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Yesterday I imaged many coins both overseas and domestic and my paper chits. I have not yet completed all the chits...I'm a little over photo editing right now...I have 11 left to go...

Here are a few tokens from yesterday's project:


This token is from Cape Newenham AFS, Alaska.

Hard to pin down where this token is from. All of the civilian mess tokens I've seen have been from Alaska however I didn't scrub Cunningham looking for others. TokenCatalog.com has a comment about this one being from WWII era and being made out of fiber because of the war effort. A.E. Schmidt Co. has made pool tables since 1850.


This chip is unlisted in Cunningham but John Kallman has attributed it to Luke AFB, AZ.


This token is a bit of a mystery. There was no King AFB. There was a King Salmon AFB in Alaska that was renamed Naknek AFB. There was also a King Salmon AFS. So where did this token come from? Did someone make a mistake when they ordered or made these tokens? I've also seen a 5 cent denomination.


This token is really great in hand too.


This one is attributed to Dobbins AFB, which seems likely. I like it for the odd denomination.


So many sellers advertise various military tokens as "rare WWII" tokens but they're wrong. Not sure if it's intentional or just trying to get people to look at or buy their items. The above token is from WWII or very near. Shortly after the Air Force was created, Savannah AAB was turned over and renamed Hunter AFB. Later the base was given back to the Army and is known as Hunter Army Airfield.

 

Don't know if these qualify. Found them tucked away in a drawer.

 

Short and long answer YES!

 

Here is an interesting tid bit from history on Chrysler's war effort of making 45 ammo Look at the rejection rate for the production!
Cartridges made at the Evansville arsenal had seven parts, passed through 48 processing operations, and had to survive 334 quality control inspections. On June 30, 1942, the first bullets produced there were test fired. From June 1942 to April 20, 1944 when the contract ended, Chrysler’s Evansville arsenal produced 96 percent of the military’s .45 caliber cartridges: 3,264,281,914 rounds. Rejection rate of cartridges was less then .1 percent of production.

 

You may have a scarce piece with the King AFB. If they were canceled they most likely were thrown away even before any went into circulation. I'm sure whoever received the order at the base noticed Salmon was missing from the name?

 

Is that Anthny Perkins at the window of the Bates Motel?

 

Regarding King Salmon AFB - it only had that name for about 4 years or so (don't have my notes handy...) before it was renamed. I bid on a 5¢ denomination but the bidding got more serious than I was so I had to watch it go. I did annotate my notes documenting it's existence.

 

India bank token CA 92, 39.5 mm wide

 

I think it's "Mother"!

 

India bank token OD 87, 41 mm wide.

 

I have been thinking about the King Salmon AFB or AFS tokens all day. I want one just for the name. Even if the base/station was named after the town it still must have been pretty awkward for the Air Force to have a name more associated with water and the Navy. And even worse something that bears, (associated with Russia--Bear Bomber), dine on. Sorry I'm not trying to pick on the Air Force Jack, I just like strange tokens. And this one strikes me as very strange.

 

Here's a 1920 Abe Lincoln before and after slab, Jewish Token I may have shown before. The other two, the Grover Cleveland Token and the 1877 Struck in the main building Token are George B. Soley Tokens.

 

More India bank tokens. Total weight of brass here, 90 grams

 

Cool India Tokens, I wonder if Karl Rock could help you with them?!

 

another morning of the red X's pictures show up in edit and preview normally and show up normal later

 

I think they're doing software updates to the site @Circus but I can see your token...Reed City Diamond Jubilee, 1950.

 

Ya, that's fun to think about! If I see one I'll let you know. Bidding got intense on the last one, it was just like the 50¢ but a 5¢ denomination, 22mm diameter. I think the auction went for $35 or so, not including shipping. I believe mine was purchased for $24...wish I would have kept better records.

 

5 more India bank tokens, 105.5 grams.

 

A few wooden nickels. Price Donut Co. was my father's coffee hangout and a favorite destination of mine when I was a boy. I think a friend of my father gave me the Silver Sands Coin Club nickel when I was young, too. Looks like that club is still alive and well.