Let's see your exonumia!

When I first deployed to the middle east I discovered that we don't use coins on base but AAFES POGs instead. These POGs are made of styrene and have a picture on one side and a value on the other (first printings did not have a picture). Cheaper to make these then to ship bags of coins. AAFES treats them like gift cards. Anyway, I got a couple in change that I neglected to spend before I left. When I got back to the US I tried to spend them but the cashier had never seen them before and said she'd have to get a manager and I told her to forget it. This was all before I was a coin collector. Those POGs ended up with my challenge coins and were forgotten about until I read "A Concise Catalog of U.S. Military Payment Certificates" by Carlson R. Chambilss where he dedicates a chapter to the POGs.

Anyway, a friend of mine from work has a mild interest in silver/coins and somehow I got to mentioning POGs and he said he had some. I offered to buy them and yesterday he brought them in, 89 in total! He offered them for face value but I paid a little extra. Anyway, below are scans of the POGs that I bought from him.





(Dang dog...should have looked a little closer at these scans last night)

 

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Don't know what you are seeing, they look pretty slick from here!

 

My last tour lighter

 

Here is a printers plate BUT it is in my Exonumia collection.A friend work's at a local foundry that makes metal signs for the City and others,"LAKESIDE FOUNDRY... And gave it to me as it is obsolete,You can see what appears to be the printers marks for sizing.The pamplet is from the 1963 Perry Sesquintenial committee.The peice is approx.50mm.Made of stock sheet metal.Approx.1/8th.in.Thick. HAPPY HUNTING ALL!!!

 

Dog hairs in the scan. My printer is really close to my floor so I was sitting there and staging the POGs there for the scan.

Awesome! Get it in Europe? Mind sharing the year?

 

Yes & No I was an Aide De Camp and
I worked out White house Staff Office this is one we handed out as we toured the world US Army bases.
this just 1 of my 100 lighter I have 2 of

 

That must have been a cool assignment.

 

It was a Long 7yrs but fun.but did miss a lot the first 4yrs of my son growing.But I had to finish my time ,but did have fun while doing it.

 

Here is another favorite from Erie,PA.( main focus of my token collection )it is made from an U.S.Walking Liberty(1916-47) i have yet to find more info. on the.P.I.Y.C.of Erie,PA.,With that i have not looked through all of my City Directory's...On the back i hope you can see the U just under the 7,UNUM...I have lined it up with other 1/2's of the era& the U is right in line.Ill just have to pull some local book's and try to pinpoint date.The back/Reverse has a build up of some sort of metal,I have NOT had it tested but the weight is wrong,A solder of sort's and a hand made "nut" for screw.I have shown this to the P.I.Y.C. FB page and got no responce,Oh well i love research! Again,HAPPY HUNTING ALL!!!

 

You hit the jackpot, Jack. Wow, what a haul! Beautiful collection and a great addition to your collection. Congrats.

Bruce

 

One like me

 

Interesting piece ddollard. It's fun collecting things from your hometown. Mine's too small so I don't think there's anything to collect. I do have certain groups of exonumia that I collect though...Pretty much anything issued by coin clubs, dealers, collectors, numismatic organizations, etc....among other things. Great piece!

Bruce

 

I have a Berra card somewhere too. Have to see if I can find it and post a pic.

Bruce

 

Now I've got to complete the set...I think there's 500 or so total. These are the numismatic heritage of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Two of the POGs have MPC vignettes on them and one has a trade token!

 

Baseball cards hex I have 60 full Topp sets 1960/79 were hand collecting. But after 1980 you could buy a yearly subscription for a complete set
I have not opened to many of them.I will get my 2014 set from Santa it's on of our family tradition since Jr was born and knew what Santa would bring.

 

You've got your work cut out for you Jack but you have a good start. Keep us posted.

Bruce

 

Here's a couple of mine, nothing special but a 19th century flour advertising medal, a heart shaped GF token and a roofing token. The heart shaped token is a bit different b/c you just don't see them around that much. ~Cheers!

 

Jernegan’s Lottery, Silver Medal, 1736, by John Sigismund Tanner. Minerva standing amidst arms and emblems of the Arts and Sciences, rev Queen Caroline waters a grove of palms, 38mm (MI 517/72; Betts 169). NGC MS63.

 

Absolutely beautiful medal yarm! The detail is extraordinary.

Bruce

 

1991
ANA 100th Anniversary Convention

Special Edition Red Book

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