After an opinion on some " Granny Bait "

Triggersmob · January 17, 2015, 01:18:21 PM

Quote from: 'Coiny Chris' pid='65371' dateline='1421352564'Who else want to come clean with their dirty secret of owning a FM Coin or other product ?

OK, I'll own up.
I have a 2 1/2 Centesimos from Panama.
It's a 1976 proof coin from Franklin Mint.
Mintage is 24,000. Weight 1.25g

Unicorn · January 17, 2015, 01:55:43 PM

Us too ......

Mrs Uni has the same set as shown tucked away ......

Fulvio · January 18, 2015, 01:02:53 AM

Quote from: 'Nevol' pid='65134' dateline='1420880676'
Quote from: 'Mister T' pid='65121' dateline='1420855280'
Quote from: 'Nevol' pid='65100' dateline='1420844218'At one stage, the Franklin Mint was owned by Downies, but not sure if that's still the case.
Really? Or are you thinking of the Macquarie Mint?
:scratch_one-s_head: Oooh, you've got me thinking now, might have been Macquarie. :dontknow: Probably was. :blush2:

Yep. Macquarie. Also purveyors of fine garbage. They copied Franklin in many ways, from the junk they produce to the way they market it.

That said, I do have a couple of their products, but not as part of my coin collection. Rather, some of the stuff is pretty to look at, and if its the right price, well...

And its probably still worth what I paid (though not what they were originally asking). More than I can say for almost all my NCLT from PM and RAM.

robbiegal · January 18, 2015, 10:42:51 AM

Quote from: 'Unicorn' pid='65447' dateline='1421465143'Us too ......

Mrs Uni has the same set as shown tucked away ......

wow
I like the look of the bottom row
very pretty

Fulvio · January 18, 2015, 10:55:51 AM

Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='65484' dateline='1421539971'wow
I like the look of the bottom row
very pretty

Then you'd love the stuff my friend Jenny makes:

https://www.houseofkronemann.com/

Unicorn · January 18, 2015, 11:53:08 AM

Gee there's some lovely items there McDuck!

Pity they're not unicorns and pity I don't have the disposable income that I once enjoyed. (Or a disposable income for that matter). :laugh2:

Fulvio · January 18, 2015, 04:06:04 PM

Quote from: 'Unicorn' pid='65491' dateline='1421544188'Gee there's some lovely items there McDuck!

Pity they're not unicorns and pity I don't have the disposable income that I once enjoyed. (Or a disposable income for that matter). :laugh2:

Her arm could probably be twisted to make some unicorns. Enough orders to justify manufacturing, that could be harder.

robbiegal · January 18, 2015, 05:00:47 PM

Quote from: 'Fulvio' pid='65488' dateline='1421540751'
Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='65484' dateline='1421539971'wow
I like the look of the bottom row
very pretty

Then you'd love the stuff my friend Jenny makes:

https://www.houseofkronemann.com/

very beautiful
thank-you