January 14, 2013, New York, NY– In the height of discussions and confusion surrounding the debt ceiling, the fiscal cliff, and debate over the Trillion Dollar Coin, The Franklin Mint has created a detailed tutorial highlighting the steps involved in minting coins from their Chief Numismatist (coin minting expert Gwynne Gorr) to help inform the conversation. Much has been made about the possibility of this coin, and journalists have struggled to understand the process behind minting a coin in the United States. For this purpose, The Franklin Mint offers this concise overview of this complex business. For almost 50 years, the world’s leading private mint has created works of fine art, magnificent objets d'art and treasured collectibles, in addition to minting thousands of collectible coins and providing national and international coins and bullion to global collectors.  The Franklin Mint is a noted expert in all kinds of coin minting and finishing.

Coins have been the basis of all currency almost since the beginning of time. A simple round piece of metal has lead the economic development of every nation in the world and the toss of a coin – heads or tails – can even change the course of history. It is fitting indeed that one of the most critical building blocks of the world’s economy – coins – requires such a great amount of artistic and technical expertise to create.  For...