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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cpm9ball, post: 1269687, member: 24633&quot;]In no way should you equate this with something from the Franklin Mint.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve been collecting 19th century French and other European medals for about 7 years, and in almost all instances, their production numbers are far less than than anything that is produced from modern mints such as FM. Even 500 would be considered a very high number, and most were likely produced in the 100-200 range.</p><p><br /></p><p>Probably the most significant part of their historical value, as it applies to US coinage, is that many of our artists who produced designs for our 18th &amp; 19th century coinage were actually inspired by the allegorical representations created by some of the European masters. Augustus Saint-Gaudens, for one, spent four years studying at the Ecoles des Beaux Arts in Paris.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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