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During his second term in office, President Dwight D. Eisenhower presented silver medals to deserving individuals in thankful recognition for service to the nation, the White House, or the Presidency. These appreciation medals were struck by the United States Mint and issued to the White House for President Eisenhower's use. These medals have the distinction of being handed out by President Eisenhower himself or by his direction through military aides From September 1958 through October 1960, the US Mint in Philadelphia was directed to strike seventeen different medals for use by President Dwight D. Eisenhower. A total of 9,858 Dwight D. Eisenhower (D.D.E.) appreciation medals were struck. 1,451 medals were returned to the US Treasury and destroyed by mutilation near the end of the President's second term in office. Today, there are 8,247 medals in the hands of the original recipients (or their heirs) and collectors. 160 medals are part of museum collections. When these medals become available for sale, collectors normally shy away as there are no numismatic reference books which describe their history, identify their designs, or reveal their mintage. This book fills in this numismatic knowledge gap for the collectible D.D.E. appreciation medals.

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