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Kevy_78 New Member United States 7 Posts	Posted 09/11/2012 03:40 am 1st medal : Hamilton Mint "Tannenbaum" 1975 Annual Christmas Medal. Medal was minted in 24 Kt. E.G.L. on one troy ounce of .999 Fine Silver. That is all I know about it. What I would like to know is if it is worth more as a collectable than its weight in silver? (I haven't seen any on ebay) 2nd Pic Flamingo Coin : Bahamas Islands 2 Dollar Coin - 1974 - 40.0 mm - .925 Silver - 29.8 g. Its in a plastic thingy so its uncirculated. I know its worth in silver but as a coin have no idea specially in the condition its in. Anyone have any idea of its worth? 3rd Pic Medal : 1979 FRANKLIN MINT "TIDINGS OF JOY" HOLIDAY (PROOF) SILVER MEDAL. It weighs approx. ONE TROY OUNCE STERLING SILVER. This is all the info I could pull from the web. I couldn't find any prices of the item on the internet as a collectible. Actually I couldn't find any prices of it anywhere. Does anyone have any idea? Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16836 Posts	Posted 09/11/2012 07:09 am The first and third items are probably only going to be worth bullion. Christmas-themed medals tend not to attract much of a collector premium. I can answer the second one for you more definitively. The Franklin mint mass-produced coins like this back in the 1970s. At the time, "serious collectors" dismissed them as trashy trinkets and they all languished at melt price for decades, but since the new millennium there's been a renewed interest in Franklin Mint coins. Here's the NGC database page for this coin. Melt price is currently about $30 and, according to the catalogue, unfortunately your coin is from the first year of issue (1974), meaning you'll be lucky to get above melt for it. If it had been one of the scarcer later years (1977-1980) then you would have attracted a premium for it. In short: no, your items probably won't attract much collector value above bullion price. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 09/11/2012 10:31 am I bought one of those two dollar 'trashies' for bullion value, when the popularity for the Franklin Mint was at it's lowest ebb. It has remained forgotten in my collection since then. At least they have good quality silver in them. Perhaps it is the silver round collectors that are generating the renewed interest. I find that slightly gratifying. I may sell mine as part of a job lot, and buy something more interesting with the proceeds. Report this Post to the Staff
Kevy_78 New Member United States 7 Posts	Posted 09/11/2012 2:40 pm Thank you so much for the reply guys. I highly appreciated. I'm going to either bay them now or trade them for more Peace dollars. :P Report this Post to the Staff
pls Rest in Peace United States 1729 Posts	Posted 09/11/2012 11:25 pm Looks like my 1971 proof coin (with QE II on the obverse) is worth about melt, too. Report this Post to the Staff
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