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Sites featuring EXONUMIA: defined as tokens, medals, badges and other related items. The word 'exonumia' is derived from two classical roots: 'exo-', or 'out-of', and 'numis', a coin, so exonumia refers to coin-like objects, but not coins. Tokens are generally issued in place of currency and possess some monetary or trade value. They were originally issued because the government could not produce enough small change to meet the needs of trade. Now many are produced as promotional items or to control cash/currency flow. They are used in casinos, video game parlors, bus companies, etc. Medals are generally issued to commemorate an event or person, and are not designed to circulate. Although exonumia covers a wide area, this topic is limited. Military medals are under the area of Orders and Decorations. Casino and gaming chips also have their own area.

Subcategories

• Casino Tokens

Resources in This Category

• Art Nouveau and Art Deco Medals

  http://www.finemedals.com/
  Pictures and information on the artists of this period.

• CATC - Canadian Association of Token Collectors

  http://www.nunet.ca/catc.htm
  Dedicated to the study and enjoyment of collecting all forms of tokens and exonumia, featuring a list of upcoming numismatic events and articles on the hobby.

• Challenge Coin Forum

  http://www.challengecoinforum.com/
  A challenge coin forum on the net for collectors, buyers and sellers.

• Conder Tokens

  http://condertokens.blogspot.com/
  News, links and a bibliography for the Conder enthusiast.

• Danoshimano's Geocoin Collection

  http://www.clements.ca/daniels-geocoin-collection
  An extensive collection of geocoins (majority are personal geocacher issues) with sizes, weights, and assorted other information. Features large photography of all geocoins.

• DutchTokens.com

  http://www.dutchtokens.com/
  This site lists and describes Dutch parking and car wash tokens with many not cataloged coffee bar, disco machine and amusement tokens.

• Encased Coins

  http://www.encasedcoins.info/
  Learn about encased coins, their varieties and their shapes here. Information on the origins, uses and manufacturer of encased coins. Image gallery and other photos of rare pieces.

• Exposition Medals

  http://www.expositionmedals.com/
  Site lists expo medals of US expositions including award, souvenir and official medals, complete with high quality images.

• Forrest's Token Page

  http://users.pullman.com/fjstevens/tokens/
  Information on tokens and token collecting. Includes tokens of all kinds, but focuses on modern arcade tokens. Also trade lists and token links.

• Historical and Commemorative Medals

  http://www.historicalartmedals.com/
  A personal website of medals from around the world with images, references, and background information.

• Jewish-American Hall of Fame

  http://amuseum.org/jahf/
  Non-profit site features 500 years of American Jewish history from the Jews who helped Columbus to Barbra Streisand, illustrated by specially commissioned art medals.

• Medal Collectors of America

  http://www.medalcollectors.org/
  An interesting site dedicated to art and historical medals, featuring a list of past medals, hobby based articles, and FAQs for beginner to novice.

• Military Challenge Coins, Patches and Pins

  http://www.uschallengecoins.com/
  Offering Military Challenge Coins, Pins, Patches, and lots of information for new and old collectors alike.

• National Token Collectors Association

  http://tokencollectors.org/
  The National Token Collectors Association (NTCA) is an educational, nonprofit, collector organization to further the hobby of collecting merchant trade tokens.

• National Tokens

  http://www.nationaltokens.com/
  An international collection of souvenir coins from heritage sites and touristic attractions.

• Nichtsburg & Zilchstadt

  http://erikmccrea.tripod.com/zilchstadt.html
  Coins from Nichtsburg & Zilchstadt, Erik Victor McCrea

• Old Time Wooden Nickel Co.

  http://www.wooden-nickel.com/
  Dedicated to the history of Wooden Nickels, and their many different uses, such as souvenirs, tokens, coupons, collecting, trade pieces, state fairs, and centennials.

• Papal medals

  http://www.papalmedals.it/en/index.html
  This site illustrates and lists books about Papal medals by Adolfo Modesti.

• Play Money Of American Children

  http://rfc33.tripod.com/
  photos and history of children's play money in America from 1880 to present

• The Artwork of Karl X. Goetz

  http://www.karlgoetz.com/
  A non commercial site displaying color images of most Goetz medals by Keinast numbers.

• The Civil War Token Society

  http://www.cwtsociety.com/
  A National, non-profit organization dedicated to research and education in the field of Civil War Token collecting.

• The Pseudo-Etats of Erik Victor McCrea

  http://erikmccrea.tripod.com/
  Coins from Nichtsburg & Zilchstadt, L'ile d'Heliopolis, micronations, fantasy states, imaginary countries.

• The Token and Medal Society

  http://www.tokenandmedal.org/
  TAMS is the largest educational non-profit organization devoted to furthering the exonumia field, consisting of tokens, medals, badges and other related items. Issues the TAMS Journal 6 times annually, free classified ads. About 1600 members.

• Tokens from the Lewis and Clark 1905 Expo

  http://home.earthlink.net/~mrjohngilbert/COLLEC.html
  This site shows the tokens and medals from the 1905 L and C Centennial Expo in Portland Oregon.

• Transportation Token Database

  http://www.exonumist.com/
  Online transportation token database. Thousands of tokens displayed along with descriptions, size, composition, city, state, year minted, and value.

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