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1970 Franklin Mint Roberts Birds, Entire Series #1 of 5 Birds, Sterling Silver

$ 249.21

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Material: Sterling Silver
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Animal Class: Bird

    Description

    1970 Franklin Mint Roberts Birds, Entire Series #1 of 5 Birds, Sterling Silver, Proof Set
    Each coin is 2 ounces of pure sterling silver.
    Great gift for a collector.
    It is rare to find someone selling the entire set of "series #1".....
    All coins are 51 mm diameter in separate plastic capsule.
    Photos taken with cellphone and are NOT professional - Coins look better than photos.
    I will pay the shipping charges. NO oversea shipments.
    Shipped via USPS with tracking and insurance.
    Serious USA buyers only, payment must be thru Ebay account, by register Ebay people/account.
    The following is a write-up about about this series of these Franklin Mint Roberts Bird coins:
    The beauty and mystery of birds was both the theme and the inspiration for this series of 50 medals, issued in groups of 5, from 1970-1976. The series is named for Gilroy Roberts, the dean of America's metallic sculptors. The obverse portrays one or more birds of a species as they are actually seen in nature. The reverse is inscribed by Gilroy Roberts' signature mark.
    This 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. 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. Each medal was minted with a beautiful, finely frosted gem Proof finish, so that the sculptor image is set dramatically against a polished background of mirror-like brilliance.