NGC slabs medallions for Pawn Stars

Hey cointalk,
http://www.ngccoin.com/news/viewarticle.aspx?IDArticle=3417&
interesting.

 

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Someone posted one of those recently.

 

opps! didn't see that

 

"opps"--> "oops"

 

boooo!

 

They're medals not medallions.

 

These things are medals?

It's more suitable to call them souvenirs...or silver rounds.

 

What category do silver rounds fall into
to? If it honors a person, place or event
or it's struck for artistic purposes, it's
probably a medal. Even if it is cheesy.

 

It would be nice if NGC would slab Daniel Carr's items and put them in retro slabs

 

Silver rounds fall into same category as 1oz silver bars. The definition of a medal should be more strict. Not every piece of something should be considered a medal. Just my opinion.

 

Ah, but it gets better. What
do call something from a coin
club commemorating
Coin-O-Rama on one side and
Good for 25c (it was 1962)
on the other side. Is that
a medal or token?

 

I would call it a token.

 

trade rounds

 

I believe any piece that commemorates
an event in the present day is also a
souvenir piece which are classified, at
least by Alpert & Elman as tokens. So
I would call it a token on both sides.
But with a dark shadow looming over
it. LOL

 

trade token

 

I tend to think of medals as being issued by some governing body to an individual or entity for merit - like an award.

 

In the same book it gives the definition
of a medal as: "A coin-like object not
issued as a circulating money substitute.
It is usually a commemorative, award,
good luck, or souvenir item."
Apparently a souvenir piece
can waffle between token or
medal.

 

I would say it's a token, as it has a denomination on it.

 

So I guess I'm back to the same question. If
the Coin-A-Rama side can be called a medal
and the Good for 25c side a token, then what
is it--medal, token, mongrel, inflammatory
Luddite?

 

As far as I am concerned, this is just another nail in the "respect for NGC" coffin...