SHELL'S FAMOUS FACTS & FACES COIN GAME was a promotional game issued by the Shell Oil Company in 1968, then re-released with changes in 1969. This was a collect-and-win game with instant winners. With each visit to a participating Shellstation, customers received a free aluminum game 'coin' showing either a portrait of a famous American, or a historical 'fact' associated with that person. Twenty-four different obverse designs were issued in Shell's Famous Facts & Faces Game. A game card was given free for players to collect and save their game coins. If a player could collect any pair of coins - the person and his associated fact - the player won the prize indicated on the game card. Some coins are INSTANT WINNERS. In the first version, prizes included cash in the amounts of $1, $5, $50, $100, $500 and $2,500. Players could also win a beautiful 36-piece set of bronze presidential medals which came with a mounting board and an informative booklet about the presidents. Also in the first version, a bronze 12-piece set of Great Americans medals was offered as a prize. In the second version, the top cash prize was increased from $2,500 to $5,000. The bronze presidential 36-piece medal set was still offered but the bronze 12-piece set was discontinued. The aluminum game coins were the same in both the first and second versions. If a game coin had SHELL'S INSTANT WINNER on the back, a prize was won without having to collect any other coins. The instant winner prizes were listed on the game card. The Franklin Mint produced the game pieces, game prizes, and all the associated promotional materials. http://www.billjamie.com/Shell/Shell-Coin-Game/Famous-Facts-And-Faces/Famous-Facts-And-Faces.html http://www.coins-n-medals.com/Exhibits/ShellGames/ShellFactsFaceGame.html