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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cladking, post: 109482, member: 68&quot;]If you have an interest in tokens and medals you are well advised to join the AVA and The Token and Medal Society.&nbsp; There are several other groups which can be very beneficial as well.&nbsp; You&#039;ll find sources for these items at realistic prices and other interested collectors. Some are very friendly to newbies and will bend over backward to help you.&nbsp; The ATTS (tax tokens) used to give away complete sets of the OPA ration tokens to members though this may not happen any more since some of these are too rare even for their limited membership.&nbsp; Many collectors of this material like to trade so large sets can be assembled very cheaply with a lot of patience and work.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Good-fors are a vast area and there are catalogs for many states.&nbsp; Michigan is cataloged by Cunningham in a 1977? work with several supplements.&nbsp; These are a fascinating area but got a lot more expensive 10 years ago and relatively few tokens are available for less than $1 anymore.&nbsp; With the tens of thousands made this can get expensive.</p><p><br /></p><p>Bayou Coins used to print lists of Mardi Gras doubloons.&nbsp; These will probably be difficult to find but watch collector estates and the like.&nbsp; I believe this company is defunct but you might check it out.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The Shell tokens you list were issued in this country back in 1969. The aluminum versions appear in four varieties with one having an Instant Winner reverse.&nbsp; Several of these are very rare, most of the rest are very common.&nbsp; There is no reference for them but two varieties are listed in one of the Franklin Mint catalogs.&nbsp; There was a reference in the works for play money about eight years back but I don&#039;t know if it was ever printed.&nbsp; There is a small tax token catalog thart should be available from the ATTS.&nbsp; There&#039;s a book for World&#039;s Fair medals.&nbsp; There are lists available for several of the smaller series.&nbsp; These are often printed by TAMS and are sent free to members. These include things like Hickey Bros tokens and dairy tokens.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>There&#039;s also the &quot;So Called Dollars&quot; book by Hibbler Kappen 1963.&nbsp; This book is quite common but in high demand so it might get expensive.&nbsp; It lists medals made since the 1860&#039;s but is somewhat deficient on later issues.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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