The Franklin Mint Collectibles Value Guide
Botanical, Wildlife, and Character Figurines
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: The Glossy Amethyst
- Series: Royal Horticultural Society Floral Figures, By Ronald Van Ruyckevelt
- Type: Figurine
- Description: Hand painted with matte finish. About 7 inches high by 9 inches long.
- Production Dates: 1981-1982
- Sale Price: $65.00
- Sale Date: Jun 2020
- Name: July Beside the River
- Series: by Peter Barrett
- Type: Figurine
- Description: Mother duck with ducklings. From a series of 12 - one for each month of the year. About 2 1/4 inches high by 3 1/4 inches wide by 2 1/2 inches deep. Franklin Porcelain.
- Production Dates: 1984
- Sale Price: $15.00
- Sale Date: Nov 2020
- Name: Slowpoke
- Series: by Deborah Bell Jarrett
- Type: Figurine
- Description: Rabbit with snail. 3 1/4 inches tall 4 1/2 inches long. Marked FP
- Production Dates: 1984
- Sale Price: $8.00
- Sale Date: Dec 2020
- Name: Siskin
- Series: Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)
- Type: Figurine
- Description: Perched on a branch with bright red berries. 4 inches high by 6 inches across.
- Production Dates: 1985
- Sale Price: $50.00
- Sale Date: Aug 2020
- Name: The Challenger
- Series: National Wildlife Federation
- Type: Figurine
- Description: Porcelain Rocky Mountain Elk, hand painted on a wooden base. 10 inches long, 8 inches wide, and 13 inches tall
- Production Dates: 1986
- Sale Price: $190.00
- Sale Date: Jun 2020
- Name: American Majesty
- Series: Ronald Van Ruyckevelt
- Type: Figurine
- Description: Fine bisque porcelain, hand painted bald eagle figurine. Measures about 14 inches tall. Wingspan about. 9 inches. Missing original wooden base.
- Production Dates: 1987-1988
- Sale Price: $90.00
- Sale Date: Jun 2020
- Name: Canis lupus (Wolf)
- Series: Wildlife Preservation Trust International Sculpture Collection
- Type: Figurine
- Description: 3 inches tall x 4 nches wide x 2 1/2 inches depth
- Production Dates: 1987
- Sale Price: $12.00
- Sale Date: Jun 2020
- Name: Kakiemon
- Series: Treasury of Horses
- Type: Figurine
- Description: Kakiemon is a Japanese porcelain style of Japanese porcelain charecterized by delicate overglaze decorations. 4.5 inches long by 1.75 inches wide and 5 inches tall.
- Production Dates: 1987
- Sale Price: $20.00
- Sale Date: Dec 2020
- Name: The Royal Kitten of Prosperity
- Series: Yuki Morioka
- Type: Figurine
- Description: Porcelain. Handpainted with gold accents and wooden base. Satsuma style. About 7.5 inches tall.
- Production Dates: 1988
- Sale Price: $25.00
- Sale Date: Dec 2020
- Name: The Racket-Tailed Coquette and Golden Trumpet Flower
- Series: Alan Singer Hummingbirds
- Type: Figurine
- Description: Burnished bronze (the stand and leaves) and hand painted porcelain (the bird, flowers and other leaves). The figure stands 5 3/8 inches tall and has a 2 7/8 inch wingspan.
- Production Dates: 1988
- Sale Price: $40.00
- Sale Date: Apr 2020
- Name: White Siberian Tiger
- Series: Cats of The World
- Type: Figurine
- Description: Porcelain with a crystal base. 12 inches high, 6 inches wide and 4 inches deep
- Production Dates: 1988
- Sale Price: $150.00
- Sale Date: Jun 2020
- Name: Akhal-Teke
- Series: The Great Horses of the World
- Description: About 6 inches tall. Issued with International Museum of the Horse.
- Production Dates: 1989 - 1990
- Sale Price: $40.00
- Sale Date: Jan 2022
- Name: Snow Leopard
- Series: National Wildlife Federation Great Cats of The World
- Type: Figurine
- Description: Internationally renowned wildlife artist Nicholas Wilson.
- Production Dates: 1989
- Sale Price: $35.00
- Sale Date: May 2020
- Name: White Bengal Tiger
- Series: National Wildlife Federation Great Cats of The World
- Type: Figurine
- Description: Internationally renowned wildlife artist Nicholas Wilson.
- Production Dates: 1989
- Sale Price: $35.00
- Sale Date: Jun 2020
- Name: Cheeta
- Series: National Wildlife Federation Great Cats of The World
- Type: Figurine
- Description: Internationally renowned wildlife artist Nicholas Wilson.
- Production Dates: 1989
- Sale Price: $25.00
- Sale Date: Nov 2020
- Name: Big Horn Ram
- Series: National Wildlife Federation 50th Anniversary
- Type: Figurine
- Description: 6 inches wide, 9 inches long, and 14 inches tall.
- Production Dates: 1990
- Sale Price: $56.00
- Sale Date: Jun 2020
- Name: The Spectacled Owl
- Series: George McMonigle
- Type: Figurine
- Description: Hand painted porcelain. 13 1/4 inches high on wood base with a 13 inch wing span.
- Production Dates: 1990
- Sale Price: $125.00
- Sale Date: Apr 2020
- Name: The Tawny Owl
- Series: George McMonigle
- Type: Figurine
- Description: Hand painted porcelain. Owl sits on an oan old brick wall and door frame. 12 inches high and 12 inches wide on wood base.
- Production Dates: 1990
- Sale Price: $125.00
- Sale Date: Apr 2020
- Name: Majestic 10 Pt Buck
- Series: Dennis Jones
- Type: Bronze Sculpture
- Description: 10-point whitetail buck cast in solid bornze and finished by hand in mulitcolored patinas. Sold wood base. 21 inches tall.
- Production Dates: 1997
- Sale Price: $1,200.00
- Sale Date: Aug 2020
- Name: Little Women - Complete Set
- Series: Little Women by Tasha Tudor
- Type: Figuine
- Description: Beth, Jo, Amy and Meg
- Production Dates: 1982-1984
- Sale Price: $40.00
- Sale Date: Jun 2020
- Name: Lady Violet
- Type: Figurine
- Description: Porcelain. Handpainted. About 11 inches tall.
- Production Dates: 1989
- Sale Price: $40.00
- Sale Date: Dec 2020
- Name: Yoshiko - Princess of the Cherry Blossoms
- Series: Manabu Saito
- Type: Figurine
- Description: Porcelain accented in gold. Woman wearing a long light pink and purple kimono, standing on a wood bridge, holding a flower and umbrella. Measures About: 11.6 inches tall without umbrella, 6.5 inches x 5.25 inches wide.
- Production Dates: 1991(?)
- Sale Price: $55.00
- Sale Date: May 2020
- Name: Michiko - Princess of the Plum Blossoms
- Series: Manabu Saito
- Type: Figurine
- Description: Porcelain accented in gold. Woman walking with a lantern in one hand and a fan in the other. Vase with plum blossoms. 11 inches tall and 8 inches across.
- Production Dates: 1991
- Sale Price: $65.00
- Sale Date: Mar 2020
- Name: Scarecrow
- Series: Wizard of Oz
- Type: Figurine
- Description: Legs splayed on the ground with a crow sitting on his shoulder.
- Production Dates: 1988
- Sale Price: $18.00
- Sale Date: Jun 2020
- Name: I'm Melting
- Series: Wizard of Oz
- Type: Sculpture
- Description: Dorothy throwing water, the Wicked Witch, and the Scarecrow on fire.
- Production Dates: 1999
- Sale Price: $65.00
- Sale Date: Jun 2020
- Name: All in Good Time, My Little Pretty
- Series: Wizard of Oz
- Type: Clock
- Description: The Wicked Witch holding an hour glass, menacing Dorothy while Toto escapes down the castle stairs.
- Production Dates: 1999
- Sale Price: $60.00
- Sale Date: Sep 2020
- Name: The City on the Edge of Forever
- Series: Star Trek Classic Episodes
- Type: Sculpture
- Description: Kirk, Spock, and McCoy with the Guardian of Forever
- Production Dates: 1992
- Sale Price: $200.00
- Sale Date: Jun 2020
- Name: Robot B-9
- Series: Lost in Space - The Classic Series
- Type: Sculpture
- Description: Hand painted and numbered scene from the classic 1960s televsion series. The robot has blinking lights and a voice chip that plays signature phrases including "Danger Will Robinson." The sculputre includes a clear plastic dome and resin rock formation, sitting on a base that replicates the saucer-shaped ship.
- Production Dates: 1998
- Sale Price: $75.00
- Sale Date: May 2020
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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