Do any businessmen on these boards use encased coins for advertising purposes?

Longacre

I was taking a read through the Whitman Tokens and Medals book, and I read the section on encased coins. I never knew there were so many variations. Do any businessmen on these boards use encased coins for advertising purposes? I think that would be neat. Instead of giving out a business card that everyone just either throws out or tosses into a drawer, I think an encased coin would differentiate you from someone else. I suppose in certain professions these could not be used (it might look strange if your surgeon, prior to your surgery, gave you a "lucky penny" encased coin, rather than his professional card).

I was wondering if anyone used encased coins for advertising their business.

jdillane

Apparently not.

But it would be cool to see the practice resurrected!

jsf

Tim Puro (at VTCoins) and his dad have the gold-plated IHC golfball markers..., that's pretty cool. I don't think they did a logo though.

If they did a UHR version I might take up golf.

cladking

<< <i>I was taking a read through the Whitman Tokens and Medals book, and I read the section on encased coins. I never knew there were so many variations. Do any businessmen on these boards use encased coins for advertising purposes? I think that would be neat. Instead of giving out a business card that everyone just either throws out or tosses into a drawer, I think an encased coin would differentiate you from someone else. I suppose in certain professions these could not be used (it might look strange if your surgeon, prior to your surgery, gave you a "lucky penny" encased coin, rather than his professional card).

I was wondering if anyone used encased coins for advertising their business. >>




I know a NC surgeon who uses encased coins.



He also has brightly colored annodized aluminum tokens for his younger patients who have been good.