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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mkwelbornjr, post: 1506422, member: 17034&quot;]These have more body and design than the Presidential $1 Coins.&nbsp; Franklin Mint stopped producing coinage in 2002.&nbsp; When the Resnicks bought the company in 1985 the downsized the minting operation.&nbsp; They were not interested in making coins...only selling lower end stuff to the masses.&nbsp; Franklin Mint&#039;s newest owners have tried a variety of things.&nbsp; This I like.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Presidential Dollars are practically copies of the Presidential Medals Franklin Mint made in the late 60&#039;s early 70&#039;s.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a pic of the Franklin Mint&#039;s minting operation in 1999...right near the end of the operation.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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