Turning in coins at my credit union this morning, there was something stuck in the counting machine. I reported it and they opened it up and let me have what was there. It is 4 tokens, looks like they are made of brass, about the size of a half dollar (a little smaller), though thinner. The obverse has a portrait of a president (T Roosevelt, FDR, JFK, and Lincoln, respectively), the name of the president in bold letters across the top, and at the bottom, it has ##th President of the United States The reverse has words only summarizing a few accomplishments of each president. My computer at home got fried by a virus, so I can't post picks right now. My first thought was that these were Shell Oil Presidential Tokens from the 1970s, but I think they may have been smaller. Anyway, anyone have an idea what these are? They are pretty beat up, unfortunately, but I'm still curious. Bob
It sounds like they could be the Prez medals issued by the Mint, but they made them in bronze. They made two different sizes. I have the complete set of the 1-3/8" which is what yours might be. Chris
The Franklin Mint also made inexpensive presidential tokens in the 1970s and 1980s that can be today located for $1 or thereabouts each.
I think one of the private mints made a set of presidential tokens that about that size, I think one of my kids has a partial set, I'll have to look when I get home.
