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Franklin Mint 1/2 oz. bullion medals

CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 32,129 ✭✭✭✭✭
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You know those one ounce gold bullion medals that the Franklin Mint came out with in 1979?
How scarce are the half ounce pieces of that issue?
We just bought in two of them, and I don't recall ever seeing one of them before. One of the other guys here thinks he saw one in a four-piece set once.
TD
Numismatist. 50 year member ANA. Winner of four ANA Heath Literary Awards; three Wayte and Olga Raymond Literary Awards; Numismatist of the Year Award 2009, and Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. Winner numerous NLG Literary Awards.

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  • BearBear Posts: 18,953 ✭✭✭
    Normally, almost everything that the Franklin Mint comes out with BOMBS!
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  • Coll3ctorColl3ctor Posts: 3,334 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Normally, almost everything that the Franklin Mint comes out with BOMBS! >>




    What he said, I have a Franklin Mint two piece one ounce .999 silver round set with a mintage of 500 that I bought for under spot.
  • CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 32,129 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I understand that they are worth basically melt, and would sell one to you for melt for cash or check if you were standing here right now, but the question was how scarce are they?
    TD
    Numismatist. 50 year member ANA. Winner of four ANA Heath Literary Awards; three Wayte and Olga Raymond Literary Awards; Numismatist of the Year Award 2009, and Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. Winner numerous NLG Literary Awards.
  • MeltdownMeltdown Posts: 8,789 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Are you talking about the 100 greatest masterpieces series? I've not heard of half ounce pieces.
    I have a set that was a gift from my father a long time ago.
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  • CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 32,129 ✭✭✭✭✭
    These are just bullion pieces. They have the typical portrait of Ben Franklin on the obverse, and an eagle designed by Gilroy Roberts on the reverse.
    24kt.
    TD
    Numismatist. 50 year member ANA. Winner of four ANA Heath Literary Awards; three Wayte and Olga Raymond Literary Awards; Numismatist of the Year Award 2009, and Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. Winner numerous NLG Literary Awards.
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