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Message:: [QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 25414304, member: 101855"]Unfortunately, most of Franklin Mint stuff is not worth much more than its scrap value. If you have bronze pieces, you are really out of luck. The TV program "60 Minutes" did a special on the Franklin Mint material, many years ago, which really blew them out of the water. Collectors had stuff they had paid thousands of dollars for. They were astonished to learn that it was worth pennies on the dollar. Here is a piece that I bought for $2 at a coin show. It broke up a complete set, but they sold it to me anyway. The reason for my purchase is obvious. [ATTACH=full]1627847[/ATTACH] Some Franklin Mint stuff was supposed to be good. Many years ago, a friend of mine, who was a big Franklin Mint collector, had a piece that contained silver that had been flown on one of the spacecraft that circled the moon. It was supposed to be worth $200. (Real money on those days.) There was a big New York City coin dealer who had a big display of Franklin Mint material on its second floor. I tried to sell it for my friend. I went to the place and asked if they were interested. They called out their "Franklin Mint expert." Out comes a dispirited looking little guy. He looked at, and said, "I know how you got that. It was given to regular Franklin Mint customers." He declined to make an offer on it. Later I sold it to a guy who worked in the office where I worked for $12. He had a son who was really into the space program.[/QUOTE]