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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BustCoinageDude, post: 784388, member: 12004&quot;]<img src="http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c373/triggercontrol/aG90ZWwgc2lkZS5qcGc.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c373/triggercontrol/NWMgc2lkZS5qcGc.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp; As is the case with most folks on these boards , I collect US type, raw and certified, with an emphasis on the best I can afford, but occasionally its good to broaded one&#039;s horizens and expand into some exonumia.</p><p>&nbsp; Having said that, my exposure to tokens is very rudementary consisting of some NYC transit tokens and some gaming chips from Vegas. The stuff is fascinating anyway.</p><p>&nbsp; Some folks say that its not really a coin or money unless issued by a sovereign nation like the US, France, or Russia.&nbsp; While technically true,&nbsp; tokens have value Somewhere at Sometime, and by Some authority, so I consider them money in the BROADEST term and many numismatists agree.&nbsp; Its fun really.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; -I was at a local dealers shop and encountered this token.&nbsp; You know the junkboxes with near dateless buffaloes that are $1 each all you can find along with other rejects.&nbsp; So I bought this token on a whim and would appreciate some help identifying it.&nbsp; - tried google to no avail.&nbsp; - am sorry for the poor photos on the cellphone camera.&nbsp; Its about the size of a nickel,grade is XFN composition is copper, plain edge, obverse states Boonton Hotel , Boonton NJ, reverse says Good for 5c in trade at bar.</p><p>&nbsp; -I researched Boonton NJ on Wikipedia and found out that its a town of about 9000 people and has a median income of $80K, but at one time was very industrial with metal works and textile profuction.&nbsp; - am curious as to the age and value of the token, since 5c in 2010 money will only buy you a single peanut or pretzel at a bar, much less a 5c draft,lol.&nbsp; I gotta say that the best part of exonumia is the history that is thought provoking.&nbsp; Who held this token and what did it buy?&nbsp; Does anyone else feel the exonumismatic bug ,or is it just me?, thoughts?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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