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Philly Mint Visit
Got the chance to do the ole tour today. It was interesting. Love
Philly, as there is so much history and things to do. The rain kind of put a damper on things though. I wish the gift shop had more interesting coins. They did have a couple of small sets of barber coins that were pretty steap for the poor quality and cheap presentation holder. I did get a silver proof set for my daughter to be next month. Also, picked up a brass Abe Lincon medal (I guess they are peace medals). Its about 3" in diameter and they throw in the $8 presentation box for free. I wanted the Ben Franklin Medal, but they said they were out of them. That surprised me a little as they manufacture them on the other side of the wall. Im pretty sure it will never be worth more than the $38 I paid, at least in this century. However, the quality is good and does look nice in its presentation box. Someone told me the Franklin mint closed. Never had the chance to look into it. Had anyone here ever been? Seeker. |
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seeker wrote: Got the chance to do the ole tour today. It was interesting. Love Philly, as there is so much history and things to do. The rain kind of put a damper on things though. I wish the gift shop had more interesting coins. They did have a couple of small sets of barber coins that were pretty steap for the poor quality and cheap presentation holder. I did get a silver proof set for my daughter to be next month. Also, picked up a brass Abe Lincon medal (I guess they are peace medals). Its about 3" in diameter and they throw in the $8 presentation box for free. I wanted the Ben Franklin Medal, but they said they were out of them. That surprised me a little as they manufacture them on the other side of the wall. Im pretty sure it will never be worth more than the $38 I paid, at least in this century. However, the quality is good and does look nice in its presentation box. Someone told me the Franklin mint closed. Never had the chance to look into it. Had anyone here ever been? Seeker. Did a quick search on the net and I guess the Franklin Mint doesnt make coins or medals any more. I quess if I wanted a model airplane or car that would be the place to go for an expensive one! I had asked the cashier at the Philly mint about the Franklin Mint and I thought he said they were in Phil. but had closed down. I dont think they were ever in Phil. and I think they are still in business. oh well. |
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seeker wrote:
seeker wrote: Got the chance to do the ole tour today. It was interesting. Love Philly, as there is so much history and things to do. The rain kind of put a damper on things though. I wish the gift shop had more interesting coins. They did have a couple of small sets of barber coins that were pretty steap for the poor quality and cheap presentation holder. I did get a silver proof set for my daughter to be next month. Also, picked up a brass Abe Lincon medal (I guess they are peace medals). Its about 3" in diameter and they throw in the $8 presentation box for free. I wanted the Ben Franklin Medal, but they said they were out of them. That surprised me a little as they manufacture them on the other side of the wall. Im pretty sure it will never be worth more than the $38 I paid, at least in this century. However, the quality is good and does look nice in its presentation box. Someone told me the Franklin mint closed. Never had the chance to look into it. Had anyone here ever been? Seeker. Did a quick search on the net and I guess the Franklin Mint doesnt make coins or medals any more. I quess if I wanted a model airplane or car that would be the place to go for an expensive one! I had asked the cashier at the Philly mint about the Franklin Mint and I thought he said they were in Phil. but had closed down. I dont think they were ever in Phil. and I think they are still in business. oh well. I rememeber that they closed quite suddenly a few years ago, so suddenly that on-site customers were ordered to leave their merchandise selections where they were, were escorted out of the store and the locks changed right behind them. -- ___________________________________________ ____ _______________ Regards, | |\ ____ | | | | |\ Michael G. Koerner May they | | | | | | rise again! Appleton, Wisconsin USA | | | | | | ___________________________________________ | | | | | | _______________ |
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seeker wrote:
Did a quick search on the net and I guess the Franklin Mint doesnt make coins or medals any more. Seems so. Here is an apparently somewhat biased :-) article about the history of the company ... http://everything2.com/index.pl?node=Franklin%20Mint Christian |
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The Franklin Mint is definitely closed. We bought the last coining
press and support equipment available out of there about 2 years or so ago. Sean Moffatt Operations Manager Hoffman Mint, Inc. |
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seeker wrote: seeker wrote: Got the chance to do the ole tour today. It was interesting. Love Philly, as there is so much history and things to do. The rain kind of put a damper on things though. I wish the gift shop had more interesting coins. They did have a couple of small sets of barber coins that were pretty steap for the poor quality and cheap presentation holder. I did get a silver proof set for my daughter to be next month. Also, picked up a brass Abe Lincon medal (I guess they are peace medals). Its about 3" in diameter and they throw in the $8 presentation box for free. I wanted the Ben Franklin Medal, but they said they were out of them. That surprised me a little as they manufacture them on the other side of the wall. Im pretty sure it will never be worth more than the $38 I paid, at least in this century. However, the quality is good and does look nice in its presentation box. Someone told me the Franklin mint closed. Never had the chance to look into it. Had anyone here ever been? Seeker. Did a quick search on the net and I guess the Franklin Mint doesnt make coins or medals any more. I quess if I wanted a model airplane or car that would be the place to go for an expensive one! I had asked the cashier at the Philly mint about the Franklin Mint and I thought he said they were in Phil. but had closed down. I dont think they were ever in Phil. and I think they are still in business. oh well. I've passed something called the Franklin Mint Museum near Media, PA, which is in southwest Philadelphia, on Highway 1. I've been told that it contains lots of toys, weapon reproductions and miniature autos and motorcycles along with some famous original artworks and paintings. That leads me to assume that it is assocciated with "The Franklin Mint" being discussed here. The Franklin Mint mailing address is listed as Aston, PA, which is just a few miles south of the museum. |
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oups.com... The Franklin Mint is definitely closed. We bought the last coining press and support equipment available out of there about 2 years or so ago. Sean Moffatt Operations Manager Hoffman Mint, Inc. They are not making coins or medals anymore, this is true. But, they're still open and doing business. http://www.franklinmint.com Jonathan_ATC |
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Franklin Mint was once a high profile creative powerhouse with some of
the finest creative talent under one roof...from copyrighters...to designers and photographers. Inept management ran it into the ground to where it is now a shell of its former self with only 50 workers down from 5,000. However oddly it was bought by Morgan Mint...a lower end colored coin marketing company that paled in comparison to the former Franklin Mint. On a good note they hired some good talent and kept some FM long timers. They will continue to develop diecast cars and perhaps add some coin programs back into the mix. It has to be better than the most recent management that let the company limp alone. I also purchases some minting equipment from FM in 2002 when they auctioned off the machinery. Just for a souveneir. Jonathan_ATC wrote: wrote in message oups.com... The Franklin Mint is definitely closed. We bought the last coining press and support equipment available out of there about 2 years or so ago. Sean Moffatt Operations Manager Hoffman Mint, Inc. They are not making coins or medals anymore, this is true. But, they're still open and doing business. http://www.franklinmint.com Jonathan_ATC |
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In the early 80's FM slimmed down its minting facility to about 30
people, 8 or 9 presses and the blanking equipment. I toured in 1994 and saw the two silver smelting machines in operation. Their medallic busines picked up greatly in the late 90s with some strong leadership in the coin/medal business. I visited often until the end of minting in 2002. FM had some great people in the minting dept. But upper management was short sighted and killed the custom minting business FM had begun to build. Then the company continued to fall. They felt that if they closed minting they could focus on the high margin made in China stuff...which actually was quite nice. Some of FM's painted pewter items are stunning. But the same short sighted management ruined all the product lines eventually. seeker wrote: seeker wrote: Got the chance to do the ole tour today. It was interesting. Love Philly, as there is so much history and things to do. The rain kind of put a damper on things though. I wish the gift shop had more interesting coins. They did have a couple of small sets of barber coins that were pretty steap for the poor quality and cheap presentation holder. I did get a silver proof set for my daughter to be next month. Also, picked up a brass Abe Lincon medal (I guess they are peace medals). Its about 3" in diameter and they throw in the $8 presentation box for free. I wanted the Ben Franklin Medal, but they said they were out of them. That surprised me a little as they manufacture them on the other side of the wall. Im pretty sure it will never be worth more than the $38 I paid, at least in this century. However, the quality is good and does look nice in its presentation box. Someone told me the Franklin mint closed. Never had the chance to look into it. Had anyone here ever been? Seeker. Did a quick search on the net and I guess the Franklin Mint doesnt make coins or medals any more. I quess if I wanted a model airplane or car that would be the place to go for an expensive one! I had asked the cashier at the Philly mint about the Franklin Mint and I thought he said they were in Phil. but had closed down. I dont think they were ever in Phil. and I think they are still in business. oh well. |
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Clearly written by someone who did not have their facts straight. Some
truth, some made up info. Lots of details omitted. Christian Feldhaus wrote: seeker wrote: Did a quick search on the net and I guess the Franklin Mint doesnt make coins or medals any more. Seems so. Here is an apparently somewhat biased :-) article about the history of the company ... http://everything2.com/index.pl?node=Franklin%20Mint Christian |
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