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Looks like 1855

 

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Most recent find. First one I've ever had.I thought it looked genuine so I bought it.

 

Possibly a hom

Copy Empire circa 390-412 A.D which bordered Freedonia to the West and Winterfell to the North

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Lots of these around. At least they are marked copy to avoid fooling people.

 

I have two boxes of the 2 1/4 by 3 1/2 high sulphur coin envelopes from NEW OLD STOCK plus a bunch of loose ones. If you would like to run some experiments on toning give me your mailing address via private message and I'll gift you some.

 

yep, it is a 1855-S

 

Admit token.
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces89667.html

 

I had an "Admit" token in my collection years ago. I always thought the "Paid" tokens were rarer, as I don't recall ever seeing one offered anywhere...only pictures of them.

Bruce

 

It's genuine, alurid. Too bad the name is so common or we might be able to attribute it someday. This one isn't listed in Brunk.

Bruce

 

Blank reverse, Heavy wear plating worn off probably from carrying lots of change with as a pocket peice.
Michael Cervalntes Saavdra the author of Don Quixote

 

This token appears to be good for 1 dinner at the Zuckerfabik theater in Frankenthal, Germany. Cannot tell how old it is but the theater apparently still is open and has events.

 

I turned up this 1897 Victoria Diamond Jubilee Medallion today. Measures about 29mm and appears to be silver. Struggling to learn more about it - the GM Lima on the bust is the same as on the Valparaiso medallion that I can see online, but I have not found any others with the Callao on the obverse. Callao is a city port adjacent to Lima, so it makes sense, though why Peru was celebrating Queen Victoria's jubilee so much I don't know.

 

Pleiku AF Base: Cunningham VN 3890e, plated brass, 2.2 grams 18mm.
It's the proverbial fish scale. Same both sides.

Pleiku Air Force Base was a joint Base operated and maintained by the USAF.
The base was also home to USAF Air Commando Squadrons. I posted before about them in reference to the Pleiku Air Force open mess token. They were busy people. Their greatest duty seems to have been Skyraider missions against the Ho chi Minh trail.

I don't believe the strategic importance of the Ho chi Minh trail was ever lost on anyone in that war. The North poured as much into keeping the trail open as we did trying to shut it down.
It was a big job. It ran through Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. It was 50 miles wide in some spots, and covered in jungle canopy--double and triple canopy in some areas. And of course it was riddled from end to end with the North's well known affinity for tunnels. There are numerous accounts, thousands possibly, of US forces closing in on NVA or Vietcong when they suddenly "vanished" or "melted into the jungle."

When Air Commandos we're not interdicting the Ho chi Minh trail, they flew cover missions for air rescue, flew AC-47's--the original "Puff the magic dragon" later replaced with AC-130 '''spookys." They also trained USAF and VNAF personnel in counter-insurgency, unconventional warfare, and psychological warfare.

 

I bought this medal the other day, on feebay= won in auction. Not sure who made it but I thought it was cool enough to add to my collection! Got it delivered today and I was amazed as it's huge, 1" & 3/4" across and it weighs 1.5 ounces, solid bronze.

 

truly plastic money

 

Generic vending token Can be used for arcades, or any machine set up for 25 mm tokens. Every minter has a couple versions of this style