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FRANKLIN MINT HISTORY OF FLIGHT – 65 MEDALS
This is an incomplete collection of 65 out of 100 medals from the Franklin Mint’s History of Flight series. Each of the 65 Sterling Silver medals is 45mm in diameter (approx. 1.75 inches) and weighs 1.2 troy ounces. This amounts to 78 troy ounces of Sterling Silver in the set. Sterling Silver is 92.5% pure; tfore, the set contains at least 72 troy ounces of pure silver. 47 of the medals are in the individual lucite capsules and displayed, 20 per sheet, in an elegant album designed specially for this set. The album is about 15" by 13" by 2" thick. The remaining 18 medals are in their original packaging from the Franklin Mint, two per card. All of the medals are proofs, and show no toning. The face of each medal sets forth a stunningly detailed image representing a particular milestone in the history of manned flight. I have included several detail photographs to let you see the beauty and amazing detail of these reliefs. The reverse of each coin provides a brief description of the event memorialized. The 65 medals in this series are as follows - duplicates are listed with (2) following the date on the medal: 1. First Manned Flight-1783; 2. First Aerial Crossing of the English Channel-1785; 3. Battle of Fleurus-1794; 4. First Human Descent by Parachute-1797; 5. George Cayley, Father of Aerial Navigation-1846; 6. First Navigable Airship-1852; 7. First Great Altitude Record Established-1862; 8. First Aeronautical Exhibition-1868; 9. First Inntly Stable Airplane-1871; 10. First Powered Airplane Leaves the Ground-1874; 11. First Electric Powered Airship-1884; 12. First to Master Glider Flight-1891; 13. Foundation of Modern Wing Design-1893; 14. Steam Driven Aerodrome-1896; 15. First Von Zeppelin Dirigible-1900; 16. First Powered Airplane Flight-1903; 17. First European Airplane Flight-1906; 18. First Cross Country Flight-1908; 19. First Airplane Crossing of the English Channel; 20. First Shipboard Landing-1911; 21. First Successful Seaplane-1911 (2); 22. First Aerial Crossing of the U.S.-1911 (2); 23. Deperdussin Sets New World Speed Record-1912 (2); 24. First Four-Engine Airplane-1913 (2); 25. Junkers Designs All-Metal Plane-1915 (2); 26. Nieuport 17 Favorite of WWI Aces-1916 (2); 27. Spad 13 Famous French WWI Fighter-1917 (2); 28. S.E.5a Fastest British WWI Fighter-1917 (2); 29. Gothas Used to Bomb London-1917 (2); 30. Fokker D-VII Finest German WWI Fighter-1918 (2); 31. Post Office Initiates Air Mail Service-1918; 33. First Non-Stop Flight Across the Atlantic-1919; 34. Barnstormers Tour the U.S.-1919; 35. Verville-Sperry Racer 1922; 36. First Successful Autogiro-1923; 37. First Nonstop Flight Across the U.S.-1923; 38. First Midair Refueling-1923; 39. First Around-The-World Flight-1924; 40. Birth of Modern Rocketry-1926; 41. First Flight Over the North Pole-1926; 42. First Solo Transatlantic Flight-1927; 43. First Flight From U.S. to Australia-1928; 44. Graf Zeppelin Circles the Globe-1929; 45. First Instrument-Guided Flight-1929; 46. First Flight Over the South Pole-1929; 47. Gipsy Moth Popularizes Private Flying in England-1930; 48. First Nonstop Transpacific Flight-1931; 49. Famous Aviator Amelia Earhart-1932. 50. First Modern Airliner-1933; 51. First Flight Over Mount Everest-1933; 52. Mass Flight Across the Atlantic-1933; 55. Douglas DC-3-1935; 56. Messerschmitt 109-German Fighter-1935; 63. Heinkel 178 First Jet Airplane; 64. First Practical Single-Rotor (Sikorsky Helicopter)-1940 NO RESERVE. Will ship in the U.S. for free. Will ship world-wide at buyers risk and expense. Please contact me with questions International Buyers – Please Note: Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying. These charges are normally collected by the delivering freight (shipping) company or when you pick the item up – do not confuse them f... 
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