Many folks have collections of Hamilton Mint collectibles, either from collecting themselves or through inheritance. The burning question in the minds of many is: "Do HamiltonMint collectibles have value?" The answer, like so many in life, is "It depends."
The HamiltonMint was one of the largest issue of limited edition collectibles in the world, but went out of business in the late 1970s, after a bankruptcy.
HamiltonMint issued collectibles in many categories, including dolls, coins, ingots, plates, knives, die-car cars, jewelry and much more.
The issue price of HamiltonMint editions ranged from just a few dollars to hundreds of dollars each. Did these items hold their value, or go up?
The answer is that many are worth much more than original issue price, while others are not. Those that have enjoyed significant price appreciation are those sets made of precious metals such as sterling silver or gold. Otherwise, for items like dolls, plates, and knives, prices have not held, and in fact many of these items can be bought for a fraction of their original issue price.
So, the answer to the question posed at the begging of this article is that those collections made of silver or gold have good value today, often more than original issue price, while those not made of precious metals can be bought for a fraction of original issue price.
The moral of this story is "You win some, you lose some."