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Welcome to the Moon Collector

The Ruddy collection of original NASA artifacts that were on the Moon and returned to Earth contains items from the most important exploration in history­—that of man’s first steps onto another world.

I began my collecting career as a dealer in numismatics in 1954. I was president of Empire Coin Company and Bowers and Ruddy Galleries.  After retiring in 1977, I built and operated a non-profit museum in 1984 to house my 6,000-piece collection of general store merchandise from 1935 through 1945. In 2003, I donated the museum to the City of Palm Springs, California.  (See the brochure at the end of the collection.)

I also collected Presidential autographs and am a life member and Fellow of the Manuscript Society.  I am a recipient of their Award of Distinction.

copyright 2010    Photos courtesy of NASA