Thought I would share...a NEW Franklin Mint Medallic Collection...Founding Fathers

Not at all. Its a nice looking American made product. These are struck by America's Oldest Private Mint...Osborne Coinage in Cincinatti. I get a chill down my spine just to be able to support that...in a day when people go to Hobby Lobby and buy stuff made in China. Too many companies these days just leave all R&D up to the chinese vendors. Yest this program from Franklin Mint is sculpted entirely by masters such as Ralph Beinart and George McMonigle. Have you noticed how high Jewelry is compared the precious metal weight. I couldn't be more than pleased with it. I like silver eagles too but you are comparing apples and oranges. ASE's are boring to me as compared to this. I have the 25th Ann ASE set. I got them graded by NGC. But I like to support classic icons like FM as well. FM pioneered the cameo proof finish. The US Mint even bough equipment from them as they downsized. The best american sculptors all were employees of Franklin Mint before going to US Mint etc...with the exception of Gilroy Roberts who helped found Franklin Mint. At $142.14 per medal...the Royal Mint charges similar for some of their London 2012 products. Thats a profit margin thats no different than what you pay for an iphone or ipad...or toothpaste at Wal-Mart. As long as they don't lie and guarantee investment or anything...I am okay with it. Its not like National Collectors mint where they sell a gold plated item and discuss the market price of gold. In this case the plating is for aesthetics. I am not in search of the cheapest silver...I just collect what I like. If I die and someone sells it for a fraction of the price I still got my enjoyment.

Then on the other hand...besides perhaps the Star Spangled commems and the High Relief Eagle...the US mints products are bombs in terms of design. We have the Boy Scouts coin with its liberal agenda...which was even more so fact once we saw designs for the Girl Scouts coin. If you look back at the Franklin Mint's medal programs issued in the 70's for Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, and Presidents...the designs are all far superior to what the US Mint has offered.

 

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