What Is This Coin? | Franklin Mint Medal/Token

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geminiadam New Member United States 16 Posts	Posted 02/09/2008 01:39 am Can anyone tell me what this coin is? It has been in my family for years and no one knows what it is. Obverse Image: scan0001.jpg 89.45 KB Reverse Image: scan0002.jpg 95.97 KB *Edited by Forum Dad to move to Token, Medal, and Exonumia Forum* Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16817 Posts	Posted 02/09/2008 02:00 am The Franklin Mint was a mass-producer of coins and medals in the 1960's and 1970's. Their saturation marketing tactics virtually killed off interest in world coins. You'll be hard-pressed to find any actual "coins" on the Franklin Mint Website nowadays - they're more into collectables and other trinkets. I couldn't even tell you if it was silver - the Franklin Mint were leaders in researching "silvery-looking" alloys back in the 1960's. 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
geminiadam New Member United States 16 Posts	Posted 02/09/2008 02:10 am It looks like a gold coin. Did the pictures not show? I put pics of it on my post. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16817 Posts	Posted 02/09/2008 07:40 am Sorry; I couldn't tell the composition from the picture. Sometimes, toned silver coins look like that, and Franklin Mint packaging was notorious for encouraging rather than protecting their coins from toning. It's not likely to be real gold, and if it is, it's not particularly pure gold. You've got to dilute gold quite a long way before it'll tarnish like that. Your medal seems to be similar to some brass/bronze ones on ebay. This one is dated 1974, this one is dated 1973. I can't make out the date on yours. 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
geminiadam New Member United States 16 Posts	Posted 02/10/2008 02:46 am That is the thing, this coin has no year or anything like that. The only thing that has is a bust of Benjamin Franklin with the words, The Franklin Mint on the obverse and a crest on the back, like a family crest of some sorts. I don't know, it was given to me by my grandmother who received it from a friend a long time ago. I just wanted to know what it was, I don't care about value as I have no plan of ever selling it to anyone as it is a sentimental item which I cherish very much. Report this Post to the Staff
geminiadam New Member United States 16 Posts	Posted 02/10/2008 02:53 am I just looked at the ebay pics of the two coins in your last post, and that is the coin, but there is a problem. The place under the bust of Ben Franklin where the year is supposed to be, there is no year nor any evidence of there ever being a year on that coin. What I mean by that is that spot is mirrored and there is no sign of rubbing of scraping it off. The coins in the ebay pics look exactly like mine, just mine has no year stamped on it. Report this Post to the Staff
Edward J New Member United States 28 Posts	Posted 06/17/2008 8:20 pm Franklin Mint also made custom coins for clubs, historical societies etc. These coins were made as samples to show the material and workmanship. I have a cased set of 4 in Bronze, silver, silver plate and aluminum I think. They did do nice proof finish medalions. Report this Post to the Staff
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