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Message:: [QUOTE="Jwt708, post: 2128237, member: 32619"]I can see the resemblance but I'm fairly certain this token was acquired prior to 2013. I actually know guys involved with Luke getting the F-35s and who have been stationed there as far back as 2001. I doubt this token is that new and right now I think it's a product of the 80s. I still have a tough time understanding the need for tokens stateside, especially into the 80s. One member here at CoinTalk I've talked to said tokens were in use a little in the 80s at Cannon AFB and were used by people at the chow hall who wouldn't normally eat there. I'm thinking civilians, dependents, etc. but I should probably ask him for clarification. And just generally speaking another member told me that tokens were in use on Air Force bases by dependents as a sort of sign of belonging; that is, civilians had access to the base but didn't have access to the tokens and could thus pay for things tax free. These tokens really leave me with many questions. The big one is "why?"[/QUOTE]