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<p>[QUOTE="Jwt708, post: 2403827, member: 32619"]Here's part of a group of military trade tokens [USER=42773]@John Anthony[/USER] was kind enough to pick up for me from Baltimore from Paul Cunningham.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]495732[/ATTACH]IL250b, aluminum, 18mm</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]495733[/ATTACH]IL250c, aluminum, 24mm</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]495734[/ATTACH]</p><p>IL250d, aluminum, 30mm</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]495735[/ATTACH]</p><p>IL250e, aluminum, 38mm</p><p><br /></p><p>According to my research it was acalled Soldiers' and Sailors' Home, founded in 1886 as a retirement community for veterans. The name remained the same until 1973 when it was changed to Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy. It is still in operation with some 450 members. The Home is just like a little town with it's own post office, bank, assembly hall, guest house, mini post exchange, chapel, cemetery, lake, animal park, museum, several military-related historical sites, t.v. station, and publication.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, the ornaments are not described in Cunningham. Not sure if these are a variety or they were omitted.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Jwt708, post: 2403827, member: 32619"]Here's part of a group of military trade tokens [USER=42773]@John Anthony[/USER] was kind enough to pick up for me from Baltimore from Paul Cunningham. [ATTACH=full]495732[/ATTACH]IL250b, aluminum, 18mm [ATTACH=full]495733[/ATTACH]IL250c, aluminum, 24mm [ATTACH=full]495734[/ATTACH] IL250d, aluminum, 30mm [ATTACH=full]495735[/ATTACH] IL250e, aluminum, 38mm According to my research it was acalled Soldiers' and Sailors' Home, founded in 1886 as a retirement community for veterans. The name remained the same until 1973 when it was changed to Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy. It is still in operation with some 450 members. The Home is just like a little town with it's own post office, bank, assembly hall, guest house, mini post exchange, chapel, cemetery, lake, animal park, museum, several military-related historical sites, t.v. station, and publication. Also, the ornaments are not described in Cunningham. Not sure if these are a variety or they were omitted.[/QUOTE]
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