Collectors Franklin Mint Silver Coins

By George Hugo

The Franklin mint Corporation is a private company which was established in the 1960s in Pennsylvania. It produces one of the most famous coin like collectibles known as the Franklin mint Silver coin.

The company was started by Joseph Segal who launched quite a few collectibles under the corporate brand name. For Americans it is considered a staple American brand, and is sought after by lower income classes.

The company began promoted its privately minted silver and gold commemorative medallions and rounds. Soon enough it branched out and started producing other various kinds of collectible items.

However in the 1960s there was a shop in pleasing the value of Silver in the global market and it was removed from circulation in the domestic market. At this point casinos were using the silver dollar in slot machines but now the silver dollar was costing more than its actual value.

An official fact is that Franklin mint silver coins were used in the place of real silver dollar coins in casinos.

The Franklin Mint factory was a massive production facility with the facility to produce numerous sets of coins, ingots and theme based medallions. These were sold on the subscription plan where buyers would order a periodic shipment of the various

Even though the Franklin Mint silver coins are the most popular of the entire product range, the company forayed into creating coin shaped collectible items from other precious and semi precious metals to increase the appeal and value of their products.

The unique themes of the coins allowed the company to increase its customer base and produce some classic and different appealing designs. Some of the products were designed as a tribute to popular personalities.

These moderately priced coins spurred a collectors flurry in purchase as they were priced competitively in terms of the cost of silver.

To increase the purchase price and get a better profit the Franklin mint company created customized wooden boxes to showcase the coins in a better way and make them more appealing. Special certificates authentication are also issued with each piece thereby enhancing the value of the purchase.

Introducing the above mentioned features had the impact of raising the purchase price of Franklin Mint coins. As the company was introducing these features to make their products silver prices began to rise.

The company then had to make use of pewter and bronze to make their products more affordable for the masses. But naturally pewter and bronze did not have the same appeal on the collectors as did silver and hence the new line of collectibles did not become as popular as Franklin Mint silver coins.

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