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Franklin Mint Roberts Birds Medals

Rarity Guide

Rarity

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Comments:

Roberts Birds (named after famous sculptor Gilroy Roberts) was one of the Franklin Mint's most popular issues, and also most unusual. The medals were issued one at a time, rather than in sets, although each Series of 5 was priced at a discount. Ten series of 5 medals were issued, called Series I through X (Series I is medals 1-5, Series II is medals 6-10, etc.). The mintage of each individual medal - even within a series - is different; the numbers given in the table below are approximate averages for the series. Each individual medal came in a plastic capsule, but no other packaging. Since the set became very popular, the Franklin Mint later offered a variety of packaging options, including individual frames, frames for a set of 5, and albums that would hold multiple frames. Most of these medals are seen as loose medals, individually or in small groups, and some are seen as a Series, or multiple Series. I can't recall ever seeing a complete set of all 50 medals for sale, so if you want to collect a complete set of these, it may be difficult.

Mintage Information: Franklin Mint

No.

Metal

Mintage

Size

Weight Each

Weight Set

Issue Price Each

Issue Price Set

Year  Issued

1-5

Sterling Silver

13000

51mm

1000 grains

10.4 oz

$20

$90

1970

6-10

Sterling Silver

12000

51mm

1000 grains 

10.4 oz 

$20

$90

1971

 11-15

Sterling Silver 

 8000

51mm 

1000 grains 

10.4 oz 

$20

$90 

1971 

16-20

Sterling Silver

7500

51mm

1000 grains

10.4 oz

$20

$90

1971

21-25 

Sterling Silver

8800

51mm

1000 grains

10.4 oz 

$20

$90

1971

26-30

Sterling Silver

7000 

51mm

1000 grains 

10.4 oz 

 $20 

$90 

1972

31-35

Sterling Silver

6700

51mm

1000 grains

10.4 oz

$25

 $110

1973

36-40

Sterling Silver

5700

51mm

1000 grains

10.4 oz 

$30

 $140

1974

41-45

Sterling Silver 

 4400

51mm

1000 grains 

10.4 oz 

$40

  $180 

1975

46-50

Sterling Silver

4400

51mm

1000 grains

10.4 oz 

$40

 $180

1976

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