1891-1966 Franklin mint coin info needed!

Discussion in 'Coin Chat' started by jello, Aug 6, 2010.

  1. jello

    jello Not Expert★NormL®

    I sure this was a gift to me Xmas or birthday.can anyone tell me more about the coin???
    1891-1966 franklin mint 1 $ obv.jpg 1891-1966 franklin mint  1$spec.jpg 1891-1966 franklin mint 1$ Rev.jpg
     
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  3. Conder101

    Conder101 Numismatist

    Looks pretty straight forward. Collingdale PA wanted something to help celebrate their 75th anniversary so they contacted a private mint, in this case the Franklin Mint, and paid them to strike a bunch of commemorative medals for them. They were probably sold for a small amount with the money being used to offset the cost of their celebration. A lot of cities issued medals for similar purposes back in the 60's. The town I live in did the same thing back then to celebrate their 125 anniversary) From the documents you show they mad 100 in silver, 650 in silver clad, just over 3000 in nickel brass, and an unknown number in coppernickel. value is minimal and probably at its greatest in Collingdale PA.
     
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