A Guide Book of United States Tokens and Medals (Official Red Book)
Book annotation not available for this title.Title: The Official Red Book A Guide Book of United States Tokens and MedalsAuthor: Jaeger, KatherinePublisher: Whitman Pub LlcPublication Date: 2008/05/26Number of Pages: 289Binding Type: PAPERBACKLibrary of Congress:
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As long as Americans have collected our nation's coins, we have also collected its rich variety of tokens and medals. The Guide Book of United States Tokens and Medals is a fascinating study of these popular pieces of American history.Katherine Jaeger has written a narrative that spans from the 1700s to today, exploring the "coin-like objects" that have aided commerce, lampooned politicians, commemorated events, celebrated lives, marked deaths, paid fares, promoted social causes, awarded the deserving, and satirized the wicked. She discusses the difference between medals and tokens, how each are created, aspects of today's marketplace, areas of specialization, and how to be a smart buyer.Thousands of full-color illustrations, market values, and a grading guide add to the book's reference value. This is an essential guide for every American coin collector's or history buff's library.Special thanks are due the American Numismatic Society for providing images of more than 500 of the tokens and medals in this book. The American Numismatic Society is a national institution that advances the study and appreciation of coins, medals, tokens, and related objects of all cultures as historical and artistic documents. The ANS maintains the foremost American numismatic collection and library, supports scholarly research and publications, and sponsors educational and interpretive programs for diverse audiences.
About the Author viForeword viiPreface ixCredits and Acknowledgments xiIntroduction: Welcome to Exonumia 1Tokens of Exchange, Accounting, and Advertising 19Merchant Tokens 22Early America, Through 1831 22Merchant Issues of 1845-1860 23After the Civil War 24The 20th Century and Today 26Hard Times Tokens (1832-1844) 61Satirical Issues 63Merchant Issues 66Civil War Tokens (1860-1865) 68Encased Postage Stamps 68Token Currency 69Patriotic Tokens 71Store Cards, by State 75Sutlers' Tokens 87Company Store and Commissary Tokens 88Mining-Company Tokens 88Lumber-Company Tokens 90Farm and Factory Checks 90Commissary Tokens 92Amusement Tokens 94Gambling-Machine Tokens 94Arcade Tokens 95Music-Machine Tokens 96Gaming Chips and Tokens 98Play Money and Game Counters 98Board-Game Money 99Casino Chips 100Casino Tokens 102Transportation Tokens 106Stage, Omnibus, and Hack Tokens 106Horsecar Tokens 107Cable-Car and Electric Streetcar Tokens 107Subway and Bus Tokens 108Ferry Tokens 108Tokens for Passage 109Government-Sponsored Tokens 113Civilian Conservation Corps Tokens 113Alaska Rural Rehabilitation Corps Tokens 114State Sales-Tax and Emergency-Relief-Tax Tokens 114OPA Ration Tokens 116Internment-Camp Tokens 117Food-Stamp Change Tokens 117Souvenir and Commemorative Medals and Tokens 119Contemporary Medals and Tokens 120Pre-Federal Medals 120National Medals 124Major-Event Medals 130Celebration Souvenirs 137Tourist-Site Souvenirs 142Performance Souvenirs 146Medals of the Space Program 150Exposition Souvenirs 154Personal Medals and Tokens 158Arras Tokens 161The Historical Commemorative Craze of 1858-1861 163Diesinkers and Coin Dealers 165Augustus B. Sage Token Series 167Odd Mulings 169Coin Medals of the Franklin Mint 170Political and Presidential Exonumia 178Presidential Campaign Medals and Tokens 180Supportive Pieces 180Satirical Pieces 188Ferrotypes 191Political-Cause Medals and Tokens 193Abolition Pieces 193Temperance Pieces 194Contemporary Presidential Commemoratives 196Inaugural Medals 196Indian Peace Medals 199Post-Presidency Commemoratives 204Life, Death, and Accomplishment Pieces 204Presidential Series 209Art Medals 213Art and Exhibition Medals 214The American Numismatic Society Exhibition of 1910 214The Circle of Friends of the Medallion 217The Society of Medalists 220Evolving Medallic Art Today 226Prize Medals 229Academic Medals 230Major Institutional Medals 234Fair and Exposition Medals 239Agricultural and Mechanics' Society Medals 239National Prize Fairs and Expositions 244Lifesaving and Heroism Medals 249Fraternal and Membership-Themed Medals and Tokens 255Fraternal, Incentive, and Membership Medals and Tokens 256Firefighters' Medals 256Military and Other Challenge Coins 259Membership Medals 261Tooled and Altered Coins 267Merchant Advertising on Coins 268Countermarked Coins 268Encased Coins 270Capped Coins 272Stickered Coins 272Carved Coins 274Hobo Nickels 274Elongated Coins 276Love Tokens and Other Engraved Coins 278Enameled, Cut-Out, and Pop-Out Coins 281Bibliography 284Notes 287
