1973 Bicentennial
Eric_Babula
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I was digging through a couple junk boxes in the basement, and found this - a 1973 Bicentennial First Day Cover. I don't remember how or why I acquired it (probably when I was a kid, and collecting stamps), but it's kind of cool, and has a little "history" lesson on the cards. And, since there's a medal involved, close enough to a coin for this discussion!
Not looking to sell, but does anyone know where this might have come from, and/or whether there's any kind of interest/value in such things?
Rocking my "shiny-object-syndrome"!!!
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Best guess is the Franklin Mint. I’ve got a few medals from the 70s that were made by FM and the typeset of the cards and such look identical.
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I remember seeing this - probably a medal issued from the Mint in tandem with a U.S. Postal Service official first day cover. I don't think the Franklin Mint had anything to do with this.
I have some of those - US MInt issue.
Not much else to add other than that as the rest of the story is on the medal/cover/card.
BTW - here is your lesson for today....
That is called a PNC - Philatelic/Numismatic Cover. They combined a coin or medal with stamps and a special postmark. ("Cover" is stamp collecting lingo for the envelope).
They were big in the 1970s into the early 1980s or so.
Common as doubled dies on parking lot coins.
If anyone wants any, contact me. There are several varieties issued between 1973 and 1976.
As for value, if you can get a couple bucks for one, CELEBRATE!
Nice memento.... would probably pick one up at show or yard sale if the price was reasonably cheap...Just because I like those type of things. Cheers, RickO
Looks like I guessed wrong. Lol.
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Going for $2-$6 on Ebay. My favorite U.S bicentennial commemorative medal is the 1776-1976 First Coining Meeting
medal minted by the U.S mint to commemorate itself! Have about a dozen now, all razor sharp and lustrous and look like gold!
Thanks for the lesson, @JBK ! Back when I was a kid, I collected both stamps and coins, so this must have satisfied my lust for both!
Rocking my "shiny-object-syndrome"!!!
There is a "P" mintmark on that, between the busts of Sam Adams and Patrick Henry. Not Franklin Mint.
The piece also exists in silver, and that is my preference. Relatively inexpensive.