The Telecaster: a lean, lightning-quick slice of American musical history that changed the guitar forever.
Origins and invention
Late 1940s–early 1950s: Leo Fender, a Michigan-born electronics repairman turned instrument maker, sought a simple, reliable, mass-producible electric guitar. His company, Fender Electric Instrument Company, focused on innovation in tone, playability, and manufacturing.
1950: The first commercially produced solid-body electric guitar from Fender—initially called the Broadcaster—appeared. Its slab-body, single-cutaway design, bolt-on maple neck, and easily manufactured parts were radical departures from carved-body orchestral traditions.
1951: A trademark conflict with Gretsch’s “Broadkaster” name forced Fender to temporarily remove the model name from the headstock, producing the “Nocaster” transitional line.
1951–1952: Fender adopted the name Telecaster, inspired by the era’s fascination with television and aviation—“tele” as in telecommunications and the reaching-out modernity of the 1950s.
This coin comes in a display box with COA
Each box contains 1 of 7 individually serialized Telecasters, each with a different finish and mintage:
Road Worn '51 Vintage Blonde (1,000 Mintage)
Pro Classic Ice Blue Metallic (900 Mintage)
Pro Classic Candy Red (800 Mintage)
Pro II 2-Color Sunburst (600 Mintage)
Pro Classic Siena Sunburst (400 Mintage)
Player II Diamond Dust Sparkle (200 Mintage)
Ultra II Liquid Gold (100 Mintage)
Mintage: 4,000
Weight: 1oz
Purity: .9999 Silver
The Telecaster: a lean, lightning-quick slice of American musical history that changed the guitar forever.
Origins and invention
Late 1940s–early 1950s: Leo Fender, a Michigan-born electronics repairman turned instrument maker, sought a simple, reliable, mass-producible electric guitar. His company, Fender Electric Instrument Company, focused on innovation in tone, playability, and manufacturing.
1950: The first commercially produced solid-body electric guitar from Fender—initially called the Broadcaster—appeared. Its slab-body, single-cutaway design, bolt-on maple neck, and easily manufactured parts were radical departures from carved-body orchestral traditions.
1951: A trademark conflict with Gretsch’s “Broadkaster” name forced Fender to temporarily remove the model name from the headstock, producing the “Nocaster” transitional line.
1951–1952: Fender adopted the name Telecaster, inspired by the era’s fascination with television and aviation—“tele” as in telecommunications and the reaching-out modernity of the 1950s.
This coin comes in a display box with COA
Each box contains 1 of 7 individually serialized Telecasters, each with a different finish and mintage:
Road Worn '51 Vintage Blonde (1,000 Mintage)
Pro Classic Ice Blue Metallic (900 Mintage)
Pro Classic Candy Red (800 Mintage)
Pro II 2-Color Sunburst (600 Mintage)
Pro Classic Siena Sunburst (400 Mintage)
Player II Diamond Dust Sparkle (200 Mintage)
Ultra II Liquid Gold (100 Mintage)
Mintage: 4,000
Weight: 1oz
Purity: .9999 Silver
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