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{{Short description|Private mint in Pennsylvania}}
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| founder = [[Joseph Segel]]
| foundation = 1964
| location = [[Exton, Pennsylvania]],
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| products = [[Collectibles]]
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'''The Franklin Mint''' was a private [[mint (coin)|mint]] founded by [[Joseph Segel]] in 1964 in [[Wawa, Pennsylvania]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Guidebook of Franklin Mint Issues |first=Chester |last=Krause |publisher=Krause Publications |year=1978}}</ref><ref>{{citation |type=Pamphlet |title=The Franklin Mint Almanac |publisher=Franklin Mint }}</ref> The building is in [[Middletown Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania|Middletown Township]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://middletowndelcopa.gov:443/vertical/sites/%7BE08CD8FE-6BF2-4104-AF8F-C16770381A63%7D/uploads/Middletown_Map_Best.pdf|title=Township Map|publisher=[[Middletown Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania]]|access-date=2020-04-23}} - The map indicates "Franklin Mint"</ref>▼
▲'''The Franklin Mint'''
The brand name was previously owned by [[Sequential Brands]] Group headquartered in [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sequentialbrandsgroup.com/portfolio_page/the-franklin-mint/|title=Sequential Brands Group: The Franklin Mint|website=sequentialbrandsgroup.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-12-14|quote=Over its long and celebrated history, The Franklin Mint continues to touch millions of consumers and collectors with a breadth of products ranging from coins and figurines to die cast vehicles and games.}}</ref> It is currently owned by Retail Ecommerce Ventures (REV).<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-20|title=Modell's Will Become Digital-Only With $3.6 Million Purchase By Retail Ecommerce Ventures|url=https://retailtouchpoints.com/topics/digital-commerce/modells-will-become-digital-only-with-3-6-million-purchase-by-retail-ecommerce-ventures|access-date=2020-08-26|website=Retail TouchPoints|language=en-US}}</ref> The Franklin Mint sells coins, medals, jewelry, die-cast vehicles, dolls, sculpture and other [[collectibles]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.franklinmint.com/store/|title=Shop the Franklin Mint Official Store|website=Shop the Franklin Mint Official Store|access-date=2017-12-14}}</ref>▼
▲The brand name was previously owned by
==History==▼
For five decades The Franklin Mint produced and mass marketed [[Collecting|"collectibles"]]. Its product line began with manufacturing and marketing privately minted [[gold]] and [[silver]] [[Commemorative coin|commemorative]] rounds and [[medal]]lions.<ref>{{cite book|title=Numismatic Issues of the Franklin Mint, Covering the Years 1965-1969|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nn7AHAAACAAJ|date=1970|publisher=Franklin Mint}}</ref> ▼
▲== History ==
In the 1970s and 1980s, Franklin Mint expanded operations to legal-tender [[coin]]s, producing a combination of bullion and non-bullion proof and uncirculated coin sets of both small and large denominations for a number of countries, particularly [[Panama]] and various island states. One of its best numismatic sellers was the "Coin Sets of all Nations" series which included stamps and post marks of the respective nation on each set.▼
▲For five decades The Franklin Mint produced and mass
▲In the 1970s and 1980s, Franklin Mint expanded operations to legal
Besides coins, other offerings included dolls, plates, knives, LP record sets and die-cast vehicles. Often emphasized in these media were influential historical figures or famous actors. Wildlife scenes were also a common feature. Many of these items were sold through magazine and television advertisement over the years.▼
▲Besides coins, other offerings included dolls, plates, knives, LP record sets, and die-cast vehicles. Often emphasized in these media were influential historical figures or famous actors. Wildlife scenes were also a common feature. Many of these items were sold through magazine and television
== The Franklin Library ==
The Franklin Library produced [[public domain]] [[classic book]]s from its founding in 1973 until its closing in 2000. Its books were
== Vehicle models ==
In 1983, after Warner Communications had purchased
Additionally
== Changes in ownership ==
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In 1980, [[Warner Communications]]
== ''Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund vs Franklin Mint'' ==
Following the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, the [[Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund]] was granted intellectual property rights over her image.<ref name="BBC Diana">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4537799.stm |title=Diana's lost millions |publisher=[[BBC News]] |first=Rajan | last = Datar |date=
== Use in popular culture ==
In the [[Ben Folds Five]] song "Battle of Who Could Care Less", singer [[Ben Folds]] proposes taking an idea of "pewter portraits of General Apathy and Major Boredom" "to the Franklin fucking Mint".<ref name="Battle of Who Could Care Less lyrics">{{citation|url=https://genius.com/Ben-folds-five-battle-of-who-could-care-less-lyrics |title=Battle of Who Could Care Less lyrics |access-date=January 2, 2020
== References ==▼
▲In the [[Ben Folds Five]] song "Battle of Who Could Care Less", singer [[Ben Folds]] proposes taking an idea of "pewter portraits of General Apathy and Major Boredom" to the Franklin Mint.<ref name="Battle of Who Could Care Less lyrics">{{citation|url=https://genius.com/Ben-folds-five-battle-of-who-could-care-less-lyrics |title=Battle of Who Could Care Less lyrics |access-date=2020-01-02}}</ref>
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