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Rare Error Ben Franklin Medallion

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 Posted 05/15/2011  1:37 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add 08curranc to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
I have 6 of these tokens/medallions that say "the Franklin mint across the top edge of the Coin. Beneath it in the center of the token is Benjamin Franklin, and he is facing left. Beneath him it dates 1969 on three of them and 1971 on the other three. On the reverse is an eagle holding or carrying some sort of shield and under that is a banner the says "the Franklin mint. Two of the 1971 tokens have ridged sides while the rest have smooth sides. It looks as if the two with the ridged sides are real silver but I'm not sure what the other four are made of. All of the tokens measure 1.5 inches in diameter. Not sure weight. Now for the error part... They have all seemed to have been struck by something Causing some sort of small dent in the tokens. All the dents are in different spots on each coin. The dents look like some one shot a marble at the coin because they are smooth rounded dents. I've tried to find this token online but can't find it or anything about it. I believe it may be a rare token. I received these from my grandmother about 8 yrs ago in a bag of coins she gave me to add to my collection. I believe her husband at some point worked at the Franklin mint at some point and maybe that's how she received them. If anyone knows anything about this coin please inform me! I would like to find out the mintage, the value with the strike through, and anything else that would be good to know. Thank you!



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to the CCF.

I don't know about these medals ... perhaps one of the Mod Dudes will show up and move your question to the more appropriate forum "Unidentified Things" ... there the true experts can help you.

David
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the "Franklin Mint" is a private mint, and these are worth bullion value if they are silver... They make medals in different metals, and can be found fairly easily...
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To coin collectors, these modern medals are largely considered to be bullion items, worth their weight in silver. There are others out there who collect these Franklin Mint items and may be willing to pay a premium. You could best find out if there are any collecting groups by researching the Franklin Mint. At one time, some years ago, I recall seeing a priceguide for these items. I don't know if such a catalogue is still in existence, updated, but if so, it would perhaps prove useful if it provided mintages and values. Good luck!
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