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Pillar of the Community
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@yokozuna, you CAN"T break the CCF. Don't worry.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I've heard of these, but never seen one. Very interesting.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I saw the episode, they actually are worth more not opened. They also have a watch. It's a pretty cool idea, think in WWII there no was internet or cell phones you get shot down you needed to get out on your own.
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08/29/2021 10:28 am
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Pillar of the Community
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I recall seeing one posted here on CCF...maybe by jimbucks...  Edited: found it, use search box for "WWII gold barter kits" (don't know how to post that link thing..  ) there you'll find a link to the coinweek article. Edited by Greasy Fingers
08/30/2021 01:10 am
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Pillar of the Community
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Interesting, had not heard of this. Thanks
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Pillar of the Community
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This will be of little or no help, but....... I recall (being 70) that some time in the 70's or 80's I think these came up for sale by the British government to the general public. Don't recall the details, but it was front page news in the numismatic press back then for a couple of weeks.
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Pillar of the Community
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There were two examples of the American Version (WWII Aviator emergency barter pack) on display at a USMexNA convention several years back. Very interesting. One was open and one was still sealed. They did contain British Sovereigns among the coins which were probably the most recognizable gold coin in the Pacific Theatre of the war at the time.   |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Thanks for the pics!  |
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Pillar of the Community
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I was underbidder on one of these at HA last year. You can probably find info on HA since they have multiple sales. I was able to find quite a bit of info online, so if you interested you should be able to find it too. I concluded the novelty was not worth it to me for some common bullion coins, rings and a watch, although I could not find any details on the watch that was included in the package. The government auctioned a bunch of these off as surplus in the 70s or 80s.
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09/03/2021 7:19 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The sets with the sovereigns were European theater, the Pacific Theater sets had gold rings, four links of gold chain, a gold locket and a watch. No coins.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Interesting, thanks for that!
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Pillar of the Community
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The sets with the sovereigns were European theater, the Pacific Theater sets had gold rings, four links of gold chain, a gold locket and a watch. No coins. Condor, can you site a reference? As I recall the govt ad for the surplus auction all had coins, but perhaps the surplus units were all European theater. When I did my research last year, since I was the underbidder I didn't bother to save the documents I found. Any chance you came across any info on what make/model the watches were? |
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My recollection from reports in the numismatic press at the time, the watches were Rolex. I seem to recall that Rolex watches were standard issue for RAF pilots. Keep in mind that I'm 70, but that said my recollections of events from 40-50 years are generally better than what happened in the past week.
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Pillar of the Community
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I seem to recall that Rolex watches were standard issue for RAF pilots. I thought these emergency items were issued to US Pilots. |
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