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I understand that all this is a complicated game. But for me as a numismatist it all looks very simple and logical.
I collected coins from all over the world and noticed that many countries are separate islands. I collected these coins and noticed that some of them are tokens and some are just fantasies or other categories of numismatics not mentioned in the catalogs. And I got interested and decided to make a list for myself for personal use.
I started making a list with photos and noticed that I can't finish it because I constantly find new numismatics with new names of islands around the world.
So, as you can see, the history of this game is very simple and very logical for a simple numismatist.
Buying it is often impossible or unnecessary. So it has become a game.
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07/10/2025 3:41 pm
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Well, you've upset me. What about Coney Island in Wisconsin? No. It is probably a bar in Janesville Wisconsin, and not an island. Sorry to have upset you  . Some of these usages (mid-island, Coney Island) are American slang or American cultural references that are hard to know unless you have lived in the U.S. Coney Island is not an island, but is a district in Brooklyn (New York City) on the seaside, known for entertainment, including many bars and restaurants. It became so famous that the name was used all over the United States for bars and informal restaurants. Here is one in the town where I grew up:  Since you stated that your game is about tokens related to islands, I thought it would help to point out the cases where there is not a real island. If the game is only about tokens with the word "island," then there is no need for any feedback. Edited by tdziemia
07/10/2025 8:56 pm
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Since you stated that your game is about tokens related to islands, I thought it would help to point out the cases where there is not a real island.
If the game is only about tokens with the word "island," then there is no need for any feedback. Yes. There are many examples in the world where there used to be some separate island and later the land around it was drained and now it is not an island, only the name remains. In order not to miss anything, I collect everything that has the name "island". Here's an interesting example from your state: Schmieder's Island, 5¢ token  It is believed that this is in Ohio on Lake Loramie. Also called Earl's Island. Minster, OH. Now the map shows that it looks like a land bridge has been built to the island. But the name "island" has been preserved. By the way, this token is known in a single copy and little is known about it, and where the name " Schmieder's Island" comes from is also not yet clear. Edited by Islands Gamer
07/11/2025 02:13 am
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The thing is that I have been researching for a long time and it seems that I have already come close to the end of my collecting, it remains to formalize. According to my lists in the USA in all states and additional territories, there are about 500 separate islands that have their mark in numismatics. I have long sorted them by each state separately. And the most interesting and amusing thing is that no one has done such a study yet.
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tdziemia, you write that you are from Ohio. Have you seen the tokens for Whiskey Island? Whiskey Island, Ohio, tokens:  |
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Here's an interesting example from your state:
Schmieder's Island, 5¢ token
It is believed that this is in Ohio on Lake Loramie. Also called Earl's Island. Minster, OH.
Now the map shows that it looks like a land bridge has been built to the island. But the name "island" has been preserved.
By the way, this token is known in a single copy and little is known about it, and where the name "Schmieder's Island" comes from is also not yet clear.
It is named after Dr. Johann Schmieder, a German immigrant to the U.S. who settled in Minster and was its most renowned citizen of the 19th century. In addition to being a practicing doctor, he was a prominent businessman, founding an insurance company, owning a hotel (Schmieder House), and owning large amounts of real estate in Minster (probably including the island). He served the village of Minster as mayor for 30 years, and represented it in state government. He was also an early trustee (1877-1879) of the Ohio State University. I have really enjoyed learning more about the geography and history of my state from your thread! Edited by tdziemia
07/11/2025 08:03 am
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tdziemia, I am very happy and surprised, because I live on the other side of the planet. I am just interested in numismatics.
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As it turns out, there are TWO Whiskey Islands represented by these tokens!
The top token is for Whiskey Island in Cleveland, OH.
The lower token is for the Whisky Island Lighthouse in Ontario, Canada (but for some reason a coin club in Ohio 400 km away decided to use it on a wooden coin, and also got the date wrong - it was 1882).
Interesting!
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tdziemia, I am very happy and surprised, because I live on the other side of the planet. I am just interested in numismatics.
My numismatics interests are actually close to you. I collect old Polish coins, sometimes including territories outside of modern Poland that were under control of the Polish crown in medieval times. On this thread https://goccf.com/t/481446you can see a coin from my collection struck in Lviv around 1360. |
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Thank you! I didn't notice at all that this is not one, but two completely different islands.
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but for some reason a coin club in Ohio 400 km away decided to use it on a wooden coin, and also got the date wrong - it was 1882 It is known that after the whiskey they sobered up and their double vision stopped, and they made a couple more tokens for Ohio: West Sister island & Turtle Island, Ohio, lighthouses, wooden nickels  |
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I don't know why so few people play this game. Please tell me how to make this whole island-hunting game more attractive and entertaining for the participants. I would like this game to be bright and new and interesting novelty. I look at the list of all the states. To start somewhere, I need to find at least one island in each state. And here is the first state on the list, Alabama. Yes, in this state I see different islands and there are tokens of different types for them. What should I choose? For example, Dauphin Island. There are a lot of different numismatics for it. And even some mysterious dollars from 2000: Yacht Club Dauphin Island dollars, Alabama.  Edited by Islands Gamer
07/12/2025 04:49 am
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Let's look further in alphabetical order. Next is the state of Alaska and the state of Arizona and the state of Arkansas, the topic already included islands from these states. And the next state in alphabetical order is California. There are so many islands in the state of California with their own tokens, it's hard to even start, you can make a separate large catalog. Alameda Island, Alcatraz, Angel Island - there is a large series of their own tokens for everyone, and so on. The most interesting thing is that a long time ago it was believed that California was also an island and there are such examples in numismatics. California. Island of California   Edited by Islands Gamer
07/12/2025 06:17 am
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The next state in the alphabet is Colorado. It is difficult to find islands in this state and numismatics about them. But several islands were found. For example, here is a commemorative token: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beecher_IslandQuote:
Beecher Island is a sandbar located along the lower course of the Arikaree River, a tributary of the North Fork of the Republican River near Wray in Yuma County, Colorado.  Edited by Islands Gamer
07/12/2025 06:53 am
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That top one for Californua is amazing. Quote:
I don't know why so few people play this game. Please tell me how to make this whole island-hunting game more attractive and entertaining for the participants. We can remind everyone that you DO NOT need to own the token. SO this is about a "virtual" collection not your real collection. I am sure a lot of CCF participants have a favorite island they have visited. Maybe a token exists? The only other island I visit somewhat regularly is Mackinac Island Michigan (sorry that I am not in alphabetical order). Though today only a tourist destination, through history it has held strategic importance for the French (fur trade 1640s-1760s), the British who staffed a fortress there 1780-1814, and the U.S. who maintained that fort into the mid-19th century. For the last 150 years it has been all about tourism.   Copyright s10 at Numista Edited by tdziemia
07/12/2025 07:02 am
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