Let's see your exonumia!

Thanks for the number, I'll update my spreadsheet. Some of the Lowry tokens are much scarcer than others. I've seen a larger aluminum on eBay but I guess I couldn't convince myself to pay what the seller wanted.

 

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I have some more tokens to post today! Sadly, no new bases, but I did get to flesh out some more types from each base.

From Robins AFB, Georgia:



And a couple from Kansas:




Again, no numbers or other relevant information because the books are in storage and I don't have the tokens in hand.

I think it's interesting that the Forbes AFB token has a 2 in the middle and I wonder what the significance of it is. Is the token a "second" issue that negated the first? Was it an error? (I've seen the Vietnam token that when it was ordered they put "SAME BOTH SIDES" on the token because that's what they wrote on the order form.)

Sadly I wasn't paying attention to the auctions and someone else came in and outbid me on the McConnell token's big brother. These are generally common enough and I'm sure with a little diligence another will turn up. Not like the stinking McChord or Mildenhall tokens that have eluded me!

 

Some really nice tokens there , Jack. The Robins and Forbes pieces are really in great shape. Just out of curiosity, do they grade these at all, or even slab them?

By the way, did you ever get the McChord challenge coin? I always worry that things might go astray when I ship overseas.

Bruce

 

I think NGC is the only one to slab them. There are a couple in NCS holders on eBay which aren't graded but labeled GENUINE. From what I've seen over the past four years of collection these tokens, slabs are rare and sellers obviously pass on the slabbing cost to buyers. All the tokens I've seen slabbed with maybe the exception of a couple on eBay right now were very overpriced and common tokens. So why way 3x as much for a common token just to get it in a slab? Hopefully collectors of military trade tokens continue to not buy slabbed examples and it never catches on! I know I don't want to pay $25+ for an $8 token.

I'm sorry! Dang it! Yes, that challenge coin did arrive! It came right before the movers showed up and it got packed up with a couple other valuable things. Thank you kindly for it, it's a very good design. I was part of that unit from 2009-2012.

 

Very cool, Jack. Did you happen to know or know of the man the coin was awarded to?

I hear you about the slabs. It's rare to see a counterstamp slabbed too. No need for it, and adds to the price , as you say.

Bruce

 

Slabs and the mentality that comes with collecting them really turned me off to US coins. Maybe I just wasn't as passionate about them as I thought I was? NGC is trying to make it a "thing" in the ancient market and there are lots of strong opinions about it expressed in the Ancients section of this forum.

The person on the challenge coin I never knew. I think I tried to look them up but with only a last name it makes it challenging. So we were in the same squadron at possibly around the same time. The squadron had about 300 people in it when I was there, I'm sure it's a little smaller these days. Usually every squadron commander initiates a challenge coin design contest. They like to change things up. But some don't. In my last unit they did a redesign when I first got there, then we changed commanders and the new one didn't do a redesign that I was ever aware of.

 

I have no idea the value, if any. It's slightly bent.

 

This one has toned nicely.

 

Not sure where you're at but when I lived in Washington four years ago, the local coin shop had a box full of them. Think they were selling them ~5 for a $1. I might be wrong but exonumia is hard to pin down a price on. That token is probably not worth very much. What's great about exonumia and tokens like that is you can build an impressive collection of items that are significant to you without breaking the bank!

 

I think it's pretty cool.

 

Me too!

 

The 2 is definitely neat, but I'm curious if it's common to make these tokens with one side blank. I suppose it makes them easier to grade, if you're so inclined.

 

I save casino chips but I don't post them unless they are at the top of value or extremely unique. I have exceeded 500 now. I want to thank cpm9ball for awakening my interest in the Limited Series Editions. I bought around 50 or more from him at the FUN Convention this year. Those are way to many to post so I thought I would just comment on them. I'll post one that I own that goes back to France in an earlier time period. It has been said Napolian gambled here for recreation. Note the small E in the solid silver filigree at the upper right side of the center design. That stands for Elysee, the name of the casino. Each chip of various denominations had a letter from the casinos name spelled out in it. Probably a security measure against fraudulent chips.

 

Most I own are double sided but now I want to get a percentage...

 

Thanks for posting, that's a really cool chip!

 

And that raises another question about your enlongateds. If submitted to a TPG would they get bumped if they have more ( or less?) "typical" curvature?

Ha ha, just teasing. Thankyou for posting them.

 

When I was in the 5th grade, me and four more idiots had to go to a remedial reading class twice a week. The teacher used a book that was a bio of Joe McConnel. I think it was this one:



It was a lot of fun to go there and read because of that book. Oh yeah, and Mrs. Gleason was pretty hot.

 

Awesome!