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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;7Jags, post: 24876386, member: 78719&quot;]I realize not many hear care for the Franklin Mint (FM) but I have really liked their COINS (NOT the model cars, Michael Jackson faux dance gloves, barbie dolls, plated jewelry, etc.).</p><p>The coins received excellent treatment with good metal, flans, designs, execution of the designs and really superb work that separated them from many of the World&#039;s National Mints, let alone private mints. Many of the currency issues in smaller denominations actually reached circulation, and generally were nearly as well executed as the proofs. As things went South for the &quot;mother&quot; corporation, the minting operations wound down; most including me thought that the swan song were the 1984 and 1985 issues. </p><p>The last major currency coin contract, as opposed to collector coins were the 1984 Liberia 1c, 5c and 10c coins. We had discussed it in these columns before but evidently a contract was finalized in 1983 and originally coins of same denominations were to be struck in that year - evidently that did not occur but such coins are reported in Krause and Numista. Note that the latter is a generally good STARTING point for online searches of world coins but does contain some inaccuracies, so perusers beware.</p><p>This is generally true, however someone at the mint was able to secure contracts to strike coins in later years (ie the British Virgin Islands 1991-1992 series of coins, and perhaps some of the Cook Islands of similar date?). </p><p>This coin, struck in 1995 was of good metal and designs reminiscent of the good ole days and after coins were generally struck there.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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