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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mkwelbornjr, post: 1564208, member: 17034&quot;]Not at all.&nbsp; Just an avid collector.&nbsp; But these medals are very well-developed considering FM no longer mints.&nbsp; These products should not be bough for investment...you are just paying for a nice product...no different than going in the jewelry store.&nbsp; Perth Mint and Royal Mint charge as much as $150 for new 1 ounce silver commemorative coins.&nbsp; Franklin Mint prices were never that high on the pieces the created and sold.&nbsp; With the level of design and quality of FM product the prices were a bargain.&nbsp; They even minted sterling silver plates with beauriful etched designs.&nbsp; This is quality that we will never see again...all made in the USA.&nbsp; The present day mass public does not appreciate owning quality items.&nbsp; They like Wal Mart and electronics that are out of date in a couple of years. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here are four pics of Franklin Mint&#039;s Masterpieces of Rodin.&nbsp; Honoring the works of Auguste Rodin.&nbsp; I bet there are even few people in HSN&#039;s customer list that even know who Rodin is.&nbsp; These pieces are elegant as compared to a set of presidential dollars in a cheap Chinese wood case.&nbsp; FM first offered these in 1985 and then in the 1990&#039;s.&nbsp; They were struck in their mint and required up to 5 strikings each.&nbsp; The US mint can&#039;t come close to this quality and most world mints can&#039;t either.&nbsp; I would prefer these anyday over just some old US coins I purchased at near melt. My decisions are based on quality, design, eye appeal.&nbsp; Not what will be something that sells for a profit.&nbsp; &nbsp; Probably less than 100 sets of these silver Rodin medals were made...making them very rare.&nbsp; The Franklin Mint over time has produced some of the finest products in the world.&nbsp; They would spend $500,000 just developing one product.&nbsp; They did make some cheap stuff too.&nbsp; But even their $37 pocket knives from the 1990&#039;s push to make the company mass market were still developed with lots of engineering and cash.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; [ATTACH]212685.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]212686.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]212687.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]212688.vB[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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