The image below is of half dollar sized medal that was part of a 1959 presentation set (medal, card and envelope). My research indicates that only 91 presentation sets were awarded.
President Eisenhower's 1960 Summer White House medal (Newport, RI) is the size of a US Morgan dollar. My research indicates that only 800 Newport, RI medals were manufactured.
In all, President Eisenhower gifted/awarded a total of 20 different medal types that were manufactured by the US Mint. My research is published in two books. My last book :
https://www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v18n31a06.html
A copy of this book permanently rides in the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum.
A updated version of this book is being written.
My next journal entry will be on a PNA awarded by President John F. Kennedy.
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