inc. founded 1969 founder ralph glendinning ted stanley headquarters norwalk connecticut website www.danburymint.com the danbury mint is a division of mbi inc. that markets a variety of collectibles . danbury mint historically marketed high quality medals and ingots produced by others exclusively for them . the company also sold numerous other collectible offering including plates bells sculptures etc. danbury mint is well known for its 1 24 scale die cast vehicles including a now discontinued james bond s db5 . 1 their licenses include boyds coca cola john deere dept 56 dr. seuss general motors goebel king features looney tunes major league baseball mars inc. nfl gary patterson peanuts pillsbury elvis presley red hat society the walt disney company and twentieth century fox film corporation . 2 products include commemorative coins jewelry sports collectibles and christmas ornaments . contents 1 history 2 see also 3 references 4 external links history edit the danbury mint was founded in westport connecticut by ralph glendinning and ted stanley in 1969 as a subsidiary of glendinning companies . their first product was a series of medals commemorating the apollo 11 moon landing . 3 the danbury mint has since created many commemorative items figurines collector plates dolls die cast cars etc. based on historical events and people . examples include shirley temple princess diana barack obama s inauguration corvettes hummel figurines and gold christmas ornaments . danbury s first sister division was formed in 1970 under the name postal commemorative society changed to pcs stamps & coins in 2006 to reflect a shift in the product mix from stamps to coin related products . in 1973 both divisions were incorporated as mbi . in 1975 easton press was formed as mbi s third division and mbi was spun off from glendinning companies as a separate company . 3 see also edit the franklin mint a similar company national collector s mint bradford exchange a similar company references edit olins jay december 31 2001 . danbury mint 1 24 1964 aston martin db5 saloon james bond 007 version discontinued . diecast.org . the danbury mint about us . 2008 . a b our history . mbi inc. external links edit danbury mint homepage retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title danbury mint & oldid 699906921 categories coin retailersmodel manufacturershidden categories pages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 15 january 2016 at 04 28 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view