Let's see your exonumia!

Here's a couple more I got, the first one is a very rare token that you hardly see around. It's called a lucky mo-jo token and I was told it's from the 1930's, idk. The next one is a true bordello token from France, all I know for sure is it's definitely a shell token.

And no, it wasn't issued by Shell oil, it means it hardly weighs anything because of what it's made of, some kind of early plastic or something. One of the reasons shell tokens were made is because if you had it in your pocket, you wouldn't spend it because its lighter than all the other coins you might have.

 

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Mojo, is not a bad thing to have.

 

Here's a couple more from my collection. I still don't have pictures of all I have but as I buy, I simply save the sellers token. Don't be surprised if you see one you sold to me. lol Here's a builders medal from NY, 1891. Isn't that something, all you had to do was be a builder and you could get a medal! I wonder what a plumber got, probably a load of t*rds. lol The next pic is one I think is from George B. Soley minted on the steam press he bought from the US Mint, dated 1876. That's right, ole George was the first Daniel Carr!!

 

Wikipedia has some more info about this place. The article (in German) also mentions the tokens. Seems that later this year the Aux Belles Poules can be visited (article in French) again, as a sort of prostitution museum ...

Christian

 

Like walking the halls of Congress

 

In the Token catalog TC-311071, Location is currently a vacant lot. Located south of the Ford Piquette ave plant, north of Harper ave.

 

This is by far my largest medal at 68 mm.,120 grams. 1899 Coudray, Orpheus looking back into the underworld. In Greek legend, Orpheus (Greek: Ὀρφεύς) was the chief representative of the arts of song and the lyre, and of great importance in the religious history of Greece. The mythical figure of Orpheus was borrowed by the Greeks from their Thracian neighbors; the Thracian "Orphic Mysteries", rituals of unknown content, were named after him. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orpheus

 

Is that Arabic? What does it say?

 

That very modern-looking cello on the reverse looks rather out of place. Still a great medal.

 

Aluminum

 

I remember back in grade school New York state parks rangers came told class about fire safety and handed out something like this 1956 I think.
Nice one!

 

I think I have something similar in bronze from earlier, about preventing forest fires

 

I am not sure what happened to mine. I most likely lost it or traded it a long time ago.

 

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces14099.html

 

More RI stuff for the collection

 

Arrived today,another car for the train.

 

Way cool @dwhiz !

 

Thanks just need the box car.