAISER: So it, it's a 
wonderful collection. We do see 
Neil Armstrong photos. It's not

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like he never signed-- he did. 
But the most desirable photos 
for collectors are the ones

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that are signed of the moon 
shots. That's where the true 
monetary value comes. As far

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as personal value, this is a 
cherished keepsake for you, and 
you're going to pass it down

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to the family.

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GUEST: Right.

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APPRAISER: In terms of 
value, first of all, I 
would keep this as a set.

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GUEST: Okay.

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APPRAISER: You wouldn't want 
to break these up. I think it's 
worth far more as a collection

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in a set, since it's, they did 
ten of these photos. I wouldn't 
hesitate to estimate the

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set at $15,000 to $25,000.

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GUEST: Wow. Well, the 
primary reason I brought 
them out was because it 
is the 50th anniversary

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of the lunar landing, and Neil 
Armstrong died a few years ago.

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APPRAISER: Correct, correct.

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GUEST: Several years ago.

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APPRAISER: And I'm sure a lot of 
people remember where they were. 
I remember where I was, sitting

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in front of a TV set in 1969.

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GUEST: Yeah.

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APPRAISER: So, I really 
appreciate you bringing 
these. Thank you.

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GUEST: Okay, well, thank you.

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APPRAISER: It's a real treasure.

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GUEST: I appreciate the 
information. I had no idea at 
the time that I bought it that

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I would ever even have a chance 
to meet Neil Armstrong, much 
less sit down and talk with

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him.