Redesigned from 1949, the inner sleeve is made of a thick cardboard with yellow and blue highlights:

Measuring exactly two inches by four, the sleeve advertises 33 coins, even though Grover Cleveland's kangaroo straight made it 34 in actuality. The back shows the checklist and a glued down flap:
I even took a side view-it measures about 3/8" even though its distorted here:
The coins were numbered in 1956 but I can't find a Cleveland to see if he has 22 and 24. Here is our fifth President, James Monroe, to illustrate:
The number is clear, as is the shield--the 49's had a text back, as do all game pieces from Meet The Presidents no matter which year the latter were marketed:
The coins look metallic but are made of a hard plastic, unlike the brass ones from 1949. Mine is warped a little and there is a seam on the rim. If I get another I'll dissect it to see what's what. These are larger than the 49's, which were an inch in diameter. These are 1 1/8". The coins may have been in a cello wrapper as well; I am unsure about that at present.
Here is the wrapper that held the above:

As mentioned, it appears to be a Canadian issue:
The flipside held a It Happened To A President Comic, which have been looked at previously. These are red, the earlier version is not and is more of a brown/rust color. That though is fodder for another day.
ACC numbers are:
1948-49 Golden Coin PX14
1956 Golden Coin PX15
1948-49 It Happened To A President R711-5
1956 It Happened To A President (none)
I am very much interested in information on Golden Coin. If you have something new or different, drop me a line.
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I have the Grover Cleveland coin and it has the numbers 22 and 24 on the same coin. I have 28 of the coins. Any idea of the value?
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