Coin and Paper Money Collecting/PRESIDENTIAL TERM COIN

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HI, I HAVE COINS WITH EACH PRESIDENT ON THEM WITH THEIR NAMES AND PHOTOS ON THE FRONT EXP: JAMES BUCHANAN ON TOP- PHOTO-1857 15TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 1861  ON THE BACK THEIR ARE FACTS OF EACH PRESIDENT. DO YOU KNOW WHAT THESE COINS ARE CALLED AND HOW I WOULD BE ABLE TO GET THE NEWEST ONES TO COMPLEATE THE COLLECTION? ARE THESE COINS WORTH ANYTHING?

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Jackie,

Sounds like one of many privately minted medal sets -- basically impossible to complete -- worth maybe a dollar per medal, unless they are silver, which are worth whatever melt value they have.

There have been many of these medal sets made over the years, by private companies, which are virtually impossible to re-sell for any significant amount of money, and are no longer supported by whatever company minted them (if that company even still exists).

Sorry,

Dan

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