Let's see your exonumia!

I really like the old toy coins by L. Chr. Lauer. I got the half penny.
Read a nice history about the family business recently.It was quite interesting.

 

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Some various military exonumia that has found its way into my collection:


This last one I purchased because of the name and location. It was this thread that first made me aware of these tokens - apparently they were machines where you could customize a token to read whatever you wanted. This young man put his name and rank. Lackland Air Force Base is where Air Force Basic Training takes place however I believe this man was not a recruit but stationed there with Air Defense Command. The rank of Private was not in use after 1951 and Basic Training was at Sampson AFB, NY 1950 - 1956; Parks AFB, CA 1951 - 1959 Parks AFB, CA.

 

Great job of photography, the black background makes the coins look suspended in space.

 

I use an old CD-ROM spindle with two pieces of black construction paper taped around to give that effect. I learned it from forum member Doug Smith, he's in the Ancients section. I like the it allows you to see only the coin without being distracted by the background. Maybe I should make the black bigger...

 

I've used one of those machines once to make a name and address tag for myself. It cost 25c. The department store was named Times Square in Hempstead L.I. It even had a coin/stamp shop. They had a guy who sold hot pretzels under that arch.

 

Any chance you can elaborate on this process? Maybe pictures of your 'photo lab'?

 

Sure...maybe today.

 

Somebody beat me to asking you that would clear up and save a lot of time trying to figure it out

 

I first saw this wheel machine at the arcade tent of the Illinois State Fair in 1958. The price was a nickel. Since then I have seen many of them - usually at tourist sites. I now try to find different designs on the hub. I also keep any Indiana locations. I don't know if there is a price guide.

 

Are they still in use? I've never seen one before.

 

They still sell blanks in quantity on ebay so I assume that they are still in use somewhere.

 

San Francisco's Playland at the Beach had one of the personalized medallion machines.

 

My Mother had a few of these in her jewelry box. She would be the Flossie.
She let me have them when she cleaned it out.

 

Here is another that lordmarcovan sent

 

It came in today and as I thought the plastic film did do some damage to the surface. So I dipped it in some of that crap I have, now it look like clouds in the sky.

 

The variety of post on the thread is just amazing and humorous at times.