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The second used ordinary paper sleeves inside a foldout compartment to house the LPs.

Each LP was set into a plastic carrier that touched only the center spindle hole and the rim. One of the LP sets was the 100 Greatest Recordings Of All Time, a collection of classical recordings selected by a panel of performers and conductors and pressed on translucent 180 gram deep red vinyl and packaged two LPs to each album. Many of these items were sold through magazine and television advertisement over the years. Wildlife scenes were also a common feature. Often emphasized in these media were influential historical figures or famous actors. One of its best numismatic sellers was the "Coin Sets of all Nations" series which included stamps and post marks of the respective nation on each set.īesides coins, other offerings included dolls, plates, knives, LP record sets and die-cast vehicles. In the 1970s and 1980s, Franklin Mint expanded operations to legal tender coins, producing a combination of bullion and non-bullion proof and uncirculated coin sets of both small and large denominations for a number of countries, particularly Panama and various island states. Its product line began with manufacturing and marketing privately minted gold and silver commemorative rounds and medallions.