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<p>[QUOTE="cpm9ball, post: 1334921, member: 24633"]Hi, JC!</p><p><br /></p><p>I have been collecting (mostly) French, Belgian and Swiss medals for about 8 years now, and though I don't concentrate too much on jetons, I do come across one every once in a while that I find interesting. As a rule, jetons are smaller than 38mm, and the smallest I've ever seen was 15mm. Jetons were first used (mostly) by Italian merchants in the Mediterranean region and date back to about the 11th century. They were originally used as counting devices to total customer purchases much like oriental merchants used the abacus. Eventually, they began being used to keep score for table games, and the practice spread throughout much of Europe. Since jetons have no stated value, most were produced by private mints on behalf of various townships or other jurisdictioins.</p><p><br /></p><p>The reference book that NGC uses to attribute jetons is <b><i>Jetons, Medalets & Tokens: The Low Countries and France, Volume II</i></b> by Michael Mitchiner. It covers many specimens that were produced from the 14th century to the 18th century. The book is 8"x12" hard-bound and has a little more than 800 pages. It generally sells for $200-$225 new, but I got lucky a few years ago and was able to buy a new copy for $150 from an eBay seller in Great Britain with a "Make Offer". The book goes into quite a bit of detail on most jetons, providing (approximate) dates of production, composition, diameter, weight and even translations for many of the mottos found on the legends.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cpm9ball, post: 1334921, member: 24633"]Hi, JC! I have been collecting (mostly) French, Belgian and Swiss medals for about 8 years now, and though I don't concentrate too much on jetons, I do come across one every once in a while that I find interesting. As a rule, jetons are smaller than 38mm, and the smallest I've ever seen was 15mm. Jetons were first used (mostly) by Italian merchants in the Mediterranean region and date back to about the 11th century. They were originally used as counting devices to total customer purchases much like oriental merchants used the abacus. Eventually, they began being used to keep score for table games, and the practice spread throughout much of Europe. Since jetons have no stated value, most were produced by private mints on behalf of various townships or other jurisdictioins. The reference book that NGC uses to attribute jetons is [B][I]Jetons, Medalets & Tokens: The Low Countries and France, Volume II[/I][/B] by Michael Mitchiner. It covers many specimens that were produced from the 14th century to the 18th century. The book is 8"x12" hard-bound and has a little more than 800 pages. It generally sells for $200-$225 new, but I got lucky a few years ago and was able to buy a new copy for $150 from an eBay seller in Great Britain with a "Make Offer". The book goes into quite a bit of detail on most jetons, providing (approximate) dates of production, composition, diameter, weight and even translations for many of the mottos found on the legends. Chris[/QUOTE]
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