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sounds like franklin mint. If you have a bunch of them, there's enough gold to get a few bucks. copper content only, unless the series happens to be collectable.
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I only have the 2. And I can't find any information on them any wheres. Was hoping somebody on this site could push me in the right direction.
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They both commemorate classical pieces of art. "The Battle of Gods and Giants" is in the Pergamonmuseum in Berlin, and "Winged Victory at Samothrace" is in the Louvre. They were probably part of some sort of set called "Treasures of the Ancient World", "Art of the Ancient World", or something along those lines.
The actual pieces of art are indescribable. They are definitely worth looking up on Wikipedia or Google, if you've never seen them before.
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Awesome thanks JMerrick. I knew a little about the history behind the images on the coins. What about the markings on the side? Are you able or know where I can find out what they mean? I know they are stamps from the mint/maker. But don't know what the entail.
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Photos of the images on the sides would help, definitely. Can you post some?
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4 symbols. One is a "c" in a circle. The 2nd a funky looking "f" in a square. The 3rd is a "81" in a square. The last is a "p" in a square.
c = copyright f = franklin mint (f on top of m) 81 = year of issue p = proof educated guesses. prolly part of a set, no real collector value all scratched up |
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Dear forumfriends, I think I have something here that is almost the same as the coins you have there. Same size, elecroplated on bronze (written on the side). Four little symbols circle with a c (the copywrite thing), the franklin mint symbol in a square, instead of the 81 a 84 in a square and the p proof thing in a square. But totally different images. The first one has an image of an African head (googled it and the head is from a nigerian king called Ife), on the back written: head of man with tattoo 13th-14th century. And the second one has a pic of a neolithic bull on the front, on the back written neolithic bull c.500 B.C. Bought them a few days ago on some antique market in the Netherlands. Still wondering where they are from and off course what the are worth. Kind regard, A Dutch coinfreak.     Edited by Tonnetje
03/18/2011 06:14 am
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Yes, these are all Franklin Mint medals. Tonnetje's medals are from a different set to the examples posted by AJSP, but they're much the same origin - the Franklin Mint, as confirmed by the little "FM" monogram visible near the base of the inscription-side on both series. These medals would have originally been part of a set sold by them. I'm pretty sure biggfredd's interpretation of the "hallmarks" is more or less correct.
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Dear forum friends, Sap thank you for your comment on this topic. I have searched the internet with all the given information and found out that Franklin mint indeed manufactured these coins and that the were part of a bigger set. Wich set, I still don't know. Didn't find that, yet. This link is helpfull, http://franklin-mint-silver.com/fra...r-medals.htmAlso ebay does have some coins like this. I think there worth maybe between $9 and $19,- If they were goldplated on sterling silver it would be much nicer  . It is probably easier to sell them coins in USA than in the netherlands. I dont think Dutch people do collect much Franklin mint stuff. Still wonder how these two parts of the collection ended up in Holland. Kind regards, Tonnetje |
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For everyone who wants to know. The coins from above are from a 50 set collection from the Franklin Mint.
I Have been looking for two of them.
It is a Set of 50 coins Called "The World's Great Sculptures".
They were all Minted in 24 karat Gold electroplate on Solid Bronze Issued under the aegis of the International Council of Museums Foundation.
It looks like the first one shown is one that I am looking for.
I have a list of the 48 that I have but not the other two. It doesn't look like there is much interest in them because this is the first I have seen about them.
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I have this complete 50 piece set.
Do not know it's value but believe in 1983 each coin was more than $30 as you bought one or two each month.
The case was then a gift after completing the entire set.
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They got smart--they used to give people the case earlier. Only a tiny portion complete these sets.
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I have a collection of 18 of the Medals from the Franklin Mint, 24 kt gold electroplate on BRONZE. They are beautiful and cover the world's history. Include Head of a king c. 2400 BC; Nefretiri, Venus, Enthroned Chief 600-900, Augustus of Primaporta c.20bc, Pharoah Chephren c 2500bc,Shiva as Nararaja 13th-14th Century. and many more. Valuable as a collection.
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FYI.... I think I have figured out more information about the original post. Some of the replies may actually be incorrect, which might be why it's hard to find an exact image of this coin, or the art it depicts, anywhere online. The battle of the gods and giants was also known as "Gigantomachy." Yes, it does appear that Gigantomachy was depicted on the Pergamon Altar, which is on display in the Pergamon Museum in Berlin. But I have looked through many pictures of the Pergamon Altar and could not find the exact scene on the coin. Using "Gigantomachy" in searches instead of "battle of the gods and giants" led me to other places where this mythical battle was depicted. It was also depicted on the Siphnian Treasury in Delphi Greece. Remnants and reconstructions of artifacts from Delphi are now on display in the Delphi Archaeological Museum. If you google "Delphi Archaeological Museum," one of the pictures on the wikipedia page is the exact scene depicted on the Battle of the Gods and Giants coin. It's from the North Frieze of the Siphnian Treasury. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siphnian_Treasuryhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delph...gical_MuseumEdited by slincln_wx
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