Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cpm9ball, post: 1181534, member: 24633&quot;]Welcome to the neighborhood!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>It is a medal rather than a coin. While the Franklin Mint does produce coinage for smaller nations, they do not produce any coins for the US. It is also a good possibility that these are .925 sterling silver because that is what the Franklin Mint uses most often. The &quot;ridges&quot; as you called them are properly called a &quot;reeded edge&quot; and is similar to what you see on US 50c, 25c &amp; 10c coins.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>You mentioned that you think they were passed along from your (step?) grandfather whom you believed may have worked for the Franklin Mint. This is only conjecture, but it&#039;s possible that these were flawed strikes in the course of production, and the indentation was placed on them intentionally by the Franklin Mint so they wouldn&#039;t be released for retail sale. It&#039;s also possible that they were sold to employees for the melt value of the silver. To me, this would make sense from a business standpoint because it would save them the added expense of melting &amp; refining to make new planchets, and they could (possibly) write off the lost &quot;premium&quot; on their taxes.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in