Hello to all, I hope this posts finds everyone well. It was suggested that I start a new thread to ask my questions related to a few tokens I'd inherited awhile back. I never thought to determine their value because I don't plan to sell, just cherish. Any help provided on how I go about getting them authenticated, would be greatly appreciated. If you have an expert in mind, that would also help too. Respectfully, Sommer Dey
I'd call these guys, Sommer (btw, welcome aboard )... Contact the Research Center Oklahoma Historical Society Research Center 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive Oklahoma City, OK 73105 405-522-5225 Open Tuesday–Saturday 10 am to 4:45 pm Closed Sundays, Mondays, and all state holidays. There is no charge to visit the Research Center.
Those look like authentic tokens to me. Try to research the names and maybe you'll come up with something.
Tokens are not commonly counterfeited yet. If these were inherited from a source that had them for more than a few years they are unlikely to be counterfeit. These types of tokens usually start at $1.50 and go up to $100 with most in the three or four dollar range. Oklahoma is a little better state so figure common ones at a dollar or two more.
Fake. None in this style reported, obvious seam all around rim, casting sprue freshly filed off, metal doesn't feel or look right, surface is pitted. Came from Vietnam. I have more examples of photos I took off of eBay but this is one I bought.
It's a military token from the Viet war, a whole different area of collectable. Those are even made over there, still. They are also casting silver dollars, faking MPC notes etc from the war era because they have a whole lot of gullible tourists buying this garbage.
Well...I thought it was related enough being exonumia but you're right. There's an active tourist industry in Vietnam and people will want "war souvenirs" I suppose. My point is that fake tokens are being churned out and have been for a long time.
The ones I've seen are more in the nature of fantasies made by LA Stamp. Of course there are counterfeits everywhere and it's perfectly legal with one of our most favored nations trading partners. China even burned the mint with millions and millions of dollars of waffled counterfeit half dollars that, incredibly, were claimed to come from scrap cars. I guess you don't need to be that smart to be a big shot at the mint. I haven't seen many suspicious merchant tokens.
Me neither. Most come from one particular seller but they've been pumping them out and they're starting to make the rounds. As far as the original tokens, I like the triangle the best and imagine that one would get the highest price because of the shape.
Welcome Sommer! These are all three "Good For" tokens, and are likely from the early 20th century. Value on most Good Fors is soft unless the tokens are particularly rare - but these are neat pieces of history. TokenCatalog.com is one of the best sources of info for local exonumia - I found the following info there for you: The top one is a J.M. Henkel Billiards token, counterstamped with the WW and 25 - apparently Henkel sold his tokens to Woody Woods who reused them. Henkel was listed as a billiard hall operator from 1918-44. Listed in the OK Exonumia Guide, p.498. One sold on 9/14 for $20. The second is listed in the OK Exo Guide, p.229. Two have sold, 11/12 for $11, 5/14 for $14. Are there any markings on the other side of the third? Without any specific issuer info, it is nearly impossible to track down info. Hope this helps!
