Do you think a new category of Tokens and Medals should be created here on the CU Forums?
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I like the idea and could include both buy/sell and informational threads..
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Maybe, not sure though. I collect mainly both U.S. coins and U.S. medals & tokens, but dabble in foreign coins, medals and tokens. But I rarely go to the non-U.S. sections, and when I do it reminds me of sleepy hollow with much less activity. Lumping all U.S. coins, medals and tokens together in the U.S. coin section works good for me, posts here seem more dynamic.
Mr_Spud
It might be a good idea, but I imagine it would cost our hosts some money.
The token and medal market is different from the coin market. That's for sure. It is becoming far more active.
I also think adding too many forums just makes for more infrequently visited sections. It’s fine to have tokens with US coins-if someone isn’t interested in the thread, then just skip over it. If someone doesn’t normally do much with tokens, they are more likely to see the thread in the US coins section and that could lead to more engagement.
Maybe a poll and see what the populous says? Fwiw
Yes.
I don’t collect medals/tokens at all. Sometimes I open and enjoy threads about them. I would never visit the medal/token forum. I like them being included here.
I've long been in favor of it.
Perhaps as it becomes increasingly popular our hosts will come to agree. it is a little difficult imaging a mad rush to grade, authenticate, or protect tokens and medals however. Maybe if China starts counterfeiting them there could be a sea change.
I dont think there would be enough participation. I have long thought it was absurd for PCGS to charge so much to slab tokens and medals. The vast majority are simply not worth the exorbitant fees, and it does not bode well to increasing interest in this fascinating part of the hobby.
Dead Cat Waltz Exonumia
"Coin collecting for outcasts..."
No.
The volume of traffic on these forms for tokens and medals is already light and if you segregated it from the main US coin forum I would imagine the reading population would drop off dramatically. No doubt you might have several hardcore posters, but the casual readership would most likely cater to zero.
Heck, the Registry and also World forums are often deathly silent and I’d expect those forums to be generally more active than tokens and medals.
My opinion is that the more you fragment forms the less you reach everyone and the less you get casual readers to learn about your niche of interest. Truly, is it difficult to navigate the US board to find topics of interest?
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
For the nineteen years I’ve been a member, whenever I’ve had a medal/token query or wanted to check if anyone has discussed a particular exonumia topic, I’ve checked both here (U.S. Coins) and the slower-traffic “dark side” (World Coins), even if it’s U.S.-related exonumia — just in case someone posted there.
There’s some confusion with the category title. Maybe it should be “U.S. Coins, Medals, and Tokens,” so the broad scope of American “coin-like objects” (including coins themselves) stay logically, and more obviously, grouped together.
They should add a antiques section.
Type collector, mainly into Seated. -formerly Ownerofawheatiehorde. Good BST transactions with: mirabela, OKCC, MICHAELDIXON, Gerard
No need as others have said.
I just want members to title their threads meaningfully so that readers can decide whether they wish to open a thread.
"Got a flaming heart, can't get my fill"
Antique members or antique items?
No, they should not create a new category.
I enjoy reading and learning about tokens and medals on this forum. ( I have a collection of Catholic medals related to various saints and angels but don’t imagine there is much interest in them here given the hedonism and idolatry of this forum. Wink wink
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A lot of folks who comment here do not like NCLT or any modern US "bullion" coins, let alone medals and tokens. Maybe there should be a classic US coin section for the purists.
However, I like them all; classic, NCLT, and modern, and thankfully most of the interesting diverse posts are still accepted here on this forum, just as it is.
My US Mint Commemorative Medal Set
I search for “medal” posted in the last one day. Am a big fan of posting a short description with any photo.
No.
Exactly, a name change is all that is needed
Just won this yesterday at Heritage, the US Coin Forum has always been considered the proper place to discuss items like this. So, no, nothing new is needed.
Known as the "Massonnet Medal" it is catalogued as Eglit 99/50mm, Bronze.
