Let's see your exonumia!

Sometimes I have taken so many pics it screws up my thoughts! It is my Miners Badge!

 

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Some people consider pinback buttons part of the exonumia wide area even thru they do have there own groups etc. this was in the page with the other Akron items.

 

I'll admit I forgot I ordered this. It arrive Saturday and the post office left a note it was to big to put in my po box.
It's advertised as being 81 mm and in some spots it is the high spots are 96 mm

 

Great pin backs are allowed, here's my train hat that I've had since the 1970's

 

Maybe this is a good time to collect restaurant tokens before they and the restaurants go extinct.
This one even has an address.

Silver Dollar Restaurant, aluminum, 22mm, 1.0 gram, C/A

 

Here is the final item frtom the Akron collection

 

Here is the group from TEC

 

If I remember correctly, Circus, TEC is a collector's organization for these pieces. Is that right and what so the initials stand for? Thanks.

Bruce

 

Yes the elongated collectors https://tecnews.org/ is the link

 

Saxon Mills-brass, M/A, 24mm, 4.6 grams This was a textile mill which is not particularly special in South Carolina. But I like the names Saxon and Spartanburg and also the color which is really dark toned brass more like the third image.

 

Here is a memorial one that is done for one of the famous ones in TEC

 

Odd Eurocoin....thoughts as to its purpose?

 

Arcade token. Looks like a telephone token from some European country.
https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/0211226Q:US

 

As said above it is a Europe style security arcade token. Like the telephone and vending token, will only work in machines that have the proper spacing of slots same as the old security telephone tokens, introduced in 1910 by the Yale slot & Slug co. also called Geotz tokens after the founder of the company. used mostly in the Chicago area 1910 to 1944

 

Same as the Yale slot & slug Co telephone tokens introduced in 1910 used in mostly Chicago area 1910/1944 Also called Geotz after the head of the company. The will only work in phones that have the same spacing of the slots.Single stores would sell tokens that only fit the phones in their locations.

 

Here's a couple. The first one was from when I was still on active duty, and the second is a Vets organization:

 

video arcade designed for Europe or uk

 

Nickels and Dimes Incorporated owns and operates 210 family amusement centers in 39 states and Australia.