When did the Franklin Mint begin striking foreign coins?
The first were the 1969 1 dinar silver coins for Tunisia. The original order was 20,000, but eventually they struck 35,000. After that, the Franklin Mint struck coins for a number of countries and also provided coin dies to a number of government mints. Do you have a list of the items that were placed in the cornerstone of the current Philadelphia Mint? The cornerstone was laid Sept. 18, 1968. Placed in a box in the cornerstone were the following items: 1968-dated cents from Philadelphia, Denver and San Francisco; a 1968-D and a 1968-S nickel; 1968 and 1968-D dimes; 1968 and 1968-D quarters and a 1968-D half; a 1967 Special Mint Set; a 1963 and 1968 proof set; an 1891-CC dollar; a “Mint Story” booklet; a copy of Secretary Fowler’s speech at the ceremony; copies of several coin publications; and other documents. Were there any coins minted at the Denver “mint” after it was purchased from Clark, Gruber and Company? No. One of the original purposes of the purchase by the U.S. government w
