Token - Presidential Hall of Fame James Buchanan

Token - Presidential Hall of Fame (James Buchanan) - obverseToken - Presidential Hall of Fame (James Buchanan) - reverse

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Features

Location United States
Type Commemorative medals › Personality or portrait medal
Year 1968
Currency United States - Presidential Tokens
Composition Bronze
Weight 6.5 g
Diameter 26 mm
Thickness 2 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
48988

Commemorative issue

Presidential Hall of Fame Solid Bronze Set

Obverse

Script: Latin

Lettering:
JAMES BUCHANAN
FM
1857-1861
15TH PRESIDENT
OF THE UNITED STATES

Reverse

Script: Latin

Lettering:
JAMES
BUCHANAN
BORN APR. 23, 1791
NICKNAMED "OLD BUCK"
ONLY BACHELOR PRESIDENT,
SECOND OLDEST ELECTED
PRESIDENT, FAILED TO
SAVE THE UNION.
DIED JUNE 1,
1868

Edge

Reeded

Mint

Mintmark of The Franklin Mint (FM) The Franklin Mint, Wawa, Pennsylvania, United States (1964-date)

Comments

Part of Shell Oil Company's promotional Presidential Hall of Fame designs.
http://www.coins-n-medals.com/Exhibits/ShellGames/ShellPresidentsGame.html



http://www.billjamie.com/Shell/Shell-Coin-Game/Mr-President-Coin-Game/Mr-President-Coin-Game.html
The Franklin Mint produced 1,377,324 'Presidential Hall of Fame' sets in bronze but not all of them were for the Mr. President Coin Game promotion. They were also given as a prize in Shell’s 1968 ‘Famous Facts & Faces’ coin game (which ran concurrently with the Mr. President Coin Game) and they were also sold separately by The Franklin Mint.

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (1968) FM 1 377 324

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