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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;PaddyB, post: 2458762, member: 40017&quot;]So many topics of conversation from this reply!</p><p><br /></p><p>On tokens/coins depending on counter stamps - I had never really given it much thought. I am not sure there should be a hard definition - as Exoman says you end up with items switching back and forth. I work on the basis that if it is coin shaped I am interested, regardless!</p><p><br /></p><p>The Butlins badges were produced as souvenirs to be bought at the individual camps I believe. They quickly became a &quot;badge of office&quot; - a way of showing off how many camps you had been to and from there to being collectable. They are usuall enamelled metal pin badges showing the name of the camp and the year.</p><p><br /></p><p>The gaming tokens are pretty common over here. Whether they are Jettons depends on your language I think - in the UK we use Jettons for the Medieval tokens supposedly used as tally counters in the markets but probably also used as small change. Most were made by Krauwinckel in Germany and they are a whole collectors area in their own right with lots of variations and style. They reached their peak in the 16th century I believe. An example from that time herewith.</p><p><br /></p><p>We certainly agree on the sterility of &quot;perfect&quot; coins in their little plastic coffins!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]514936[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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