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Message:: [QUOTE="Bill G., post: 2427377, member: 78728"]Hi Ron. The Franklin Mint produced at least eight sets of presidential medals and tokens using the same basic presidential motifs. Some of these sets were sold as early as 1967 (before the Shell Oil game started). Six of the eight sets were retail products and not associated with the Shell Oil game. Of those six, two were struck in platinum (both were 36-coin sets, one was 10mm and the other 26mm in diameter), and four were struck in sterling silver (all four were 36-coin sets; 10mm, 26mm, 32mm, 39mm). These were sold in a variety of different display cases. The Franklin Mint produced two sets for the Shell Oil Company. The first set was the aluminum game pieces for the Mr. President Coin Game (39 different tokens), and the second set was one of the prizes for the game, a 35-piece bronze token set with a cardboard mount that had "Presidential Hall of Fame" printed at the top. This set was later expanded to 36 tokens when they added the President Nixon token. This bronze set was the only Franklin Mint prize associated with the Shell Oil game. Because the president motifs are similar on all these products, they have been a source of confusion for years.[/QUOTE]