Franklin Mint States of the Union Treasures Medals

Rarity Guide

Rarity

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Comments

Similar to the States of the Union set, but with montage designs for each state. This set was issued just as the price of silver spiked in 1979, and so was quite expensive. Mintage figures are not available but were likely quite small - this set is very rarely seen. This is one of the last larger, multi-year sets issued by the Franklin Mint. This set was originally planned to be issued in multiple versions like the States of the Union set (39mm Governor's Edition, 32mm Standard Edition, and 10mm Mini Edition), but - I believe because of the high price of silver and consequently of the set - only the Governor's Edition in gold on sterling was actually issued, and the weight was reduced from a planned 500 grains per medal to 300 grains.

Mintage Information: Franklin Mint

No.	Metal	Mintage	Size	Weight Each	Weight Set	Issue Price Each	Issue Price Set	Year  Issued
1-50	Gold on Sterling Silver	NA	39mm	300 grains	31.2 oz	$25	$1250	1979-83

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