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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I believe this was actually struck by Mexico and is a NIFC issue.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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It was, the Franklin Mint does not strike coins anymore. I'm not sure if they actually manufacture anything anymore. I believe the are now just a marketing facility.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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APMEX has them for half the price. I wish they would state how big they are in inches.
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Hmmm, I think 4.33 inches across. That's big !
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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APMEX list the dimensions as: Diameter: 110 mm Thickness: 11.5 mm Pretty big boy!
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
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Interesting to know AMPEX sells it much cheaper...still too much for me :P. I dont know if I would ever pay so much over spot price...unless I was just rich beyond the need to care for money. I wish they made these KILO or 1 pound, 5 pound coins much closer to spot price
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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There is a reason they don't. They are much more costly to manufacture. The presses needed are a LOT more expensive. The dies needed are a LOT more expensive. The dies do not last near as long. They typically take more strikes to bring un and often have to be annealed between strikes so each one takes a LOT longer to make, and all thos cost have to be spread out among a much smaller number of units sold. That means prices have to be higher to recoup costs.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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beautiful but very pricey!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Nice coin I'm from philly and there was a Franklin mint in my area I know that place closed down years ago
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Same company, it re-opened.
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Posted 05/30/2012 5:02 pm
