Let's see your exonumia!

Okay I'll try but I don't know if you've personally ever called a department for New York City

 

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Sometimes there are surprizes in the bag when you buy in bulk


William Harrison political token/holed but in good condition

 

That's cool. I never heard a shingle token.

 

Charlies Playboy Club. Brass, C/A, 2.1 grams, 18mm, same both sides, VN2970b attributed to Company C1 5th Special Forces (Green Berets), Camp McBride at Marble Mountain. Marble Mountain is better known as the home of 1st MAW or 1st Marine Air Wing.
From the first time I looked at it until even now it didn't and doesn't feel right. It looks too good. And Charlie was the nick name for the Viet Cong or VC or Victor-Charlie then shortened to just Charlie.

The C/O had to approve club names. So an Army Captain did not question this? Did not ask why not call your club C1's Playboy Club? They had another token issue: C-1 5th.

The only thing I can think of is that it's some variation on a word simile intended to mock the Viet Cong? But even that just doesn't seem too likely.

So I bid the minimum, $5.50, and won. Really? No one wanted a near perfect token attributed to the Green Berets and Marble Mountain?

I hope it's real but I still think it's a fantasy.

 

Awesome find.Thanks for posting it.

 

Theater token.
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces89667.html

 

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Back in the 50's and 60's not only did coffee for take out come in oint glass bottles with deposit,so did milk. Before the advent of cardboard and plastic containers, hunting around construction sites was always good for some bottles to take to the local hamburger stand that sold coffee to go

 

Is that a die break on Abe's face?

 

Wouldn't know one if it fell on me! Sorry can't help with that question.

 

Tis the Christmas season,and the reason to remind one what it is all about turned up in the latest bulk buy.


It goes nice with the punched out Christmas tree I found in an earlier bag

 

Here is a third variation of this type dime I have two others have blue ink printed rings.

reverse is a blank case.
"First of all, for those that might think these are dangerous, please refer to the documentation. These coins were bombarded with neutrons over 40 years ago. They don't glow in the dark - and never did. The half-lives of the silver isotopes are relatively short so the radiation diminishes quickly. When "fresh" they gave off about the same amount of radiation as the luminous hands of a watch.

 

As some of you may know, I only collect ancient coins. However, a client heard me mention once briefly that I liked coins and he gave me this today. It is a bold gift considering I'm not a political person and never discuss politics, but whatever... a gift is a gift and it's the thought that counts.

Please no political comments of any sort. This is simply presented for what it is... exonumia featuring some incredible hair action.

Anyway, these are my only modern "coins" obviously, as my next youngest are 1,500+ years old.

 

Encased in a Bakelite disc, printing worn off both sides.

 

another punch out