Let's see your exonumia!

They minted 60,000,000, there are 7 known die varieties, It's number is S1 and it is an R1 lately it seems that in every bulk buy of tokens I get between 10 or more of these.

 

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Great stuff being posted. Thought this medal was interesting as its made of Brass. Engraver : Jean - Baptiste DANIEL - DUPUIS (1849 - 1899) French sculptor and medallist, pupil of Hubert Ponscarme and Eugène Farochon. He won in 1872 the First " Grand Prix de Rome " and the Gold Medal of the Paris 1889 Universal Exhibition. Also the engraver of the France Monnaie de Paris coins of 1, 2, 5 and 10 centimes in bronze, in use (1897-1921).https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces698.html

 

Come on longnine, you went...with a smile on your face...because of Mrs. Gleason. <lol>

Bruce

 

Thanks for the info. I'm guessing R1 is common?

 

Yeah, we all did. If she had not been so smart she could've been a totally over-paid model.

BTW, I remember watching a movie about Joe McConnel that was pretty good.

 

Yes

 

Well I think I might have completed a short set from Wolters AFB, featuring the tokens counterstamped "49 / X". I'm not sure if there was five cent denomination... @longnine009 would you mind checking for me? Vol I pg 294 please? I have the 10 cent denomination that was not counterstamped and these seem to come up less often. The 50 cent is one I've posted before, and here are the latest.

Here they are in all their rugged glory!

 

Another possible short set I've completed is from the Airmen's Open Mess on Sheppard AFB, TX in the color orange! Sheppard AFB has long been a vital aircraft maintenance training base as well as some medical career fields and basic pilot training.






I was also fortunate to score this very well preserved $1 from Sheppard AFB in black. It will nicely compliment the 5 and 10 cent tokens I already have, but have not pictures of.

 

Getting tired of these tokens yet?

I didn't think so!

I did have quite a haul so here are some more. And again, thank you eBay seller rdmoc for allowing me to use your images. Of course everyone will get to see these again after I reshoot them when I get my camera set up.

This colorful bunch comes from Minot AFB, North Dakota. In the same style as the 5 cent, I have another just like it except gold. No photo though. These are all aluminum, in case that wasn't clear.

 

TX2500a o: W.A.F.B /N.C.O/CLUB/MINERAL WELLS, TEXAS
r: GOOD FOR /5c/ IN/TRADE (AL, 22mm) $10

TX2500b (10c, similar, 26mm) $5.00
TX2500c (25c, similar, 28m) $10.00
TX2500d (50c, similar, 32mm) $10.00
TX2500e ($1.00 similar, 35mm) $10.00
TX2500f (5c similar, 22mm; CTST "49" or 49X for 49th Armored Division) $5.00
TX2500g (10c similar, 26mm) $5.00
TX2500h (25c, similar, 28mm) $5.00
TX2500i (50c, similar, 32mm) $5.00
TX2500j ($1.00, similar, 35mm) $5.00

The diameters for 5c and 10c sound backwards. But that's what he shows.

Sorry I didn't come back last night. Watched a movie and then crashed. Watched Masterminds-hilarious movie.

 

At first glance I thought the Air Force named a base after Alan Shepard--a Navy man--but they have two "p"s in the base name.

 

Thanks for that...the hunt continues.

Masterminds, don't think I've seen it.

 

Got a small group of CWTs back from PCGS - 3/4 got straight grades, which I'm ok with. I knew the OH-200G was iffy, but it's a tough merchant.

OH-200G-1a - AU Details


OH-200H-1a - VF30BN Thrilled this one came back straight. I think there is definite evidence of an older cleaning, but they must deem it market acceptable. These two (200G/200H) are the toughest merchants in the Columbus, Ohio series.


PA-750L-1f - AU58 - this one came out of an MS64 second tier holder. I'm not sure I agree with the circulation, but with that toning, I'm happy to give this a home.


PA-750L-1k - AU58 - the gilt Central Fair, one of the toughest metals, I think solidly graded AU58. With the gilt worn as it is, it's tough to argue the technical grade to be mint state.

All in all, I think PCGS was fairly accurate on these. Again, I think the silver Central Fair is a slider Mint State, but I'll live.

 

Wow, that picture of the first Central Fair token really captures the toning! That's a very nice assortment.

 

This is some money I found detecting at an old coal mine in CO. The coal mine was in a passerby town called Lydon.

 

Very cool to find this. If it were me, I would rather find things like those than contemporary circulating pocket change...unless it was gold.

 

What a hard life, these men had to live. Working in a mine shaft, with sickness, and death, only to be paid with a token.
These tokens could only be used at the mines facilitys. It really made them a slave to the mine. I was talking to my step father about them. he said that his grandfather worked in that particular mine as an immigrant to this country.