Coinsarefun,
I have this copper medal and I also have one that looks like a white metal of some sort or maybe copper plated. When I first got these, I was told they were made in Canada. I am not sure if it is true or not, I never researched. When I get home from work tonight I'll post a picture of the white metal one for you.
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Thanks!......I believe it says made in Canada on the edge. It’s been a few months so I forget.....lol
I would love to see some pics
I guess it is a little different, the front has Warriors on it.
For me being a military vet who spent time in Korea and knowing the history of the USS Pueblo and what the crew went through for a year before their release just means something to me. North Korea still has the ship in Wonsan and uses it as a propaganda tool.
Coinsarefun,
I have this copper medal and I also have one that looks like a white metal of some sort or maybe copper plated. When I first got these, I was told they were made in Canada. I am not sure if it is true or not, I never researched. When I get home from work tonight I'll post a picture of the white metal one for you.
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Thanks!......I believe it says made in Canada on the edge. It’s been a few months so I forget.....lol
I would love to see some pics
You are correct sir, "Made in Canada" is on the edge, don't know how I missed that except I never checked the edge for any markings. LOL The other one I posted has no markings on the edge at all.
Coinsarefun,
I have this copper medal and I also have one that looks like a white metal of some sort or maybe copper plated. When I first got these, I was told they were made in Canada. I am not sure if it is true or not, I never researched. When I get home from work tonight I'll post a picture of the white metal one for you.
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Thanks!......I believe it says made in Canada on the edge. It’s been a few months so I forget.....lol
I would love to see some pics
You are correct sir, "Made in Canada" is on the edge, don't know how I missed that except I never checked the edge for any markings. LOL The other one I posted has no markings on the edge at all.
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Sure thing. but as unusual as it is............. I'm a girl. But please don't call me Mam, however a fe call me dudette I find it cute or even better....Stefanie
I know you had no way of knowing. Most here aren't aware either.
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Again welcome to the forums and hope to influence you into collecting all kinds of tokens, medals, etc....
You are correct sir, "Made in Canada" is on the edge, don't know how I missed that except I never checked the edge for any markings. LOL The other one I posted has no markings on the edge at all.
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Sure thing. but as unusual as it is............. I'm a girl. But please don't call me Mam, however a fe call me dudette I find it cute or even better....Stefanie
I know you had no way of knowing. Most here aren't aware either.
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Again welcome to the forums and hope to influence you into collecting all kinds of tokens, medals, etc....
Coinsarefun,
I have this copper medal and I also have one that looks like a white metal of some sort or maybe copper plated. When I first got these, I was told they were made in Canada. I am not sure if it is true or not, I never researched. When I get home from work tonight I'll post a picture of the white metal one for you.
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Thanks!......I believe it says made in Canada on the edge. It’s been a few months so I forget.....lol
I would love to see some pics
You are correct sir, "Made in Canada" is on the edge, don't know how I missed that except I never checked the edge for any markings. LOL The other one I posted has no markings on the edge at all.
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Sure thing. but as unusual as it is............. I'm a girl. But please don't call me Mam, however a fe call me dudette I find it cute or even better....Stefanie
I know you had no way of knowing. Most here aren't aware either.
.
Again welcome to the forums and hope to influence you into collecting all kinds of tokens, medals, etc....
Sorry Stefanie, won't happen again I use my dogs name in my forums names and I have been called ma'am a couple of times, depending which name I am using.
I am going to try and post a military token every Friday, and hopefully keep this thread going.
I'll start of with the 2nd Infantry Division tokens and/or medallions/challenge coins I have
The first one Is from 1960 while the division was still in Georgia, but apparently some of these ended up in Korea when the 2nd ID took over the mission there from the 7th Infantry Division, I believe in 1971.
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Sure thing. but as unusual as it is............. I'm a girl. But please don't call me Mam, however a fe call me dudette I find it cute or even better....Stefanie
How about "hey, lady".
Female bartenders and waitresses love when I try to get their attention that way.
@Iceberg77 said:
This is my pride and joy of my medallions/medals. I also am using it as my forum icon.
That's a great piece. I'd also consider that to be a political token. I've seen them on Ebay and would love to pick up a nice example like yours at some point.
Years ago I sent a North Korean banknote to the captain of the USS Pueblo, Lloyd M. Bucher, which he autographed for me. He said that it was the most unusual thing anyone ever sent him to sign.
The USS Pueblo incident is an interesting Cold War story.
The Pueblo medal is part of a two piece set -- it also comes in a brushed antique nickel finish. They are not overly scarce - I listed five or six individual pieces on eBay over the past year or so.
The few Army and Air Force Exchange Service stores that are still open on bases in Afghanistan are encouraging people to turn in or use their paper coins, or pogs, as the U.S. continues its pullout from the country. The phaseout of pogs, which AAFES began issuing at exchange stores in Afghanistan in November 2001, began in May 2021.
AAFES began issuing the cardboard coins at exchange stores in Afghanistan in November 2001, saying at the time that pogs are lighter than metal coins and cheaper to ship overseas.
Collectors now buy and sell pogs. This week, a set of 13 pogs from 2005 was offered on eBay for $450, and a single 5-cent pog from 2003 with the image of a dolphin was going for $13.
Lots of activity on this thread recently, I love it!
Here is an interesting piece from Fort Washakie, Wyoming. Good for 10c in trade.
Originally named Camp Augur, Ft. Washakie was renamed in 1878 for the Indian Chief "Washakie" of the Shoshone tribe, making it one of the only military installations named after an indigenous person.
It operated until 1909 and is currently a part of the Wind River Indian Reservation.
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@tokenpro said:
The Pueblo medal is part of a two piece set -- it also comes in a brushed antique nickel finish. They are not overly scarce - I listed five or six individual pieces on eBay over the past year or so.
I saw one on ebay last night and they claimed it was silver. Not interested it was a heck of a lot uglier than the the one I have.
@DCW That is a sweet token, I have thought of expanding my Montana Tokens to include Northern Wyoming tokens but I think for right now I will just stick with Montana. I can start adding Wyoming at a later date if I chose to do so.
Here are this Friday's Military tokens. Actually these are challenge coins but they are all units I was with while in the 2nd ID, these represent the unit but not the actual company I was in.
I decided to do all three of these just to tell the whole story.
Sorry about the quality of the 9th inf pictures, for some reason or another I was having a bad focus day..
1/9 Inf. Camp Hovey, Korea. Jan 1978 to Dec 1978
2/9 Inf. Fort Riley Kansas. Jan 1979 to Jan 1980
In late 1978, the 1/9 moved up to the DMZ to take over the mission, and the 2/9 moved down to Camp Hovey, I was assigned to the 2/9 and then as part of President Carter's plan to reduce troops in South Korea, the 2/9 did a unit change of station to Ft Riley. We stayed 2nd Div for a little over a year then became the 2/16 Inf 1st ID.
Here is this Friday's military token. Once again from Camp Casey Korea, this time for the 7th Infantry Div. The 7th Infantry Division had the mission in South Korea before the 2nd Infantry Division took over the mission in the early 70's.
(Obverse and Reverse are the same design)
Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?
Here are a few interesting medalettes I just picked up at Stacks that hold some local history for me. They were struck in tin to honor the NJ National Guard at Sea Girt, NJ in the late 19th Century. Some great depictions of soldiers in uniform of the times.
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Here is a rare one from Fort Mason, California. Good for 5c:
Fort Mason was first utilized by the US Army during the Civil War and named after Richard Barnes Mason, former military governor of California.
It housed victims of the Great Earthquake of 1906 and today serves as headquarters to the Golden Gate National Recreation Center
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"Coin collecting for outcasts..."
Not exactly sure what this is. I think it's a token. I think it's military. I think it's Swiss. Don't even know which is Obv or Rev. I don't know much!
I would suggest that it more likely from a shooting club rather than an actual military token. The Swiss Army itself (not their knives) has traditionally been very small with the country depending on citizen-soldiers when needed, an extension of the many shooting clubs (& resulting shooting thalers, medals & tokens) that date back into the early history of the cantons.
@tokenpro said:
I would suggest that it more likely from a shooting club rather than an actual military token. The Swiss Army itself (not their knives) has traditionally been very small with the country depending on citizen-soldiers when needed, an extension of the many shooting clubs (& resulting shooting thalers, medals & tokens) that date back into the early history of the cantons.
Here I am a day late and a dollar short for my Friday posting. This weeks posting is from Ft Benning. 2nd Bn. 24 Inf. This is an unlisted ex Shipley token and dated 1928 to 1939.
@koynekwest
Sure, why not?
Generally, military tokens fall under post exchange ND regimental pieces. But it is a broad enough category to encompass challenge coins, commemorative, reunions, and even Civil War tokens like you posted
Dead Cat Waltz Exonumia
"Coin collecting for outcasts..."
Here's this Fridays token This is another unlisted one from the Shipley Collection. Battery A, 3rd Field Artillery. Ft. Sam Houston, Tx. Unfortunately, I haven't researched the dates they were at Ft. Sam as of yet.
I just realized it has been something like 3 or 4 weeks since I last posted a military token, Back in June I posted a 2nd inf. div NCO Open Mess good for 50 cents in trade token. I recently picked up a good for 10 cent in trade token that I'll go ahead and post. Looks like somebody tried to clean it.
Looks like I forgot to post a new token on Friday once again, been pretty busy since my company's summer hours ended and I have to work every Friday now. This weeks token is another from Jefferson Barracks, Mo.
Thanks to @Iceberg77 for keeping this thread going every Friday. Military tokens don't seem very popular, but to us vets they are a real tangible link to our service through coins.
Here is another Jefferson Barracks token, which has a great pictorial:
Jefferson Barracks still operates in a diminished capacity with the Army and Air National Guard just south of St Louis. But it was a pretty active base through WWII
Dead Cat Waltz Exonumia
"Coin collecting for outcasts..."
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I guess it is a little different, the front has Warriors on it.
This is my pride and joy of my medallions/medals. I also am using it as my forum icon.
Can you tell us why you connect with this piece?
Dead Cat Waltz Exonumia
"Coin collecting for outcasts..."
For me being a military vet who spent time in Korea and knowing the history of the USS Pueblo and what the crew went through for a year before their release just means something to me. North Korea still has the ship in Wonsan and uses it as a propaganda tool.
I think I posted this before, but not sure. I picked this up at a yard sale, no history. Cheers, RickO
You are correct sir, "Made in Canada" is on the edge, don't know how I missed that except I never checked the edge for any markings. LOL The other one I posted has no markings on the edge at all.
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Sure thing. but as unusual as it is............. I'm a girl. But please don't call me Mam, however a fe call me dudette I find it cute or even better....Stefanie
I know you had no way of knowing. Most here aren't aware either.
.
Again welcome to the forums and hope to influence you into collecting all kinds of tokens, medals, etc....
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See I learned something new already > @coinsarefun said:
Sorry Stefanie, won't happen again
I use my dogs name in my forums names and I have been called ma'am a couple of times, depending which name I am using.
I am going to try and post a military token every Friday, and hopefully keep this thread going.
I'll start of with the 2nd Infantry Division tokens and/or medallions/challenge coins I have
The first one Is from 1960 while the division was still in Georgia, but apparently some of these ended up in Korea when the 2nd ID took over the mission there from the 7th Infantry Division, I believe in 1971.
@Iceberg77 I like that one a lot.
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Gallery Mint Museum, Ron Landis& Joe Rust, The beginnings of the Golden Dollar
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More CoinsAreFun Pictorials NGC
How about "hey, lady".
Female bartenders and waitresses love when I try to get their attention that way.
That's a great piece. I'd also consider that to be a political token. I've seen them on Ebay and would love to pick up a nice example like yours at some point.
Years ago I sent a North Korean banknote to the captain of the USS Pueblo, Lloyd M. Bucher, which he autographed for me. He said that it was the most unusual thing anyone ever sent him to sign.
The USS Pueblo incident is an interesting Cold War story.
The Pueblo medal is part of a two piece set -- it also comes in a brushed antique nickel finish. They are not overly scarce - I listed five or six individual pieces on eBay over the past year or so.
End of an Era: Base Stores in Afghanistan to Stop Accepting 'Pogs'
Military.Com article:
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/05/19/end-of-era-base-stores-afghanistan-stop-accepting-pogs.html
The few Army and Air Force Exchange Service stores that are still open on bases in Afghanistan are encouraging people to turn in or use their paper coins, or pogs, as the U.S. continues its pullout from the country. The phaseout of pogs, which AAFES began issuing at exchange stores in Afghanistan in November 2001, began in May 2021.
AAFES began issuing the cardboard coins at exchange stores in Afghanistan in November 2001, saying at the time that pogs are lighter than metal coins and cheaper to ship overseas.
Collectors now buy and sell pogs. This week, a set of 13 pogs from 2005 was offered on eBay for $450, and a single 5-cent pog from 2003 with the image of a dolphin was going for $13.
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Lots of activity on this thread recently, I love it!
Here is an interesting piece from Fort Washakie, Wyoming. Good for 10c in trade.
Originally named Camp Augur, Ft. Washakie was renamed in 1878 for the Indian Chief "Washakie" of the Shoshone tribe, making it one of the only military installations named after an indigenous person.
It operated until 1909 and is currently a part of the Wind River Indian Reservation.
Dead Cat Waltz Exonumia
"Coin collecting for outcasts..."
I saw one on ebay last night and they claimed it was silver. Not interested it was a heck of a lot uglier than the the one I have.
@DCW That is a sweet token, I have thought of expanding my Montana Tokens to include Northern Wyoming tokens but I think for right now I will just stick with Montana. I can start adding Wyoming at a later date if I chose to do so.
@Iceberg77
As you know from collecting Montana tokens I'm sure, exonumia from the Old West can sure get expensive.
Dead Cat Waltz Exonumia
"Coin collecting for outcasts..."
Yes, especially the Territorial tokens and Military tokens.
Here's this Friday's military token, once again from 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Casey Korea.
Here are this Friday's Military tokens. Actually these are challenge coins but they are all units I was with while in the 2nd ID, these represent the unit but not the actual company I was in.
I decided to do all three of these just to tell the whole story.
Sorry about the quality of the 9th inf pictures, for some reason or another I was having a bad focus day..
1/9 Inf. Camp Hovey, Korea. Jan 1978 to Dec 1978
2/9 Inf. Fort Riley Kansas. Jan 1979 to Jan 1980
In late 1978, the 1/9 moved up to the DMZ to take over the mission, and the 2/9 moved down to Camp Hovey, I was assigned to the 2/9 and then as part of President Carter's plan to reduce troops in South Korea, the 2/9 did a unit change of station to Ft Riley. We stayed 2nd Div for a little over a year then became the 2/16 Inf 1st ID.
1/23 Inf. Camp Hovey Korea Feb 1980 to Jul 1981
My US Mint Commemorative Medal Set
Here is this Friday's military token. Once again from Camp Casey Korea, this time for the 7th Infantry Div. The 7th Infantry Division had the mission in South Korea before the 2nd Infantry Division took over the mission in the early 70's.
(Obverse and Reverse are the same design)
All I have is a few Civil War sutler tokens.
This Fridays Military Token, the last one I have right now from the 2nd Infantry Division at Camp Casey Korea
I do have a couple more older 2nd ID challenge coins, but I will just stick with the military tokens for now.
Until next Friday.........
Here are a few interesting medalettes I just picked up at Stacks that hold some local history for me. They were struck in tin to honor the NJ National Guard at Sea Girt, NJ in the late 19th Century. Some great depictions of soldiers in uniform of the times.
Dead Cat Waltz Exonumia
"Coin collecting for outcasts..."
This weeks token is from 8th Army headquartered in Seoul Korea,
Here is a rare one from Fort Mason, California. Good for 5c:
Fort Mason was first utilized by the US Army during the Civil War and named after Richard Barnes Mason, former military governor of California.
It housed victims of the Great Earthquake of 1906 and today serves as headquarters to the Golden Gate National Recreation Center
Dead Cat Waltz Exonumia
"Coin collecting for outcasts..."
This weeks token is from the American Club in Seoul Korea.
Here's this weeks military token, going back to where I took basic training. Ft Leonard Wood, MO. This is an unlisted ex Shipley token.
Not exactly sure what this is. I think it's a token. I think it's military. I think it's Swiss. Don't even know which is Obv or Rev. I don't know much!
I would suggest that it more likely from a shooting club rather than an actual military token. The Swiss Army itself (not their knives) has traditionally been very small with the country depending on citizen-soldiers when needed, an extension of the many shooting clubs (& resulting shooting thalers, medals & tokens) that date back into the early history of the cantons.
Thanks very much for that @tokenpro!
Here is this Friday's Military token. This one is also from Fort Leonard Wood Post Exchange Good for 1 fare bus token.
This Friday's token another one from Ft Leonard Wood. This time a PX Bottle Return token
Here is this Friday's military token. From Ft Leonard Wood again
Here I am a day late and a dollar short for my Friday posting. This weeks posting is from Ft Benning. 2nd Bn. 24 Inf. This is an unlisted ex Shipley token and dated 1928 to 1939.
I hope this Civil War token qualifies-
@koynekwest
Sure, why not?
Generally, military tokens fall under post exchange ND regimental pieces. But it is a broad enough category to encompass challenge coins, commemorative, reunions, and even Civil War tokens like you posted
Dead Cat Waltz Exonumia
"Coin collecting for outcasts..."
Here's this Fridays token This is another unlisted one from the Shipley Collection. Battery A, 3rd Field Artillery. Ft. Sam Houston, Tx. Unfortunately, I haven't researched the dates they were at Ft. Sam as of yet.
I just realized it has been something like 3 or 4 weeks since I last posted a military token, Back in June I posted a 2nd inf. div NCO Open Mess good for 50 cents in trade token. I recently picked up a good for 10 cent in trade token that I'll go ahead and post. Looks like somebody tried to clean it.
This is one of my favorite Civil War tokens-
This weeks military token comes from Jefferson Barracks, Mo.
A challenge token perhaps?
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Looks like I forgot to post a new token on Friday once again, been pretty busy since my company's summer hours ended and I have to work every Friday now. This weeks token is another from Jefferson Barracks, Mo.
This weeks Military Token also comes from Jefferson Barracks, Mo.
Thanks to @Iceberg77 for keeping this thread going every Friday. Military tokens don't seem very popular, but to us vets they are a real tangible link to our service through coins.
Here is another Jefferson Barracks token, which has a great pictorial:
Jefferson Barracks still operates in a diminished capacity with the Army and Air National Guard just south of St Louis. But it was a pretty active base through WWII
Dead Cat Waltz Exonumia
"Coin collecting for outcasts..."
This weeks Military Token comes from Fort Snelling MN.