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 Erma Franklin Soul Sister New  US $11.00
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 Freddie HubbardGleamJapan only 1975 origLPGeorge CablesHenry Franklin US $74.99
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 SEALED FRANKLIN MINT RECORDS BIG BAND ERA RED VINYL HJAMESHHEIDTJJENNEY US $14.99
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 LPs SEALED FRANKLIN MINT RED VINYL GUY LOMBARDOOZZIE NELSONCAB CALLOWAY US $14.99
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 ARETHA FRANKLIN PICTURE SLEEVE ONLY 45 Jumping Jack Flash Rolling Stones US $1.36
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 NORTHERN SOUL MOD RB ERMA FRANKLIN Big Boss Man Art Sleeve Listen US $14.00
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 Vintage history Big band era Casa Loma Orchestra Charlie Johnson Lew Stone McMoy US $14.00
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 Big band era 33 record album Tommy Dorsey The many sides US $14.00
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 Big ban 33 record album Lionel Hampton Sonny Dunham Ray McKinley Ted Straeter US $14.00
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 ARETHA FRANKLIN RIGHT NOW WONT BE LONG RARE 1961 COLUMBIA4 EYE LABEL 45 US $3.99
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 BIG BOSS MAN Erma Franklin RB Northern Soul Dancer ►♫♪ US $7.88
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 SPECTRUM CAPTAIN MEMPHIS TIM LOVE LEE 7 SPACEMEN 3 US $9.46
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 Choice Rock Soul Doo Wop Northern Soul Pop Many NM 45s 3 $ 799 Each US $7.99
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 ARETHA FRANKLIN Eleanor Rigby soul vinyl 45 US $8.00
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 ARETHA FRANKLIN Loving You Baby soul vinyl 45 US $8.00
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 VARIOUS Mega Hits 1986 rock pop vinyl LP US $6.00
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 ROBERT BRADLEY REV CL FRANKLIN I Heard The Voice US $40.00
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 ERMA FRANKLIN I Dont Want No Mamas Boy US $125.00
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 ERMA FRANKLIN Abracadabra rare soul vinyl 45 US $190.00
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 VARIOUS Jazz Masters Of The Sax rare jazz vinyl LP US $40.00
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 ARETHA FRANKLIN Youre All I Need To Get By soul 45 US $8.00
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 ARETHA FRANKLIN Hey Now Hey the Other Side Of The Sky US $15.00
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 Al Pierson FRANKLIN BANK FRANKLIN IL LP US $14.99
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 RODNEY FRANKLIN Gotta Give It Up Malibu Shuffle US $6.00
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 Greatest Recordings Big Band Era 2 LP Box Sammy Kaye US $18.94
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 RB Hits Japan Red Wax LP James Brown Erma Torrenc MOD US $99.99
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 ARETHA FRANKLIN AFTER HOURS LP W SHRINK WRAP US $13.25
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 Sealed LP Rufus Rufus US $24.99
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 Mozart Don Giovanni Fritz Busch Ebert 3 LP Box Electrol US $45.60
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 Franklin Mint Greatest Recordings Big Band Era 31 32 US $20.00
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 THE DANCE DECADE 1973 1983 14 LP UK BOX SET DEFINITIVE DISCO COLLECTION US $99.99
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 ARETHA FRANKLIN ELEANOR RIGBY 7 VERY RARE URUGUAY US $20.00
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 Singers German 2 LP vinyl record set 781706 1 US $19.99
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 JUKEBOX STUFFER Lot of 200 45 rpm record collection US $80.00
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 Soul RB 7 Record LOT Aretha Franklin Nancy Wilson Ray Charles Ella Fitzgerald US $23.99
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 BIGGEST HITS BY THE STARS THAT MADE THEM 4LP BOX SET US $19.99
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 Swordsmen Oh My Soul Seems Im NINANDY Northern Soul 45 US $9.99
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 Franklin Mint 100 GREATEST RECORDINGS 15 16 LP SEALED US $39.98
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 Franklin Mint 100 GREATEST RECORDINGS 13 14 LP SEALED US $39.98
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 Franklin Mint 100 GREATEST RECORDINGS 5 6 2LP MINT US $39.98
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 Franklin Mint 100 GREATEST RECORDINGS 7 8 2LP MINT US $39.98
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 Franklin Mint 100 GREATEST RECORDINGS 9 10 LP SEALED US $39.98
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 Franklin Mint 100 GREATEST RECORDINGS 17 18 LP SEALED US $39.98
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 Franklin Mint 100 GREATEST RECORDINGS 11 12 LP SEALED US $39.98
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 Franklin Mint 100 GREATEST RECORDINGS 19 20 LP SEALED US $39.98
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 MAKE OFFER SWEET RECORD LOT COLLECTION RB HIP HOP RAP SOUL FUNK RNB DJ 12 US $137.60
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 Greatest Recordings Of The Big Band Era 3 4 Sealed US $14.95
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 Greatest Recordings Of The Big Band Era 5 6 Sealed US $14.95
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 ATLANTIC Records BLUES BOX 4 Double Albums 8 LP Guitar Piano Vocalists Chicago US $79.98
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 The Big Chill Motion Picture Soundtrack US $13.75
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MODEL CAR COLLECTION (( FRANKLIN MINT )) CALIFORNIA USA
What Coins Should I Collect?
What Coins Should I Collect?
By Robert L Taylor, JD
You should collect what you like and enjoy. This is Your Dream. Design it any way you want.
Never-the-less, . . . decide on Foreign coins or US Coins; and Proof or Mint State. If US, then decide upon a Denomination: penny, nickel, dime, quarter, half dollar, dollar or other.
Or, decide upon a particular Period in History, e.g.: Morgan Dollars (Lady Liberty, Following Civil War), Peace Dollars (Following WWI), War Time Cents (Steel and Shell Casing - WWII), War Time Nickels (Silver - WWII), Silver quarters and dimes pre 1965; Statehood Quarters; 20th Century; 19th Century.
Or decide upon an Historical Figure; Kennedy Half Dollars (Following his death), Lincoln Cents; Washington Quarters; Franklin Half Dollars; Eisenhower Dollars, Susan B Anthony Dollars, Roosevelt Dimes; Sacagawea Dollars. You can also choose Type Sets, Year Sets, Mint Sets, Proof Sets and Decades.
The Next Step is to decide upon the Quality of coin you want to collect. Your choices are: a) pocket change; b) bank rolls; c) US mint and proof rolls and sets (new and used); d) Buy from Coin Shows and Clubs; e) Buy on the Internet; f) Buy from coin dealer; g) Buy from coin magazine or ad. Each has their benefits and advantages. Pocket Change and Bank Rolls provide Circulated coins. The US Mint provides Uncirculated "Mint State" and "Proof" coins.
The Internet provides the Greatest Selection from private Web Sites, e.g.: www.ThePerfect-Coin.Com to the big Auctions like eBay, Yahoo, Heritage and TeleTrade. And With the advent of PayPal.com (free) it becomes very quick and easy to pay for purchases over the Internet and by Phone.
The one thing that is important in all of the above choices is the Grade of the Coin, which is closely related to Value (a topic for another article). But which leads to the next choice: Buy Slabbed or Raw? Raw coins are what you find in pocket change. Slabbed coins are those that are Professionally Certified and Graded by an Independent Third Party. The coin is then placed in a "slab", made of plastic, identified, labeled and sealed. It actually takes 3 Professionals to decide upon the Grade of a Coin. If Buying Raw Coins, You need to Know How to Grade a Coin. Even then, there will be Disputes about the Grade. When Buying a Slabbed coin, You Know the Grade. The Grade Becomes Virtually Undisputable! All references to Price in any resource are Based on Grading, which follows the Guidelines set by the ANA American Numismatic Association. Currently, there are only Four Companies that are Recognized for Strictly following these Guidelines: PCGS, NGC, ICG and ANACS. It is from these Professionals that one should buy slabbed coins. Buying Slabbed Coins is the First Rule of Serious Coin Collecting.
Obviously, one will be very limited in the years, mints, and varieties available from pocket change and bank rolls - both being local in nature. Even if starting with these means of collecting, always keep an open mind about other resources. So, a little future insight helps to decide that better resources will yield better coin collections. Most collections will span a greater range of years, than either pocket change or bank rolls can possibly produce. It is therefore imperative to investigate other resources.
Your Budget will usually determine the Grade of coin that you can afford to collect. MS63-MS65 is an Ideal range for collecting, not only because of the excellent condition and detail of the coins, greater availability, lower costs, and because coins in this range tend to Appreciate faster than other Grades. There item is very simple, and it has to do with the quality of the coin or how much you want to Spend per Coin - for an average coin, for an exceptional coin, or a perfect coin. Your budget will usually determine this factor, or, how much per month you can spend (per month?) for your new Investment. Never doubt that Coin Collecting is an Investment. Although it is easy to overlook the amount of time spent on this Endeavor because two of the main ingredients are Pleasure and Enjoyment. Confucius Say:
"If you enjoy what you are doing, you will never work another day in your life."
Think of it as a Fund. You are trading Money for . . . Money that Grows and Gives Pleasure! Properly attended, this Fund can quite possibly put someone through college.
Lastly, decide whether to collect all of the coins in your Group including varieties and errors or just the Regular Issue Coins. Errors and Varieties can become extremely expensive and difficult to find. Most people will avoid them.
This Concept of "Trading Money for Money" is critically important because most people shy away from spending a little more, just to get the best. And I am talking about the best in quality of coin, no matter what the Grade or Price. In other words, get a Coin with the Grade it is Supposed to Have. This is the Only way to be sure of the Value of the Coin. Spend your Money Wisely. Get what you pay for. Until you become a Professional at Grading, rely on the Professional Graders. Whether you choose to collect Kennedy Proof Half Dollars, or Jefferson Nickels from pocket change, thanks to the Internet, you will find a huge selection available, on many different web sites, to give your Coin Collecting efforts a boost. Internet Web Sites will Forever Change Coin Collecting! Why? Because Top Quality Coins can be easily Bought and Sold by any body - since they are Slabbed!
Always Know Your Grade!
Robert L Taylor, JD
Copyright 2006, Robert L Taylor, JD
About the Author
Robert Taylor is a 59 year old retired Lawyer, from Denver, CO, who spent most of his career representing people who could not afford an attorney, and who has had a passion for collecting US coins. Wanting to share his Passion, he created http://www.ThePerfect-Coin.Com which features US Rare and Modern Dollars (from 1878) and Coins (from 1960), all Certified and Graded by NGC or PCGS.
For Beginning Coin Collectors, he then created http://www.Beginning-Coin-Collecting.Com
What is the value of my Franklin Mint vase collection?
I am just curious. I have a set of 25 miniture vases produced by the big bone china companies (Wedgewood, Royal Doulton, Spode etc.) which was produced for the Franklin Mint starting in about 1980 (NOT the 12 piece Imperial Collection). They all have the accompanying certificates of authenticity, and are in "as new" condition. I can't remember how much they were originally, and was wondering whether anyone could give me a rough idea on their current value. I have already tried the following, so don't suggest these!:-
1. looking at the Franklin Mint website - they don't have historical data
2. Googling "Franklin Mint vases"
3. EBay
Thanks in advance to anyone with a different suggestion (or even better a value!).
Unfortunately, probably about half of what you paid for them. The best way to get close to a value would probably be to take one of the places that comes up on this search http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&hs=Y9b&q=miniature+vases+Franklin&aq=f&aqi=&oq= including the Imperial Collection stuff, and ask each of them whether the collection has any value.
