Let's see your exonumia!

I noticed the Elvis token shows him playing the guitar left handed. I checked online and there it says he was right handed and played guitar right handed. So what gives?

 

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Wow. Great observation. I never noticed that.

 

A few "coin shaped" pieces from my growing collection of Buddhist amulets.

 

Very cool!

 

I can buy them as cheap as 20 baht (about 60 cents US), most times a bit more. Many have images of monks rather than a Buddha image and come from individual wats, or temples. Material can be ceramic, copper or brass/bronze. Might as well post a few more.

 

Aluminum

 

Arizona Sales Tax token - Five mills
Copper, 22mm
Obverse: ARIZONA STATE TAX COMMISSION
Reverse: TO MAKE CHANGE FOR CORRECT SALES TAX PAYMENT, Large '5'

 

Interesting. I really like the first three you have posted. All are neat though.

 

aluminum version slightly different wording,

 

First punch out that I have found

 

https://img.cdandlp.com/2014/08/imgL/117072218.jpg

 

Ghent, WWI German occupation

 

And look, he's playing a nosbiG guitar...

 

brass


Same obverses and different reverses

 

Found this in a grab bag of world coins yesterday. I was only able to find one site indicating what this was. The source briefly mentions this was a tavern coin made between 1922 and 1944 in collaboration between the India government and Freemasons. It was worth 1/16th Anna, and its purpose was to be given out to beggars.

https://www.coins-auctioned.com/auctions/two-small-freemasons-indian-coins-1922-44-j-377-9237

 

In state, near the Ohio/Michigan war

 

blank reverse another interesting shape to try to thwart counterfeiters

 

I don't collect tokens but they often pop up in bulk purchases, more often modern tat but every now & then something interesting arrives.
2 that I have kept -

EUGEN SANDOW - cocoa company token - circa 1913-14
A very interesting man who is considered as " the father of modern Body Building "


Being from Nottingham, England this next token was not going anywhere so it is my only item from my local area -

Queen of Great Brit 1862, nice rendition of Victoria.