Franklin Mint Roberts Birds Medals

Rarity Guide

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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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