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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mkwelbornjr, post: 1096166, member: 17034&quot;]FM diecast cars have a huge following and many have sold far in excess of retail at auction...some of the rarer cars. I paid $90 for a 1997 Corvette Model from FM and sold it for $650 on Ebay. Easy sell. FM medals often sell for more than bullion value when they are new with all papers and packaging...and complete. But resale doesnt matter you collect to own and enjoy and for no other reason. Franklin Mint porcelain in the 70&#039;s and 80&#039;s was outstanding and much cheaper than issues from Hummel that had simpler designs.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The colorized coins are new...not from the real Franklin Mint that was at Franklin Center, PA. (though there is nothing wrong with colored coins...most places other than the US Mint do it...) Old FM would hand enamel ingots and medals. FM minting quality was superior to any other mint...yes. Most of the sculpting staff at the US Mint started and spent a good part of their careers at Franklin Mint. Franklin Mint at one time had the largest artistic staff of any company in the world....with over 5000 employees. The medallic sculpting studio was lead by William Cousins...in the early Franklin Mint days in the 60&#039;s Gilroy Roberts lead sculpting. TFM built factories in the USA for minting, pewter, and Porcelain. And later used that expertise to open plants in the far east for all products except coinage. Franklin Mint also minted coins for more than 20 Nations. Here are some pics of a very few good FM items. </p><p><img src="http://i454.photobucket.com/albums/qq263/mkwelbornjr/The%20Franklin%20Mint/FMReaganBronzePortrait-3.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i454.photobucket.com/albums/qq263/mkwelbornjr/The%20Franklin%20Mint/FMReaganBronzePortrait-11.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i454.photobucket.com/albums/qq263/mkwelbornjr/The%20Franklin%20Mint/FMUltimateCorvetteFeatSwarovskiCrystals-11.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i454.photobucket.com/albums/qq263/mkwelbornjr/The%20Franklin%20Mint/FMPewterMercedesGullwing-4.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i454.photobucket.com/albums/qq263/mkwelbornjr/The%20Franklin%20Mint/FMLeonardosHorse1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i454.photobucket.com/albums/qq263/mkwelbornjr/The%20Franklin%20Mint/FMJohnWayneBronzeSculpt-1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i454.photobucket.com/albums/qq263/mkwelbornjr/The%20Franklin%20Mint/FMBVIEndangeredWildlife-5-1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i454.photobucket.com/albums/qq263/mkwelbornjr/The%20Franklin%20Mint/FM2010Atocha25thMedallicCover-3.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i454.photobucket.com/albums/qq263/mkwelbornjr/The%20Franklin%20Mint/FM1963CorvetteStingRayinSterlingSilver-16.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i454.photobucket.com/albums/qq263/mkwelbornjr/The%20Franklin%20Mint/FM1963CorvetteStingRayinSterlingSilver-17.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i454.photobucket.com/albums/qq263/mkwelbornjr/The%20Franklin%20Mint/FMJFKSilverProofTribute-5.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i454.photobucket.com/albums/qq263/mkwelbornjr/The%20Franklin%20Mint/FMJFKSilverProofTribute-6.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i454.photobucket.com/albums/qq263/mkwelbornjr/The%20Franklin%20Mint/FMRodinSilverArtMedals-Adam.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i454.photobucket.com/albums/qq263/mkwelbornjr/The%20Franklin%20Mint/FMRodinSilverArtMedals-Balzac.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i454.photobucket.com/albums/qq263/mkwelbornjr/The%20Franklin%20Mint/FMRodinSilverArtMedals-CalltoArms.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i454.photobucket.com/albums/qq263/mkwelbornjr/The%20Franklin%20Mint/FMElCazadorTributeMedal-3.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i454.photobucket.com/albums/qq263/mkwelbornjr/The%20Franklin%20Mint/FMElCazadorTributeMedal-4.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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