The Franklin Mint Collectibles Value Guide
Tokens, Coins and Medals Part I
The Franklin Mint was established in 1964 and began producing and selling privately minted gold and silver commemorative rounds and medallions. Throughout the 70s, 80s, and 90s the company continuously expanded into new collectibles areas, including figurines, plates, die cast models, and pewter.
- Name: Palace Club Casino - Dancing King
- Series: 1966 Full Proof
- Type: Gaming Token
- Description: Proof-like 1966 One Dollar token for the Palace Club in Reno Nevada. Obverse shows casino, reverse shows dancing king with legend: Reno's Brightest Corner
- Production Dates: 1966
- Sale Price: $3.00
- Sale Date: Nov 2021
- Name: Palace Club Casino - Crown
- Series: 1966 Full Proof
- Type: Gaming Token
- Description: Proof-like 1966 One Dollar token for the Palace Club in Fallon Nevada. Obverse shows crown, reverse shows marquee
- Production Dates: 1966
- Sale Price: $3.00
- Sale Date: Nov 2021
- Name: Mapes Casino
- Series: 1967 One Dollar
- Type: Gaming Token
- Description: One dollar token for the Mapes Hotel Casino in Reno, Nevada.
- Production Dates: 1967
- Sale Price: $6.50
- Sale Date: Nov 2021
- Name: Mizpah Hotel and Casino
- Series: 1967 Full Proof
- Type: Gaming Token
- Description: Proof-like 1967 One Dollar token for the Mizpah Hotel and Casino in Tonopan, Neveda. 37.3 mm diameter
- Production Dates: 1967
- Sale Price: $8.00
- Sale Date: Jun 2020
- Name: Complete Set
- Series: Official Gaming Coins of World's Great Casinos
- Type: Gaming Token
- Description: Sterling silver gaming tokens from famous casinos around the world. Different sizes and weights but the full set weighs 17 oz
- Production Dates: 1978
- Sale Price: $400.00
- Sale Date: Jun 2020
- Name: Exchange Club Casino
- Series: 1982 One Dollar
- Type: Gaming Token
- Description: One dollar token for the Exchange Club Casino in Beatty, Nevada.
- Production Dates: 1982
- Sale Price: $1.50
- Sale Date: Jun 2020
- Name: The Battle Of San Romano
- Series: 100 Greatest Masterpieces
- Type: Gold on Silver Medal
- Description: Sterling Silver 24k gold plated - 51mm diameter - 2.1 Troy ounces sterling silver (.925). Adopted from a set of three paintings by the Florentine painter Paolo Uccello. Sculptor Jacalyn Katz.
- Production Dates: 1973-1980
- Sale Price: $35.00
- Sale Date: May 2020
- Name: Archbishop Hannan Commemorative Medal
- Series: Archdiocese of New Orleans
- Type: Bronze Medal
- Description: 39mm. Produced for the Oblates of Mary Immaculate. Obverse inscribed: Most Rev. Archbishop Philip Hannan; Reverse shows historical scenes including the Battle of New Orleans and is inscribed: Presently Administered by the Oblates of Mary Immaculate OMI-1
- Production Dates: 1967
- Sale Price: $7.00
- Sale Date: Feb 2022
- Name: Saint Andrew
- Series: The Calling of the Apostles
- Type: Sterling Silver Medal
- Description: 57mm 2000 grains sterling silver. Antique finish. From a set of 12. Sculpted by Guerrino Mattia Monassi .
- Production Dates: 1972-1973
- Sale Price: $104.00
- Sale Date: Jan 2022
- Name: St. James
- Series: The Calling of the Apostles
- Type: Sterling Silver Medal
- Description: 57mm 2000 grains sterling silver. Antique finish. From a set of 12. Sculpted by Guerrino Mattia Monassi .
- Production Dates: 1972-1973
- Sale Price: $105.00
- Sale Date: Jan 2022
- Name: St. Bartholomew
- Series: The Calling of the Apostles
- Type: Sterling Silver Medal
- Description: 57mm 2000 grains sterling silver. Antique finish. From a set of 12. Sculpted by Guerrino Mattia Monassi .
- Production Dates: 1972-1973
- Sale Price: $115.00
- Sale Date: Jan 2022
- Name: Margaret Cochran Corbin
- Series: Daughters of the American Revolution Great Women of the American Revolution
- Type: Pewter Medal
- Description: Pewter 45 mm - Inscribed: She was the first woman known to be wounded in action as a soldier in the Revolution. Her bravery earned 'Captain Molly' her country's gratitude and admiration.
- Production Dates: 1974-1977
- Sale Price: $25.00
- Sale Date: Jun 2020
- Name: Elizabeth Zane
- Series: Daughters of the American Revolution Great Women of the American Revolution
- Type: Pewter Medal
- Description: Pewter 45 mm - Inscribed: During an attack on her frontier settlement, she braved Indian gunfire and dashed to the fort with desperately needed powder in a tablecloth tied at her waist.
- Production Dates: 1974-1977
- Sale Price: $13.00
- Sale Date: Jun 2020
- Name: Elizabeth Cairnes Poe
- Series: Daughters of the American Revolution Great Women of the American Revolution
- Type: Pewter Medal
- Description: Pewter 45 mm - Inscribed: Working under her supervision, the women and girls of Baltimore made uniforms for Lafayette's troops. Their effort supported his campaign in the South.
- Production Dates: 1974-1977
- Sale Price: $7.00
- Sale Date: Feb 2022
- Name: Aristotle Contemplating The Bust Of Homer 1653
- Series: Genius of Rembrandt
- Type: Sterling Silver Medal
- Description: 2.3 Troy ounces sterling silver. 2 inches diameter. From a 1653 painting. Shows Aristotle dressed in Renaissance attire, a medallion of Alexander the Great around his neck, and his hand on the bust of Homer.
- Production Dates: 1972-1976
- Sale Price: $83.00
- Sale Date: Sep 2020
- Name: Full Set
- Series: Great Moments in the Life of George Washington
- Type: Gold on Silver Medals
- Description: Set of 12 gold plated Sterling (.925) silver medals. Each 39mm medal weighs about 27.5 grams. Includes: First Surveying Expedition - Marriage to Martha Dandridge Custis - Taking Command of Continental Army - Crossing the Delaware - First Meeting with Lafayette - Winter at Valley Forge - Rallying Troops at Monmouth - Victory at Yorktown - Farewell Address to His Officers - Presiding Over Consitutional Covention - Inauguaration as First U.S. President - Formation of Nation's First Cabinet
- Production Dates: 1975
- Sale Price: $190.00
- Sale Date: Feb 2022
- Name: Dispute Over Tax Leads to Boston Tea Party - 1773
- Series: History of the American Revolution
- Type: Bronze Medal
- Description: About 1 1/4 inches diameter. From a set of 50. Reverse inscription reads: December 16, 1773. Patriots, disguised as Indians, board ships in Boston Harbor and hurl 342 chests of taxed tea overboard. No other property on the ships is damaged.
- Production Dates: 1970
- Sale Price: $8.00
- Sale Date: Feb 2022
- Name: Forty Niners Seek El Dorado in California - 1849
- Series: History of the United States
- Type: Bronze Medal
- Description: Bronze, 1 3/4 inch diameter, 1.3 oz.
- Production Dates: 1966-1977
- Sale Price: $2.00
- Sale Date: Jun 2020
- Name: Perry Opens Trade With Japan - 1854
- Series: History of the United States
- Type: Bronze Medal
- Description: Bronze, Proof Finish. 1 3/4 inch diameter, 1.3 oz. Reverse inscription reads: Mar. 31 - Treaty of friendship and trade signed by Commodore Perry with Japan; May 30 - Kansas Nebraska Bill receives President Pierce's approval; July 6 - Formal organization of the Republican Party; Nov. - Know Nothing Party becomes a national force in politics.
- Production Dates: 1966-1977
- Sale Price: $11.00
- Sale Date: Feb 2022
- Name: Year of Racial Violence and Riots - 1967
- Series: History of the United States
- Type: Bronze Medal
- Description: Bronze, Proof Finish. 1 3/4 inch diameter, 1.3 oz. Reverse inscription reads: Widespread racial violence during year; Jan. 27 - Three astronauts die in test of spacecraft; Feb. 10 - 25th Amendment to Constitution clarifies succession in event of death, removal or disability of the President; Apr. 15 - First large-scale demonstration against the Vietnam war.
- Production Dates: 1966-1977
- Sale Price: $11.00
- Sale Date: Feb 2022
- Name: Panama Canal Opened to Commerce (1914) / Lusitania Sunk by Submarine (1915)
- Series: History of the United States
- Type: Bronze Medal
- Description: Bronze, 1 3/4 inch diameter, 1.3 oz. Set of two in a cardboard holder as provided to series subscribers.
- Production Dates: 1966-1977
- Sale Price: $6.50
- Sale Date: Nov 2021
- Name: American Expeditionary Forces in Europe (1918) / President Wilson Signs Peace Treaty (1919)
- Series: History of the United States
- Type: Bronze Medal
- Description: Bronze, 1 3/4 inch diameter, 1.3 oz. Set of two in a cardboard holder as provided to series subscribers.
- Production Dates: 1966-1977
- Sale Price: $7.00
- Sale Date: Nov 2021
These values for Franklin Mint collectibles are based on prices realized in actual recent retail transactions. Unless otherwise noted, the items are in a condition that is acceptable to most collectors - near mint-state, clean, and free of damage. Particularly pristine items are worth more, especially those with intact original packaging, the original certificate of authenticity, and other documentation. Items with excessive wear from careless handling and storage, damage, or repairs will be worth considerably less than the values listed here.
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