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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cladking, post: 45729, member: 68&quot;]They actually made a wide variety of UN medals.&nbsp; Most are 18 pennyweight of sterling silver.&nbsp; (.9 troy OZ .925 silver).&nbsp; The most common had a mintage of around 25,000.</p><p><br /></p><p>Most of the FM coins, tokens, and medals were of very high quality and were done with excellent artistry by well known sculptors and artists.&nbsp; They made many thousands of different coins for many countries and large numbers of medals in copper, silver, and gold.&nbsp; They opened in about 1963 in Pennsylvania and the name of the town they were in was changed to Franklin Center in honor of the company.&nbsp; If memory serves much of the equipment from the old Heaton Mint in England ended up at this site.&nbsp; They got out of the numismatic line entirely about 1998.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Most of their prices have been extremely high over the years and their products still tend to be unappreciated.&nbsp; Even very low mintage gold coinage tends to bring low prices.&nbsp; There is a growing awareness that some of their products are scarce and quite desirable.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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