'Waltz blue' Tucker makes stop in Athens Jun 8, 2008
" Franklin Mint designed its Tucker model after the car, which today has 4,800 miles on it. It also appeared in a movie about the car maker, "Tucker: A Man and His Dream. " "We have 40 cars," McCall said. "That one probably makes more rounds than any other we've got. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Test drive turns tragic before inaugural Daytona 500 Feb 9, 2008
The Franklin Mint made a die cast of his Hudson Hornet. Plaques and trophies are named in his honor, and he's named to numerous halls of fame. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Setting the scene Dec 21, 2007
Collectible brand names such as Dreamsicle, Franklin Mint and Jim Shore are represented. She keeps most of the original packaging, which makes for careful storage, but tedious work when it comes to putting it away. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Looking for stocking stuffers? These car models will wow you Dec 16, 2007
Franklin Mint A 1934 Packard V-12 Convertible Sedan from the Franklin Mint ... Let's start with Franklin Mint ... The holidays mean limited editions at Franklin Mint, and there are a couple that will bring some cheer to any car nut. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Today's Entrepreneur: Her plan for pomegranates bears fruit Aug 13, 2007
Resnick had been president of Roll's Teleflora flower-delivery service and later took over marketing for Roll's Franklin Mint, a collectibles company that Roll sold last year. The couple in 1987 had bought farmland in central California that included a 100-acre pomegranate grove. (USA Today -- Money)
The Franklin Mint to Offer Additional Items from El Cazador - 'The Shipwreck That Changed the World' - Celebrating the August Anniversary of Its Discovery in the Gulf of Mexico Aug 1, 2007
Source: The Franklin Mint ... --(BUSINESS WIRE)--On the heels of one of the most successful one-day sales in the history of The Franklin Mint, the world's leading private mint will offer several brand new items fashioned from treasure found on the sunken 18th-century Spanish brig of war, El Cazador ... Earlier this year, consumers ranging from dedicated collectors to casual history buffs responded to The Franklin Mint's initial El Cazador offering by purchasing thousands of items containing... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
U.S. Mint: 'Silver Surfer' Coin Is Breaking the Law May 27, 2007
To promote the upcoming film "," 20th Century Fox and The Franklin Mint altered 40,000 U.S. quarters to feature the character. The said in a news release Friday that it learned of the promotional quarter this week and advised the studio and The Franklin Mint they were breaking the law ... The federal mint did not say whether the studio or the private Franklin Mint would face a penalty. (Fox News -- Views)
U.S. Mint not pleased with Silver Surfer quarter May 26, 2007
To promote the upcoming film "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer," 20th Century Fox and The Franklin Mint altered 40,000 U.S. quarters to feature the superhero. The U.S. Mint said in a statement Friday that it learned of the promotional quarter this week and advised the studio and The Franklin Mint they were breaking the law ... It did not say whether the studio or the private Franklin Mint would face a penalty. (NEPA News, PA)
20th Century Fox Challenges America to Search 4 $ilver! May 22, 2007
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--This summer, silver is the new gold standard - for movies, with the June 15 release of Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, and for movie promotions, as Twentieth Century Fox and the Franklin Mint join forces to create an original limited collector's edition "Silver Surfer" U.S. quarter that will challenge movie goers to Search 4 $ilver ... This legal tender coin is a 2005 California statehood commemorative quarter minted by the United States Mint and... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
El Cazador's Buried Treasure Uncovered on QVC(R) Apr 11, 2007
The Franklin Mint, the world's leading private mint, has acquired virtually all recovered contents of the shipwreck and is scheduled to bring some of the ship's bounty of rare and lost treasure coins and jewelry in limited-edition offerings to QVC. ... "The El Cazador treasure is the most prized collection since The Franklin Mint was founded, and tells a story that truly impacted the world," said M. Moshe Malamud, chairman of The Franklin Mint. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
The Franklin Mint Acquires a Treasure-Trove of Artifacts from ''The Shipwreck That Changed the World'' Mar 16, 2007
Source: The Franklin Mint ... --(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Franklin Mint, the world's leading private mint and most trusted name in collectibles, has acquired virtually all recovered contents from "El Cazador" ("the hunter"), an 18th-century Spanish "Brig of War" sunk in 1784 and discovered in 1993 ... This acquisition is the most prized collection in The Franklin Mint's history, a treasure-trove of artifacts from "the shipwreck that changed the world." The Franklin Mint will for the first time offer... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
The Franklin Mint Jumps Back into the Coin Business Jan 30, 2007
Source: The Franklin Mint ... --(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Franklin Mint, the world's leading private mint and most trusted name in collectibles, is getting back into the coin business ... A collection of art medals, limited to only 30,000 sets, will feature the official portraits of every U.S. President, from George Washington to George W. Bush, and is being offered as the result of an exclusive collaboration between The Franklin Mint and the White House Historical Association. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
