Five One Oz .999 Silver Art Bars Wonders of America by the Hamilton Mint - Each bar has a description on the reverse of the place that is depicted. This 5 piece set contains the following;-
French Quarter; Monticello; St Patrick's Cathedral; Annapolis; & Pearl HarborThis card was part of a 10 card set, with 5 ingots on each, in a box with Certificates of Authenticity. Described as follows;-
The Hamilton Mint. Part of a series "The Wonders of America" - some others also shown.
These are pure .999 fine Silver 1oz bars, you get 50 different. Gettysburg Battlefiel Monument, Fort Sumter, Empire State Building, Fountain of Youth, Fort McHenry, Redwood Forests, The Alamo, Independence Hall, Hoover Dam, The White House, Custer Battlefield Monument, West Point, Space Needle, Lincoln Log Cabin, San Simeon, Cape Kennedy, Grand Canyon, Lincoln Memorial, Niagara Falls, St. Louis Arch, French Quarter, Monticello, St. Patrick's Cathedral, Annapolis, Pearl Harbor, Mt. Rushmore, The Delta Queen, Statue of Liberty, Stone Mountain, Golden Gate Bridge, Golden Spike Historic Site, Williamburg, Water Tower, Air Force Academy, Capitol Building, Tombstone Arizona, Mackinac Island, Sears Tower, Jefferson Memorial, Frank Lloyd Wright, Appomattox Courthouse, Diamond Head, Washington Monument, Totem Bight Historic Site, Mystic Seaport, Pike's Peak, San Francisco Cable Car, Old Faithful, Wright Bros. Plane and Pilgrims Landing.
Inducted into Clown Hall on May 1, 1996 (or 1989!)
Emmett Kelly was a gifted entertainer who gained world fame as the hobo clown, "Weary Willie." Born December 9, 1898, in Sedan, Kansas, he and his family moved to a farm near Houston, Missouri when he was six. At the age of 19, Kelly went to Kansas City with the dream of becoming a professional cartoonist. It was while working for an advertising agency that he created the hobo clown character for which he would later become famous. He did his first circus work as a trapeze artist and clown for Howe's Great London Circus. In 1933, while working with the Hagenback-Wallace Circus, his "Weary Willie" character was born and instantly became a symbol of hope for those hard hit by the depression. Kelly found his true home in 1941 when he joined the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus. He became a major star of the circus and even made appearances in films, night clubs, television, and the Broadway stage. Kelly passed away on March 28, 1979. He was inducted into the Clown Hall of Fame in 1989.
Flags Of United Nations" Silver Ingot Set
The complete set of 135 of The Franklin Mint's "The Flags Of The United Nations" silver ingots, was released in 1976. The ingots vary in weight from 225 grains (Nepal) to 760 grains (Qatar), and all are solid sterling silver.
Countries included are: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belgium, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burma, Burundi, Byelorussian S.S.R., Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Columbia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Dahomey Democratic Yemen, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Ethiopia, El Salvador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, German Democratic Republic, Federal Republic of Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Khmer Republic, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libyan Arab Republic, Luxembourg, Malagasy Republic, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Mauritania, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukrainian S.S.R., Union Of Soviet Socialist Republics, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United Republic of Tanzania, United States Of America, Upper Volta, Uruguay, Venezuela, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zaire and Zambia. The ingots come in two trays, with velvet-like liners that hold the ingots in place.
Crafted by the Franklin Mint in 1982 in sterling silver! This piece bears the Irish harp cap badge, which reminds us of the Royal Ulster Rifles. Accented with pure 24 karat gold trim.
Part of a 50 piece set - see below (this single piece was offered at $10, the 50 piece set, including a few mis-handled pieces, was $300).
50 Sterling silver emblems worlds greatest regiments from the Franklin Mint. The set is packaged in a beautifully finished wood box with emblems seated on velvet. The 50 regiments all have a card that documents their history. Here is a list of the emblems:Fusilier Guards "Princess Irene", Netherlands; Royal 22nd Regiment, Canada; The Alpine Troops, Italy; The Tank Corps Soviet Union; 7th Armoured Division, UK; The Royal Marines, UK; 1st Guides Regiment, Belgium; The chasseurs of the Ardennes, Belgium; 1st Tank Regiment, Jordan; 3rd Battalion Para-Commando Regiment, Belgium; The Royal Scots Greys, UK; 1st Life Hussars, Germany; The Royal Green-Jackets, UK; Infantry Regiment "Chasse", Netherlands; 1st Algerian Spahis, France; 475th Infantry Regiment, United States; The Special Air Service, UK; The Buffs, UK; 5th Hussars, France, The Royal Canadian Dragoons, Canada; Brunswick Infantry Regiment no. 92, Germany; 2nd Amoured Division, United States; 94th Infantry Regiment, France; The South Wales Borderers, UK; The Queen's Royal Regiment, UK 107th Infantry Regiment, United States; 1st Guards Grenadier Regiment "Emperor Alexander" Germany; Guard Unit, Soviet Union; 1st Parachute Light Infantry, France; 1st Armoured Division, Poland; The Life Guards, UK; Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, Canada; 1st (Krechowlecki) Lancers, Poland; 101st Airborne Division, United States; The Parachute Regiment, UK; The Sharpshooters, Italy; Armoured Corps, Israel; 1st Infantry Division, United States; 3rd Infantry Division, United States; 7th Algerian Rifles, France; 1st Foreign Regiment, France; 1st Marine Division, United States, 8th Light Infantry, France; The Royal Irish Rangers, UK; Ariete Armoured Division, Italy; The First Cavalry, United States; 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles, UK; The Gordon Highlanders, UK; Australian Imperial Forces, Australia; and 82nd Airborne Division, United States.
The complete set was offered on eBay for over $1000 and described as follows;-
OFFICIAL GEM-INGOT COLLECTION.....this is a collection of thirty highly polished sterling silver presentation or "calling card" ingots sometime presented by gem houses to their prime customers. Each ingot represents a different gem house and each ingot is set with a different precious gemstone. The Franklin Mint in 1979 struck these ingots for these renowned gem houses. Each ingot bears the official identifying mark of the gem house it represents, thus distinguishing or serving as a "silver calling card" for that house. Each silver ingot is set with a precious gem stone, the one most associated with the issuing gem house. These gems include the diamond, ruby, emerald, sapphire, opal, jade, tourmaline, amber, peridot, lapis Lazuli plus some twenty others. Individual specimens of these official presentation gem-ingots are minted in exceptionally limited numbers; seldom more that a hundred a year. Because presentation ingots are closely held (and reserved almost entirely for private clientele) it would be virtually impossible for the vast majority of us to obtain them, thus the Franklin Mint made arrangements with each of the gem houses to make it possible for a limited minting with the proviso that they be offered only by private invitation. The collection includes a Leather-covered presentation case with combination lock along with a specially-written reference folder describing the precious gem it contains and the famous gem house issuing it. Examples of these ingots would be the fire opal, known to the Aztecs and prized above all other gems, would be in the presentation of Joyas Rocas y Minerales of of Madero Mexico, the tourmaline of "muse's stone" thought to aid the mind and spirit in the presentation of H. Stern of Brazil, or the emerald symbolizes faith and immortality from the Andes in Colombia and set from the Muzo Mines. A list in no particular order: Turquoise, Morteza Mozaffarian of Tehran Iran.
Pink Topaz. Issa Jaffer and Co., of Karachi Pakistan.
Agate, Gebruder Bank of West Germany.
Heliodor, W. Meyer (Pty.) Ltd. Of Windhoek, Namibia, South West Africa.
Citrine, Rionore of Dublin Ireland.
Green Tourmaline, H. Stern of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Opal, Percy Marks Pty. Ltd of Sydney Australia.
Titanite (Sphene), Gubelin of Lucerne Switzerland and fifth Avenue New York.
Ruby, Thai Lapidary of Bangkok.
Apatite, W. A. Bolin of Stockholm Sweden.
Labradorite, Henry Birks and sons Ltd of Canada.
Sapphire, O. L. M. Macan Markar, Ltd of Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Rhodochrosite, Joyeria Ricciardi S. A. of Buenos Aires Argentina, New York, London & Paris.
Andalusite, Grassy of Madrid Spain.
Fluorite, Wolfers of Brussels, Supplier to the Royal Court of Belgium.
Emerald, Sociedad Minera de Muzo LTDA.. Columbia.
Amber, Georg Jensen and Wendel A/S of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Garnet, Tribhovandas Bhimji Zaveri of Bombay India.
Cape Diamond, Katz and Lourie Ltd. of Johannesburg, South Africa.
Peridot, David-Andersen of Norway.
Grossular Garnet, Eltons Mining Limited of Kenya.
Quartz, A. E. Kochert of Vienna Austria.
Nephrite, James Pascoe Ltd., of Auckland New Zealand.
Fire Opal, Joyas Rocas y Minerales Oriental of Mexico City, Mexico.
Pink Tourmaline, Pala Properties International Inc., San Diego CA.
Lapis Lazuli, Joyeria Gazzella of Santiago Chile.
Canary Diamond, Chaumet of France.
Jadeite, Tse Sui Luen Jewellery Company of Hong Kong.
Amethyst, Siracusa S. A. of Montevideo, Uruguay.
Spectrolite, Tillander of Helsinki Finland
Each ingot is about one oz. of .9999 % pure silver and measures 1x2 inches and average 3.5mm thick. Issued at $45.00 each (plus shipping).
The Metropolitan Collection 40 Champleve-Enameled Sterling Silver Ingots Issued in Limited Edition. The First Collection in History to Unite the First Commemorative Stamp of each of the World's Most Desirable Stamp-Issuing Nations:
Austria, Germany, Venezuela, Fiji, Poland, San Marino, Mexico, Spain, Cuba, Bulgaria, Canal Zone, Newfoundland, Cameroun, Greece, Portugal, Norway, Switzerland, The Bahamas, El Salvador, Vatican City, China, England (!), Guatemala, Ireland, United States, Chile, Israel, Japan, Columbia, France, Iceland, Australia, Russia, Liberia, Belgian Congo, Netherlands, Canada, India, Italy, Luxembourg.
Each stamp comes with a pamphlet describing the history. All pamphlet's held in a seperate holder. The Collection is Minted in over one troy pound of solid sterling silver bullion and painstakingly enameled by hand in the tradition of enduring works of value.
Worldwide edition limit: 9,5000 individually hallmarked and numbered sets, officially weighed and assayed .925 pure silver. Certificate of Authenticity. (issued at $300 the set)
