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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;hontonai, post: 268688, member: 4703&quot;]Based on the inscription &quot;United States Navy Chief&#039;s Mess&quot;, I&#039;m going to take a WAG and say they are tokens issued for some use (slot machines? challenge coins?) in the Chief&#039;s mess (that&#039;s their private gathering place and dining hall for you non-veterans) at one or more navy bases, or aboard one or more ships.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The 1893 date is almost certainly in commemoration of the creation of the Chief Petty Officer rate on April 1 that year, rather than an issue date. (What an April Fool&#039;s joke <u>that</u> was!)</p><p><br /></p><p>Read more about the subject <a href="http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq46-1.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq46-1.htm" rel="nofollow">here</a>.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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