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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lettow, post: 191050, member: 6986&quot;]The AAFES pogs are small change tokens.&nbsp; The AAFES-run post exchanges in Iraq and Afghanistan take US dollars.&nbsp; The Department of Defense realized that it would be cheaper to use these tokens as small change than it would be to ship hundreds of thousands of dollars in US coins overseas.&nbsp; These are lighter and take up less space on transports.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are not dollar denominated tokens because they use greenbacks and there is not a need for higher denominations.</p><p><br /></p><p>They are redeemable at AAFES facilities in the United States not just in theater.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some have questioned whether they should be isted in the Pick paper money catalogs because they are not paper but are made of polystyrene and probably belong more in a token catalog than a paper money catalog.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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