Since they were never part of any contest, the Philosopher’s Stone and the Sword have seemingly disappeared. Some claimed that Tramiel had taken these prizes for himself, based on observations that Atari staff had made of seeing a similar looking sword mounted on Tramiel's home mantel. However, Vendel believes that the persons who started this rumor may had mistaken a Tramiel family heirloom for the "Swordquest" sword. Vendel believes that its unlikely that Tramiel would have been able to keep the Stone, Sword, and (if not given away) Crown, as when Atari was sold, these items had been property of Warner Communications until awarded and would have been returned to the Franklin Mint. With the Franklin Mint being later sold in 1985 to American Protective Services, and the original Atari business no more, the prizes were most likely melted back down to their base components for reuse elsewhere, according to Vendel.