World War II Commemorative Proof Set of the South Pacific minted at the Franklin Mint 1982 3 coins- new guinea, solomon islands, republic of philipines anybody know the worth?? can't find anywhere on the internet thanks in advance
Less then what they sold for. Unless you find someone who actually collects these non-U.S. Mint products, they're not worth all that much.
found at an estate sale..........i no nothing about these coins. Are they silver..? is there a way to check ? franklin mint is u.s. isn't it ??
FM usually encloses a generic COA with all their "numismatic" items, anything like that, which may describe the type of metal used to mint those?
It's a U.S. based company, but they are not, I repeat not, associated in anyway, shape or form with the U.S. Mint. They do sell, at an over inflated price I might add, genuine U.S. Mint products, but they are not an authorized branch of the U.S. Mint, and can not represent themselves as such.
Most Franklin mint issues were in sterling silver. Look on the edge, they should have an inscription what the metal content is.
In addition to what Dennis stated above, look for a .925 or 925 which is the purity of sterling silver as opposed to .999 fine silver.
Chances are it could be plated. No telling what the base metal composition is. As I stated before, unless you find someone who actually collects Franklin Mint manufactured items such as this, it's not worth a whole lot, and it really falls under the category of exonumia
Philippines: 50 Piso, KM#236. .8410ASW. Mintage 4,626. Catalog $47.00 Solomon Islands: 5 Dollar, KM#13a. .8410ASW. Mintage 1,368. Catalog $30.00 New Guinea: 5 Kina, KM#20a. .8410ASW. Mintage 1,798. Catalog $28.00 Should ebay for at least melt, maybe a bit more. Some FM medals are marked with fineness, Coins generally are not marked.
